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Happy Firr Bhaag Jayegi
The Essence...
"Amritsar ke har dusrey ghar mein har teesri ladki ka naam hota hai Harpreet, Happy. Main woh Happy nahi hu jisey tum dhund rahey ho" says an annoyed Happy to her Kidnappers
The Pitch...
Both the Happy's are in the same town at the same time. Mistaken identity leads to howloarious situations.
The Author...
Mudassar Aziz's writing is at per with the theme of the franchise. Funny, Sarcastic & at times little silly.
The Captain...
Mudassar Aziz's treatment to the subject is quite sensible.
The Performance...
Its Sonakshi's show all the way & she has carried the role nicely. Among other artists, Piyush Mishra as always is fantastic.
The Narrative Binding...
Ninad Khanolkar'e editing has made the film racy.
The Frames...
Sunil Patel has captured the film beautifuly
The Melody...
Sohail Sen's music is quite ho hum.
The Loopholes...
For a film like this, loopholes can be ignored.
The Verdict...
Should do average business
The Moment(s)...
Scenes involving Piyush Mishra
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Gold
The Essence...
""Abb India ajaad hone wala hai,uskey baad haam India ko Olympic mein lekar jaayega, hamaaraa team angrez ko london mein haraakey,200 saal purana ghulami ka badla lega" says Tapan Das brewing with confidence to his wife Monobina
The Pitch...
Based on a true story. Tapan Das a pagal Bangali sets out to build and take an Indian hockey team to Olympics in London (post independent). His journey is a bumpy ride.
The Author(s)...
Reema Kagti & Rajesh Devraj's writing is a perfect blend of emotions & courage.
The Captain...
In my opinion this is Reema Kagti's best work till date. Massy, entertaining yet the content is strong.
The Performers...
Its Akshay all the way. He holds the film together. Among the supporting cast I liked Mouni, Kunal Kapoor & Amit Sadh
The Narrative Binding...
Anand Subaya has made the proceedings racy, yet impact of emotions are strong enough for the audiance to feel the film
The Frames...
Elegantly captured by Alvaro Gutierrez
The Melody...
Sachin Jigar's music is melodious. Naino Ne Baandhi is a personal favourite.
The Loopholes...
Nothing in patticular
The Verdict...
Ofcourse its doing well
The Moment (s)...
The climax scene
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Bidaay Byomkesh
The Essence...
"dakho tomar shei purono satyanweshi ke baanchiye tulte paro kina?" says Ajit to an ageing Byomkesh Bakshi
The Pitch...
Ageing Byomkesh Bakshi is yet to solve the mystery of his lost son DCP Abhimanyu Bakshi. All of a sudden his son returns and surrenders himself to the police for commiting a murder. Byomkesh's grand son Satyaki steps in to solve the mystery.
The Author...
Debaloy Bhattacharya has written an excellent spin off with an iconic character of Bengali literature. He has balanced sarcasm, romance, & crime beautifuly in the narrative
The Captain...
Debaloy Bhattacharya's treatment is albeit different from Arindam Sil's, which is good.
The Performer(s)...
Sohini & Bidipta is terrific. Abir as both Satyaki & ageing Byomkesh is brilliant. Others have supported well.
The Narrative Binding...
Sanglap Bhowmik's editing is crisp
The Frames...
Ramyadip Saha's frame has captured the darkness of the city & the narrative nicely.
The Loopholes...
Prosthetic make up looks quite obvious
The Melody...
Saqi's compositions are good.
The Verdict...
Should do well
The Moment(s)...
Scenes involving ageing Byomkesh
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Sanju
The Essence...
"Mera beta koi guzra hua waqt nahi jo kabhi wapas nahi aa sakta hai" says an confident Sunil Dutt to the Chief Editor of a leading daily which published an article about Sanjay Dutt writing "Finished ?"
The Pitch...
Journey of a man who has seen the peak of success and then succumbed to failures and then fought back to rise again.
The Author(s)...
Abhijat Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani's writing is terrific. Adding commercial value into reality is tight rope walk and both of them have done it brilliantly.
The Captain...
Raj Kumar Hirani, do I really need to write how good a story teller this gentleman is ? Isn't his body of work is proof enough ? He is at it again.
The Performer(s)...
Ranbir Kapoor has slipped into Sanjay Dutt's character so beautifully, by the time the film reaches to intermission you may not remember its not Sanjay Dutt.
Sonam, I thought, over acted. Diya Mirza has put up a restrained performance. Anushka Sharma, Paresh Rawal & Vicky Kaushal supported well.
The Narrative Binding...
Raj Kumar Hirani's snipping is sharp and crisp, inspite of 160 mins run time the film doesn't drags.
The Melody...
Rohan- Rohan, Vikram Montrose & A.R.Rahman has created an album which is fun, melodious and inspirational.
