There have been many films which talked about the business of spirituality be it Oh My God, PK, or Dharam Sankat Mein but none of these above-mentioned films go as deep as the 2011 Marathi film Morya directed by Avdhoot Gupte. Before getting more into the film, let me brief you a little about the director himself, Gupte has been conveying real stories through his films always exposing the double standards of any system that is prevailing across the nation be it related to politics or spirituality. His film Zenda highlighted the tragedy of low-level members supporting the different political parties of Maharashtra, it was a perfect example of how political leaders play with their ideologies.
Well coming to the film Morya, it follows the story of two groups of youths and their rivalry when it comes to festivals like Janmashtami and Ganesh Utsav. Being from the same residence the real rivalry begins when both come up with their own groups to celebrate the festival differently. Their battle leads to complicated consequences which lead to a diminishing of the true essence of the festival which was known as a symbol of unity.
The film throughout many ways exposes the ground reality of these festivals being a perfect business playing with the spiritual nature of common people. It also highlights the rivalries and the competition between different localities which is quite relevant during Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra, even the politics play a major role here indirectly spreading communal hatred and disturbing the peace of common people. The film acts as an eye-opener and is a must-watch even today.
The film stars Dilip Prabhavalkar, Santosh Juvekar, Chinmay Mandlekar and Spruha Joshi.
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