Swargandharv Sudhir Phadke

Outstanding groundwork by director..Mesmerizing Music that has lasted for generation..A big thank you to the creators for using original voices in music..All time Classic songs are woven so beautifully along the flow of the story that in some cases they fit even better than their original films.

The film beautifully shows the human nature and conflits between legendary artists without hurting anyone's feelings.

Editing as been perfectly done. You dont feel even a single scene could have been excluded.

There isnt a single audience in marathi world who has not heard or murmured these time songs.

An absolutely must watch film.

Recently watched the movie "Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke". I have read Sudhir Phadake's autobiography - "Jagachya Pathivar" -two or three times. It is quite challenging to make a biopic and even more challenging to make it on a popular person like Sudhir Phadke. But the perfect selection of all the actors, their acting, and the technical aspects of the film are all excellent! Babuji's songs in his own voice have been used very well as background music at appropriate places.

A must-watch movie for every Maharashtrian in the movie theatre!

Heartfelt thanks and congratulations to the film's producers, directors, actors, and technicians! Well done!

Yogesh Deshpande's direction combines music and drama in such a impactful way that it left me stunned. As visually stunning and beautifully scored as it is truly captivating.

Swargandharva Sudhir Phadke Guruji's biography is worthwhile, sending out a poignant message about following one's dreams. Yogesh's film is well-crafted enough to also work as a drama which highlights an artist's real life struggle.

Movie in itself is a compelling character-driven story that invites viewers inside the life struggling story of Sudhir Phadke (Guruji) and provides them with a timeless story throughout. Its message about obsession and music is worship is poignant and will remain relevant throughout.

I really enjoyed this nostalgic trip down the memory lane, especially the part that showcases the the partnership between the duo, Sudhir Phadke the great composer/singer and G. D. Madgulkar, the prolific lyricist.

The movie does great justice to the super melodious creations of this composer by including them in original with much improved sound. In the surround sound system of the movie theater, the songs alone are enough to make this show thoroughly enjoyable.

What I didn't like was the lengthy depiction of Babuji's initial struggle days, and the unnecessary inclusion of the part related his participation in some freedom fight. As a result, the movie became too long. After all, if the makers gave it a title of Swargandharv, they should have kept those things out of the movie.

Other than that, all the anecdotes related to G. D. Madgulkar and the early days of other famous singers and personalities were quite interesting. The performances by all the main characters were great and helped relive the nostalgia.

Another thing that I didn't like was the fact that the talents of his wife were underplayed even though she was also a non-trivial artist before marriage and sacrificed her fame for the family. On the same lines, although it was interesting to know that young Mohammed Rafi actually sang mangalashtak on their wedding, the script failed to mention or stress the fact that Rafi participated as a friend of the bride and not of Sudhir Phadke. I found this out later when I searched the web to verify the authenticity of this interesting anecdote of Rafi singing Mangalashtak.

All in all, I would like to watch the movie again some time and that really tells how much I liked it.

Unlike typical biography, the movie has good storyline. The cast selection resembling the actual real-life characters is amazing. Usually Makeup and dressing are given less importance. But the movie has performed exceedingly well on those aspects. Though for Sudhirji's fans all of his songs are great, but what is extra-ordinary is selecting a song appropriate for the situation in the story. All credit goes to the producer and director.

It has covered all aspects of his life - his struggle at the young age, his principles, honesty, patriotism, popularity of his GeetRamayan and freedom struggles. It has compounded the respect for him!!