Unconventional themes and subjects are the new taste of the filmy world and it's quite evident from the listings of last successful releases. There are plenty who try but few that succeed… 'Nanhe Jaisalmer' is one such experiment that succeeds and journeys into the heart and mind of a child with great innovation and ease.

'Nanhe Jaisalmer', a flick about child fantasies and dreams, is all about hope, love and friendship. It's an unusual fictional work where idol worship is the crux of the story. 'Nanhe Jaisalmer' falls into the cadre of films like 'The Blue Umbrella' and 'My Friend Ganesha' that invigorate moral preaching and thought-provoking subjects.

The main thrust of the film is on the awareness and importance of education and its implication among rural adults who sacrifice for their family and thus make the dreams of their dependants come true. Director Samir Karnik has methodically used the moral themes in the concept of hallucination through scripting and its treatment.

If Raju Hirani's 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' had Mahatma Gandhi as its peculiar theme, then 'Nanhe Jaisalmer' has screen idol Bobby Deol working as missionary for his little fan "Nanhe". It's really amazing that stories like 'Nanhe Jaisalmer' have attracted the commercial genre of directors and actors.

Sameer Karnik has matured tremendously as a filmmaker with this film after his disastrous directorial debut 'Kyun Ho Gaya Na'. It's indeed a great innovative effort and big leap when somebody like him matures with such a creative subject.

Even Bobby Deol took break from his reckless commercial projects by picking up such an intelligent subject and he delivers one of his best performances. Unfortunately, average viewer has never been influenced by child fictional dramas and consequently such films are awarded and not rewarded. Box office barometer cannot be a yardstick to decide a movie's credentials. This is difficult to imagine an average viewer sparing Rs 150 / 200 for such a film.

But by all standards, it dares to swim against the tide and proves to be a "paisa-vasool". Besides its peculiar theme, the film dares to be different without having gorgeous and bankable leading female star in the movie.

The glossy world of showbiz has innumerable stories but only a few connect with the passion and love of obsessive fans with their idol stars. In 70's, films like 'Guddi' (Dharmendra, Jaya Bhaduri) had a similar plot where a school girl was passionate about her screen idol and wanted to convey her feelings to him at any cost. Year 2007 brings Dharmendra's younger son Bobby Deol in his place where he is passionately adored by cute and lovable village boy.

'Nanhe Jaisalmer' is the second directorial effort by Samir Karnik to study the nature and passion of love that fans possess for their screen idols. They would do everything to get in touch with their screen idols.Their personal life is nothing beyond their screen idol that they adore and worship day and night. Finally, their greatest dream and desire is to live and enjoy the rest of their life with them.

'Nanhe Jaisalmer' is the story of one such lovable cute kid who has passion and obsession for his screen idol Bobby Deol. His prime dream is to experience and enjoy his company and thereafter relish each and every moment of his life with him though he has never met him personally. This obsessive fan is 'Nanhe' (Dwij Yadav), a 10 year old boy from Jaisalmer, a beautiful tourist town in Rajasthan. Nanhe has had a troubled childhood after being abandoned by his father.

Above all, it was the curse of illiteracy that jeopardized the lives of his mother (Pratiksha Lonkar) and sister (Rushita Singh). Nanhe has immaculate grasping power to connect himself with many foreign languages. However, he has had no formal studies; he is illiterate. Despite his adolescent age, he is the bread winner for his family. So, he acts as a sporty tourist guide with his camel "Raja".

There are illiterate villagers (Sharat Saxsena, Vivek Shaque) who befriend him in all his fun loving adventurers. Nanhe's imagination leads him to believe that one day he would meet his idol Bobby Deol. The obsession is so impulsive that he along with his sister writes a letter to Bobby telling him about each and every moment of his life.

Suddenly, Nanhe has a surprise of his life when he meets with Bobby in sandy deserts of Jaisalmer. However, the life is never the same for him.Bobby is equally compassionate about him and it results into their fruitful friendship.The bondage proves blissful for Nanhe and it totally reforms his life forever. Nanhe learns the importance of formal studies and the spirit of sacrificing personal ambitions for the family. It reforms him completely and awakens his fellow villagers.

The story takes a big jolt when Nanhe's bondage with Bobby Deol proves an illusion; his dreamy world of being with Bobby gets shattered. This adolescent kid has now grown into a mature young man Vikram Singh (Vatsal Seth), now winner of book titled "Nanhe Jaisalmer".

'Nanhe Jaisalmer' ends on a high spirited note that imagination has its positive repercussion that can really make dreams come true. It's really a great visual treat to experience such brilliant subject being conceptualized in beautiful sandy locations of Rajasthan with sincere and competent on and off screen performances.

'Nanhe Jaisalmer' completely belongs to child actor Dwij Yadav and director Sameer Karnik for showcasing such an innovation. The list of brilliant child performers gets one more name added with Dwij Yadav and its real great experience that this special segment is emerging fast and big for child actors in the film industry. This is Bobby Deol's finest performance of this year when he plays a reformist super star.

Pratiksha Lonkar and Rushita Singh deliver fine performances as Nanhe's mother and sister while Bina Kak deliveres another fine performance as a school teacher after her comical attire in 'Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya'. Sharat Saxsena, Rajesh Vivek and Viveq Shaque live up to expectations in the roles of illiterate villagers. Vatsal Seth has shown great improvisation after his disastrous debut in 'Tarzan-the wonder car' and is brilliant in closing sequences of the film.

Himesh Reshammiya's music has significant moments to share and it comes in soft serene tracks like "Nanhe Yaar" and "Kesariya" while the loud hip-shaking tracks are too flashy for subject and flow of the film. Monty's background score is effective and is infused magically in the film. Binod Pradhan's cinematography is simply brilliant ; he captures the ethnicity of beautiful Jaisalmer.

Scripting and screenplay department (Samir Karnik, Eklavya Singh Bhati and Aseem Arora) are remarkable and lend big support in lifting the spirits of this soulful offering. 'Nanhe Jaisalmer' has already been given "tax-free" status in Rajasthan and is expected to attract critical acclaim from all quarters.

Like 'The Blue Umbrella', this child fictional saga deserves to be screened at major film festivals and should be exempted from entertainment tax in metro cities. It is believed that good word of publicity and appreciation will be breaking ice for such a thought-provoking film and give it the desired success that it deserves.