The stage/bed is set. Nicely decorated with all flowery elements, scented
in the most arousing aroma and with dimly lit intense mood-making ambient! Charming
players [more than you can imagine but essentially and effectively three in
this case] have taken their pre-marked place. So far so good! You have all the
control over the most before the drum rolls and the game begins; still no one
can guarantee an orgasmic climax or even a smooth ride to make it a satisfying s-experience.
First timer Harshvardhan Kulkarni’s ‘coming of age’ sex-comedy HUNTERRR is
exactly like any love-making situation; you never know which side the camel
will sit. Foreplay is just foreplay. It can’t replace the final act, no matter
how skillfully it is being performed. Contrary to the myths, the extensive
length doesn’t always ensure great pleasure. You may slower the pace, withdraw
your force at regular intervals but the rhythm has to be there…and HUNTERRR lacks
it. It is one of those failed sex-adventures where you were all set to lose yourself
but it never happened the way you imagined.
Mandar Ponkshe [Gulshan Devaiah] has always been a sex-addict all his
life. He’s been hunting ladies of all sorts since his young days. A college
girl, an unhappy housewife in his building, a passionate sex-lover; the list is
countless. But at 40, this is the age when he must get settled. His all ‘grown-up’
uncle-look is killing his charm. Tripti [Radhika Apte] - a modern girl who can unhesitatingly
confess all her past affairs is his last bet to start a fresh. Can he put it on
risk by telling her about his irrepressible compulsion to hit on any possible
bait in saree, skirt or denims? Or will he be able to tame this wild animal in
him for everyone’s good?
HUNTERRR promises not to be in the league of regular adult-comedies with lewd
double-meaning dialogues and the objectification of women with their body parts
shown on screen in the most abusive manner but at the same time, couldn’t hold
itself from portraying its women characters as the dumbest class on earth. They
can be easily fooled and brought to bed by any average looking-certainly ‘not
so smart in his tricks’ guy. Why on earth there was not a single female who
could bring him beneath her? Yet, some sequences sure work well with a catchy
retro-feel soundtrack [Bappi Lahiri and Altaf Raja’s tracks are perfect to
recreate the era] and an authentically designed middle-class settings playing
the believable quotient in the final mixture. The young days in the plot are potent
and fun. The characters are very much from the neighborhood.
Performances are a relief. They make you stay in the game though the ‘too
much’ back and forth narrative style takes all the fun and excitement out of
this cheesy looking film of great promises. Sai Tamhankar as the sensuously attractive
housewife is perfectly cast. She is expressive, impressive and talented enough
to pull it off like no one else could have. Radhika Apte is all about how confident,
bold and clear Indian women are today. She brings an effortless and comforting
performance yet a very radiant one. And then, the hunter himself! Gulshan’s
charming looks and impenitently impish-scheming & teasing body language do
it the way it should be. He may not be the typical hero with qualities to die
for but sure there’s something in him inexplicable that makes you go with him
all the way from start to end. He gives strong shoulders to rest this comparatively
weaker film.
HUNTERRR also tries to speak for domestic sexual violence and new finds
in modern age of marriages like compatibility and trust but it is all just some
words at touch & go. Overall; it is not a sleazy but lazy, long but loose
and ‘not so satisfying’ session. There’s always a next time and a more suitable
position to try! [2/5]
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