The political backdrop of the film, by virtue of it being set during the emergency is what takes it a notch above the ordinary. These moments are further embellished because director Sujay Dahake (who has also edited the film) manages to eke out some endearing performances from the largely teenaged principal cast. The writers manage to capture a number of these tender moments in the script. Mastering the art of stealing glances at her without drawing the attention of your classmates, joining the same tuition classes as she, that burning feeling you get when the teacher scolds her in front of everyone in class, the list is endless. What makes Shala an immensely watchable film is that the writers – Milind Bokil (story) and Avinash Deshpande (screenplay) – show some genuine insight into what goes on in the mind of a teenage boy falling in what he knows is love. Sorted as he seems on the exterior, his life revolves around her. Mukund Joshi, a smart little 9th standard kid, harbours a crush on his pretty classmate Shirodkar. Set in the 1970s in a village in Maharashtra, Shala is essentially a tale of teenage love.
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