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Family Katta Movie Review: This heartwarming Marathi family drama by director Chandrakant Kulkarni portrays the emotional upheavals that follow when Bhai (starring Prabhavalkar) and wife Malati (starring Vandana Gupte) take painstaking efforts to plan their 50th wedding anniversary and bring together their grown up children and families. Based on a famous Marathi play written by Prashant Dalvi and directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni, the film sends a powerful message about family relationships. I watched it on Amazon Prime Video and enjoyed it a lot.                                             [ Image source: Cinecelluloid]   Family Katta Movie Review: What I liked Realistic Story: From the first scene to the last, the narrative pulled me in, like a fish to a hook. The love between the elderly couple and their frequent tiffs particularly with regard to their domestic help flow in seamlessly with the typical Indian family. Their daily routine is so natural and realistic that you feel tra

Festive vibes in the air! Everywhere, I can hear the Navratri chants and prayers and the energies invoking the Divine Goddess as we move towards the festival of Diwali. In the southern side of the country, Navratri golu arrangements are a beautiful way of honouring and celebrating the nine Goddesses and their strengths. A time to honour the Goddess within. A time to renew one's unique strengths with fearlnessness and love. A time to feel self-love and respect one's own divine energy. What a glorious way to dispel the darkness within!  May the Nine Goddesses prevail and show us the way forward to battle our inner demons. Do drop a line and comment on the traditions and customs related to Navratri in your town/village and your memories of it and how you celebrate it.