Thr Frames...
Beautiful frames by S. Ravi Varman.
The Loopholes...
Nothing in particular
The Verdict...
One of the biggest hit of the year.
The Moment(s)...
Whenever Kamli & Sanju appeared together on screen.
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Veere Di Wedding
The Essence...
Four confused aatmaaye complicate their own life while dangling between why ? & Why not ?
The Pitch...
Kalindi, Avani, Meera & Sakshi, 4 school friends part ways (after school life gets over) to come together after few years to share problems of their already complicated life on the ocassion of Kalindi's marriage...who is getting married but not sure of getting married. Avani is desperate to get married but not sure whether it will be arranged (via Bharat Matrimony) or love marriage...Meera married to an videshi chokra and she has no sex life for over an year she wants it but not sure how & when...finaly Sakshi a soon to be divorced from NRI because of her tomboyish life style and because of her habit of apnaa hath jagganath (musterbation,yaar) who do not know how to deal with interfering padoswali aunties who keep pokinh nose in her wretched life.
The Author....
Nidhi Mehra & Mehul Suri has written a fun film with out a drop of feminism which is good to retain the fun factor of the film
The Captain...
Shashanka Ghosh has narrated it with absolute flamboyance
The Performance...
Kareena, Sonam, Shikha, Swara...all four of them have done exceedingly well
The Narrative Binding...
Shewta Venkat has made the film racy with out disturbing the emotions in the narrative.
The Frames...
Sudhakar Reddy Yakanti has captured the film with its full on glamour
The Melody...
Shaswat Sachdev's compositions is nothing exceptional
The Verdict...
Should do well
The Moments...
Fun dialouges. My favourite is
After Avani fails to handle rejection of a guy whom she was rooting for (she kissed him), she blurts "jaa apni mumny ke paas, actually mummy se hi shaadi kar le, bloody mother lover" 🤣🤣🤣
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Uma
The Essence...
"Take her to Kolkata now or at the earliest, I am afraid she will not be able to make it till October" says the Doctor to Himadri about Uma (Himadri's daughter)
The Pitch...
A terminaly ill child, Uma who harbours the dream to watch Durga Puja in Kolkata (she is an NRI settled in Switzerland). Her father Himadri (single parent) sets out to fulfill her last wish to re create Durga Puja in Kolkata during the month of March - April.
The Author...
Based on the true story of Evan Leversage of St.George, Ontario, Canada (his mother re created christmas to fulfill her terminaly ill son's last wish). Srijit Mukherji's writing is praiseworthy. Yet I felt the narrative of the first half is tad slow as Mukherji invest it to set up the film's backdrop,which looks stretched. The film gathers momentum from the second half.
The Captain...
Srijit Mukherji is as always efficient when it comes to narrating heart warming stories, he does it professionaly here too.
The Performers...
Little Sara Sengupta own the film, its absolutely her film all the way. Her performance looks natural through our. Well done kid. Jisshu Sengupta Anjan Dutta, Rudranil Ghosh, Anirban Bhattacharya supported her nicely. Babul Surpriyo, and few other artists are competent enough.
The Narrative Binding...
Pronoy Dasgupta has made the film compact. Had he thought a bit more about the slow first half, it would have been icing on the cake.
The Frames...
Frames can never go wrong when Soumik Haldar is behind the camera.
The Melody...
Anupam Roy has created a beautiful album. Aaloshyo is a clear winner for me. Esho Bondhu comes a close second.
The Verdict...
Family audiance is lapping up the film.
The Moments...
Every scene involving little Sara and during the post climax scene when Rudranil's character refuse to take payment for his work and tear the cheque given by Jisshu's character, as Rudranil's character felt an emotional connect with little Uma, brings a lump in the throat.
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Raazi
The Essence...
"Watan ke aagey kuch bhi nahi,khud bhi nahi" says a vulnerable yet confident Sehmat Khan
The Pitch...
A young college student Sehmat Khan is sent to Pakistan as a undercover agent to extract information about the war which is Pakistan is planning against India...sounds simple !!!!....but Sehmat's journey is more complicated and heart wrenching
The Authors...
Based on the Novel "Calling Sehmat" by Harinder S Sikka (which itself is inspired from true incidents), Meghna Gulzar & Bhavani Iyer has written tight screenplay, the romantic subplot is so less it doesn't slow down the principal plot
The Captain...
Meghna Gulzar is an efficient story teller, she has handled the subject sensibly and it shows in the films narrative
The Performers...
Its Alia all the way, this girl's expressions flows like water. Her body language from a naive college girl who is scared of blood and injections to a girl who conducts two cold blooded murders to a girl breaking down due to so much emotional stress and guilt is praiseworthy. Rest of the cast members supports Alia terrificaly.
