Yatra is a journey of a person whose claim to fame is interrupted by his past which comes in the way of his present. Directed by Gautam Ghose, Yatra comes across a strong subject that of a prostitute and its presence in the minds of the people. The movie has three people who hold its fate; Nana Patekar, Rekha and director Gautam Ghose who virtually takes care of most of the departments like cinematography, editing, screenplay and editing of the film.
Nana Patekar plays Dasrath Joglekar, a renowned writer. He is on his way to Delhi to receive the prestigious Literary Award. On the way, he meets one of his ardent fans Nakul Vaid, who is a filmmaker by profession and is devoted to Dasrath's pieces of writings. They discuss about the novels that Dasrath has written and dig the past by striking a conversation about one of his famous novel’s Janaza. Lajvanti (Rekha) is a prostitute and Janaza is all about her. After receiving the award, Dasrath moves on to explore the life of Lajvanti yet again. He starts for his hunt without informing anyone from his family.
Music [Khayyam and Goutam Ghose] is equally uninteresting. Cinematography is of standard, although the color tones tend to get dark at times. Dialogues are wonderful and are sure to be appreciated.
Nana Patekar and Rekha fail to impress. Nana delivers a mediocre, uninspired performance.
Overall, YATRA is a poor fare.