On Janmashtami night, Kavya feels a sudden, powerful pull toward motherhood, but the Jariwala family is shaken when she is diagnosed as unable to conceive. She and her husband Nirav decide to adopt, and a clerical mix-up leaves them bringing home two sisters aged seven and thirteen at once. What follows turns the tangle of paperwork and instant parenthood into a warm, funny lesson about what really makes a family.
Ittaa Kittaa took one of the least cinematic subjects in Indian family life, infertility and adoption, and turned it into a crowd-pleasing comedy without cheapening either side of it. Kavya feels a sudden pull toward motherhood one Janmashtami night, only for the Jariwala household to learn she cannot conceive. Rather than sink the story into melodrama, directors Abhinn Sharma and Manthan Purohit route the couple through the real, paperwork-heavy maze of adoption, then hand them two daughters at once through a clerical mix-up. The setup sounds like a sitcom, but the film keeps pulling the emotion back to the surface.
Manasi Parekh anchors all of it. Critics singled out her performance for carrying Kavya's swing from private ache to sudden joy, and Raunaq Kamdar keeps pace as Nirav with an easy, everyday humour. The Times of India gave the film four out of five and praised the concept, direction, music and cast, while FlickOnClick and NewzDaddy both settled at three and a half, crediting the script and the two leads. The Kedar-Bhargav soundtrack, voiced by Aishwarya Majumdar and Jigardan Gadhavi, gives the softer beats room to breathe rather than rushing them.
It is not flawless. NewzDaddy flagged a story you can see coming and a middle that drags, and the promised laughs thin out in stretches where the film would rather teach than crack a joke. Yet that willingness to actually explain how adoption works, folded inside a mainstream entertainer, is what sets it apart from the usual festival-season release. Ittaa Kittaa wants to move you and inform you in the same breath, and for most of its runtime it manages both.
Verdict
A rare Gujarati family comedy that turns infertility and adoption into something warm and watchable, carried by Manasi Parekh even when the plot gets predictable.
What works
- Manasi Parekh's warm, grounded lead turn
- A fresh subject rarely handled in Gujarati cinema
- Kedar-Bhargav's soundtrack lands the emotion
- Explains adoption without lecturing
What holds it back
- A predictable, signposted story
- The middle stretch drags in pace
- Comic punches thin out in places
- Leans on message over laughs at times
Cast & crew
Writers: Antima Pawar, Azhar Saiyed
Music: Kedar-Bhargav
Cast: Manasi Parekh (Kavya), Raunaq Kamdar (Nirav), Alpana Buch, Jia Vaidya, Princy Prajapati, Prashant Barot
Producers: Pankaj Keshruwala, Chandni Soni, Vikas Agarwal
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Frequently asked
Is Ittaa Kittaa worth watching?
A rare Gujarati family comedy that turns infertility and adoption into something warm and watchable, carried by Manasi Parekh even when the plot gets predictable. Kevu Che rates it 3.5 out of 5.
What is Ittaa Kittaa about?
On Janmashtami night, Kavya feels a sudden, powerful pull toward motherhood, but the Jariwala family is shaken when she is diagnosed as unable to conceive. She and her husband Nirav decide to adopt, and a clerical mix-up leaves them bringing home two sisters aged seven and thirteen at once. What follows turns the tangle of paperwork and instant parenthood into a warm, funny lesson about what really makes a family.
What is the IMDb rating of Ittaa Kittaa?
Ittaa Kittaa (2024) holds an IMDb rating of 7.5 out of 10.