Sach

The story about an extra-marital affair is dealt with honesty (the title means "the truth") and realism here, without melodrama, or typical Indian song and dance numbers. in fact, this film features many frank scenes of prolonged kissing, which is unique for an Indian film. Usually, either the camera pans away or the actors turn their heads away from the camera, just as they are about to kiss (or else u see a close-up of two flowers nudging each other). however, this is not meant to be an erotic film. it is a low-budget art movie, and i found it quite interesting, if a bit talky. -----rating: 7/10

SACH review :

With Sach, noted director Vinod Pande completed his trilogy of extramarital affairs starting with Ek Baar Phir (1980) and Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982). Sach was sensitive and mature handling of the illicit relationship between the lead pair. Just like his previous two movies.

Raj Kumar (Vinod Pande) and Hansa Paranjpe (Anuradha Sawant) are middle aged lovers who secretly meet in a hotel to spend time with each other. Raj Kumar is a newspaper editor going through a mid life crisis while the pretty Hansa is a victim of abusive husband (Hashmat Khan) whom she has divorced.

Raj and Hansa's love affair has remained a secret till now. One night they witness a murder in the next room of their hotel. Raj finds out the murderer is an influential guy and wants to testify in court. But he can't do that as it will mean exposing his own affair plus tarnishing Hansa's name. Will he still do that? What is Hansa's stand? Will the murderer leave them alone?

Vinod Pande chose to cast himself in the lead role instead of stars with the pretty Anuradha Sawant opposite him. For him, the content was king. And rightly so!!

The films USP is the chemistry between the two actors and the love making scenes have an authentic feel. Anuradha looks absolutely gorgeous and I wonder why her career didnt really take off. A young Raju Srivastava turns up in a non comical role. The ending is bold enough for you to take notice.

Sach is a film which is not available on any OTT platform (I think there is a non HD print on Youtube). I had purchased its vcd in the 2000s and liked the movie for its realism and unpretentious approach. Catch it if you can!!

Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.

It is a movie which has no starcast (in fact all were pretty average actors), no songs, no stunts, no melodrama, no usual sentimentalism, nothing that would take it away from the real world. It was a movie where two people (average middle class) find warmth in each other's arms which they could not get in their spouses'. And then they are faced with a dilemma where they have to choose between adhering to their values and concealing their relationship.

It came as a pleasant surprise as I just got this movie from the video store not knowing anything about it. A good watch for people who prefer some meaningful cinema over masala.

Vinod and Anuradha meet often but in a clandestine manner. Both are married but have problems with their spouses. Anuradha's sportsman husband is well built but a philanderer with no job of his own. He often is seen with women and does not even spare his own sister in law. Vinod's wife is from a rich family and often compares her husband to her own father and finds flaws. Both have school going children and work hard for their families trying to keep their personal life separate from professional one. During one of such quite afternoon meets in a seedy motel , they happen to see a murder in a nearby room. As the lodge itself is shady and known for ill repute , a lot of suspicions and rumours go around slowly . Both Vinod and anuradha try to hide themselves and their families from these unwanted developments. He is the editor of a big paper which has journos investigating this case with gusto. Anuradha's husband tries to mend himself paralelly . All 4 are shown to be humans and there are no fully black or white characters. Both understand each other better than their spouses. They try to find the killer before their own illicit meetings comes to the public notice. He even employs a costly detective agency for this . The lodge owner is deemed to be the killer as he lets out his rooms to any one and every one . Vinod resigns from his job to help the lodge owner and slowly his own story unravels in full glare of public . He tries to protect Anuradha by forming some silly story .

Finally Anuradha herself comes to the court and reveals that herself and Vinod love each other thus putting all rumours and speculations to rest and accepting her relation in public . A bold fine drama . Devoid of glamour , the main characters are shown to be middle aged with grey hair and heavy midriff showing. A very realistic story of its times.