The Narrative Binding...
Nitin Baid has lent the film the pace which a thriller needed keeping intact all the emotions.
The Frames...
Jay I Patel has framed it beautifully from vast landscape of Kashmir to a dingy public washroom his camera captured it all with panache.
The Melody...
Shankar- Ehsaan-Loy has created a soulful album. Dilbaro and the title track is hummable
The Verdict...
Its a box office winner (if you miss it in the theatres, you can watch it in Amazon Prime when it goes live,they have tied up with Amazon Prime for web streaming)
The Loopholes...
Nothing as such
The Moments...
When Sehmat breaks down in the post climax scene.
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Haami
The Essence...
"I am pregnant" says liitle Tanuruchi (Class 1 student) to the student counsellor of her school. On prodding she reveals her best friend Bodhisatwa has planted a peck on her cheeks and she has learnt from her mother that is how pregnancy happens
The Pitch...
Tanuruchi joins a new school her bench mate Bodhisatwa becomes her best friend there innocent friendship comes under the scanner after Bodhisatwa plants a peck on her cheeks leading to a compliated situation. To make matter worst an assumed child molestation case crops up.
The Authors...
Nandita Roy & Shiboprasad Mukherjeeb; has written a innocent tale of friendship between a girl and a boy and garnished it with over protective judgemental parents and a burning issue. The out come is quite endearing
The Captains...
Nandita Roy & Shiboprasad Mukherjee proves once again, if your content is strong, if you can narrate it with absolute ease you can bring in the family crowds & rake in numbers at the box office
The Performers...
Little Tiyasha (as Tanuruchi), Naadush Nudush (Read : Plum) Broto (as Bodhisatwa) & Aviraj (as chugli baaj Ajatshotru) ... this trio is the heart and soul of the film. There performance is adorable yet terrific. Rest of ths cast lends able support to them.
The Narrative Binding...
Malay Laha has made the film crsip yet heartfelt
The Frames....
Supriyo Dutta has given the film the texture it required
The Melody...
Anindya Chattopadhyay & Arindom has created a album with soothing melodies and a peppy number
The Looopholes...
The pre climax scenes looks streched
The Verdict....
Running to packed theates
The Moments...
Too many to count
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Drishtikone
The Essence...
Jiyon | Ami ke ?
Srimati | Amar advocate
Jiyon | Byas ?
Srimati | I just hate you
Two complicated & lost soul try to figure out the future which was bleak from the begining.
The Pitch...
Srimati Sen a widow of Palash Sen is fighting a legal battle to unravel the mystery behind her husband's murder. She approaches renownend advocate Jiyon Mitra to take the case ahead.The client advocate professional relationship becomes personal and complicated as lonley Srimati start expecting more from the relationship.
The Author...
Kaushik Ganguly's writing is extremley matured. Bleding suspense thriller & a complicated relationship tale is never easy.
The Captain...
Experience of Kaushik Ganguly shows in the narrative. He has striked an perfect balance between the two parallel tracks.
The Performers...
Rituparna as Srimati is epitome of calmness. She has done it beautifuly. Churni as Rumki (Jiyon's wife) is equally terrific. Prosenjit as Jiyon Mitra has delivered a restrained performance. Kaushik Ganguly as Pritam Sen (Srimati's elder Brother In Law) is excellent.
The Narrative Binding...
Its a challenge for any editor to make the narrative smooth as thrill should be racy and emotions should be on the slower side.It could have become uneven but Subhajit Singha has maintained a nice even pace through out the narrative keeping it compact all the way.
The Frames...
Gopi Bhagat is brilliant with his lenses. Specialy in the close up shots.
The Melody...
Anupam Roy's lullabies inspired composition are melodious and soothing. Lokkhiti and Amar Dukkho Gulo is hummable
The Verdict...
Should be a success.
The Loopholes...
Nothing
The Moments...
Kaushik Ganguly's acting.
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October
The Essence...
"Where is Dan ? Matlab usney mere baarey pucha. Itni badi baat tumlogo ne mujhe nahi bataya.Abb main usko kaisey batau main kaha tha?" says Dan to his colleagues
The Pitch...
Dan is a regular guy, struggling with his training in a 5 star hotel in New Delhi. Dan's life comes to a complete stand still when one of his colleague (Siuli Iyer) meets with a freak accident and she goes into coma.
The Author...
Juhi Chaturvedi has written a beautiful slice of life film without any needless cinematic liberties or melodrama. The script exudes calmness.
The Captain...
After an endearing Piku, its natural to have high expectation from Shoojit Sircar. This time he fails to a certain extent with the narrative pace of the film. When the opening shot of the film is a long shot of a Delhi metro rake chugging in, very slowly,it sets up the pace of the film.
The Performers...
