Ventilator is a Marathi movie which tells the story of simple, kind-hearted and most respected person Gajju Kaka who is battling for his life due to coma and is on ventilator for life support in the hospital just days before the auspicious Ganpathi Festival in Mumbai. The family and the relatives of Gajju Kaka visit him including Raja (Ashutosh Gowariker) the nephew of Gajju Kaka with whom he has a very close and cordial relationship. But there are others who turn up to visit Gajju Chacha for claiming what he had promised to give them in his village.The son of Gajju Chacha Prasanna (Jitendra Joshi) on the other hand does not want to visit his father due to the argument he had with his father the night before. Prasanna only seems to be interested in politics.
This serious subject has been dealt with in a very humorous way by the director Rajesh Mapuskar (of Ferrari Ki Sawari) and conveys a good message. The movie also shows the relationship of father and son and how his son realises his own mistakes from the past mistakes committed by him. The movie depicts humour and emotions very well.
All the actors in the movie have played their part well with special mention for Ashutosh Gowariker and Jitendra Joshi. Its nice to see other veteran actors including popular theatre artistes in the movie.
Overall the movie is worth a watch and is recommended for everyone.
