After attempting his hand at journalism, serials and TV programmes Made In China is the directorial debut of Santosh Kolhe. The concept is original and is made to reach out to masses, rural as well as urban.
The film is about Appasaheb Jagdale, an influential politician in Pimpalgoan who has developed the region with his views and ideas. He believes in moving with times. And when the famous Thadani Group approaches him with the concept of Special Economic Zone (SEZ), he is all for it. He is supported by his daughter Prachi and nephew Deepak. However, Mohit, his other nephew, is against the scheme since he has developed the village with his modern agricultural methods. Deepak tries to acquire the land from the villagers by bribing them. Soon there is unrest in the peace-loving village as a farmer Shrikant commits suicide because of pressure to sell his land. Later, Appasaheb is murdered on his way to the inauguration ceremony of Thadani’s mall. Search for the murderer begins.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Director Santosh Kolhe needs to be applauded for selecting a theme that will appeal everyone. The film, in many way, teaches as well as raises issues that have been ignored or have been turned a blind eye to. What will happen if agricultural land is sacrificed to give way to technology? What happens to farmers who sell their land for a handful of money? Are they capable of working in factories in such cases?

Sandeep Kulkarni is the show stealer here. In his role as Mohit who has returned to his village from Israel where he studied modern agricultural methods and has nurtured acres and acres of land since then, he manages to prove his point. He is a loving husband, doting grandson to his grandmother, obedient nephew to his famous uncle and a thorough family man. Milind Gunaji as Deepak and Shilpa Navalkar as ACP Vedwati Reddy have done justice to their characters. Dhananjay Kulkarni requires a special mention for his excellent camera work. The editing by Sachin Natekar is also slick. All in all a good effort

Verdict
One star for Sandeep Kulkarni’s excellent performance as a modern farmer yet a person who is grounded to his roots. One star for Santosh Kolhe for his admirable choice of theme and brilliant direction and one for Dhananjay Kulkarni’s cinematography and Sachin Natekar’s editing.