Name: Slam Book
Director: Ruturaj Dhalgade
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2015-08-21
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ritika Shrotri, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Shantanu Ranganekar, Kushal Badrike, Nakti Atharva

Your first love called. It's 2002, your phone has buttons, and you're about to make terrible decisions.

Y2K nostalgia tripsmall town chaosteenage delusion

Overview

Drama Romance

This is a story about going after your first love in the early 2000s.

IN Marathi

Content warning

romance love story drama

obsession vs. lovegrowing up in small-town Indiathe permanence of memoryclass and aspiration

Standout Aspects

Acting

Ritika Shrotri captures teenage desperation perfectly

Direction

Dhalgade's patient, unhurried emotional archaeology

Production

Painstaking early-2000s period detail

Best for:Solo·Date Night·Streaming

Heads up:Emotional·Triggers

Director

Ruturaj Dhalgade

ReleasedAug 21, 2015

Runtime2h 17m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

RuturajD Film Productions

Top Cast

Ritika Shrotri

Aparna

Mrunmayee Deshpande

Aparna (Grown-Up)

Usha Nadkarni

Aaji

Siddharth Menon

Hriday (Grown-Up)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

One of the few Marathi films to seriously examine middle-class small-town adolescence in the pre-digital era, capturing a specifically Indian experience of landline romance and handwritten letters.

Trivia

Director Ruturaj Dhalgade reportedly cast Ritika Shrotri after seeing her in a school play, wanting authentic teenage awkwardness over polished performance.