Deda

Story:
‘A deda (dad) can go to any extent for his child and family.’ This line summarises the plot of Deda, Hema Shukla’s directorial debut. Akhil (Gaurav Paswala), a struggling writer, is in trouble as his wife Khushi’s (Helly Shah) complicated delivery requires a huge sum of money. The film explores this journey through turmoil, involving intense drama.

Review:
Hema Shukla's directorial debut, Deda, is a heartwarming story nicely directed and presented on screen. With an impressive music and background score throughout the film by Prashant Satose, the music adds great effect to the emotion of the film. The story based in Surat is well converted to the screenplay by Hema Shukla & Dharmesh Naresh Kumar.

As for the performances, Gaurav Paswala's attempt at portraying an intense character is successful. From rough look to strong performance through his eyes, Deda can be counted as one of Gaurav's finest performance of his career. Helly Shah's matured perfomance is impressive and she pulls of her character beautifully. Mehul Buch is as usual a perfect fit for bringing the negative arc to the story, but what comes as a surprise is Sonaalee Lele Desai, who is portraying a grey characters effortlessly.

While the film takes a lot fo time to establish itself, and the second half can feel a bit stretched, the happening climax, giving a perfect happy ending to the drama-led film.