Dubtante Banita Sandhu is excellet, it was a tough role for her, as she had very few dialogues,she had to express mostly through her eyes.
Varun Dhawan as a regular but flawed guy is equally strong. Moving away from all the commercial potboilers he has done till date,its a welcome change.
The Narrative Binding...
How I wish, if Chandrasekhar Prajapati would have accelerated the pace of the narrative
The Frames...
Painting on celluloid, that is how I can sum up Avik Mukhopadhayay's camera work.
The Melody...
Shantanu Moitra's background music is soothing.
The Loopholes...
Too many medical jargons
The Verdict....
Not a box office success. But, I support every failure as failures shows something new has been attempted.
The Moments...
When Dan tries to communicate with Siuli while she is in coma & Dan's sarcastic comments
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Kabir
The Essence...
"Dangaa hindu ra kore na,dangaa musalman ra kore na,dangaa kore dangaa baaz ra" says STF Officer Altaf Kabir to Yasmin Khatun
The Pitch...
After serial blasts in Mumbai, Indian Mujahidin is planning another such event in Kolkata. Mumbai police and security forces swings into action to track down the culprits. Sound simple till now isn't it ? But then the twists lies on how they track down them.
The Author...
Aniket Chattopadhyay has written a thriller which teaches us one basic point "just because some one is muslim doesn't mean she/he is terrorist/criminal"
The Captain...
Shooting a large portion of the film inside the compartment of Mumbai Howrah Duronto Express in real time is never easy. Jerking due to movement the of train, space crunch which doesn't allow a conventional film camera to shoot and ofcourse sunlight. Hats off to Aniket Chattopadhyay and his team who pulled it off so briliantly.
The Performers...
I would vouch for Rukmini Maitra's performance,just 2 films old and her performance as Yasmin Khatun made me feel she is a much experienced artist.
Dev, is not known for acting skills but he is trying his best to establish himself as a strong actor and it shows in his performance.
The Narrative Bindings...
Rabi Ranjan Maitra could have do away with those numerous train passing shots after a point those shots looks needless. Otherwise the film is racy and compact.
The Frames...
Harendra Singh is fabolous be it with a film camera, digital camera or even a Iphone his framing is perfect
The Melody...
Background score by Indraadip Dasgupta supports the film's narrative nicely.
The Loopholes...
Hindi diction of Bengali actors who played cops from Mumbai police.
The Verdict...
More than box office figures,the film should help in erradicating the thought "muslims means terrorists". That will be the biggest success for the film.
The Moment....
When Yasmin Khatun laughs mockingly during the climax,its chilling.
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Cinema Reviews & Me
(1) Challenge 2 (2) Jab Tak Hai Jaan (3) Race 2
(4) Kai Po Che (5) Kanamachi (6) Goynar Baksho
(7)Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (8) Meghe Dhaka Tara
(9) Lootera (10) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
(11) Alik Sukh (12) Chennai Express (13) Proloy
(14) Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobara
(15) Krrish 3 (16) Ashchorjo Prodip (17) Dhoom 3
(18) Chander Pahar (19) Sholay 3D
(20) The Royal Bengal Tiger (21) Hasee Toh Phasee
(22) Gunday (23) Highway (24) Shaadi Ke Side Effects (25) Jodi Love Dile Na Praaney
(26) Total Siyappa (27) Queen (28) Bewakoofiyan
(29) Ragini MMS 2 (30) Main Tera Hero (31) 2 States
(32) Apur Panchali (33) Bari Tar Bangla
(34) Ramdhanu (35) Holiday (36) Chaar (37) Bonku Babu
(38) Ek Villain (39) Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhani
(40) Hate Story 2 (41) Kick (42) Singham Returns
(43) Bunohaansh (44) Borbaad (45) Mardaani
(46) Hercules (47) Haider (48) Yoddha
(49) Happy New Year (50) Baby (51) Glamour
(52) Roy (53) Badlapur (54) Bheetu
(55) Dum Laga Ke Haisha (56) NH 10 (57) Hamari Adhuri Kahani
(58) Bajrangi Bhaijan (59) Drishyam
(60) Welcome Back (61) Parbo Na Ami Charte Toke
(62) Katti Batti (63) Kis Kis Ko Pyar Karoo
(64) Singh Is Bling (65) Katmundu (66) Rajkahini
(67) Tamasha (68) Hate Story 3 (69) Dilwale
(70) Monchora (71) Wazir (72) Airlift
(73) Fitoor (74) Neerja (75) Kapoor & Sons
(76) Batman v/s Superman Dawn Of Justice
(77) Ki & Ka (78) The Jungle Book (79) Fan
(80) Praktan (81) Housefull 3 (82) Teen
(83) Shororipu (84) Khawto (85) Dishoom
(86) Rustom (87) Eagoler Chokh (88) Akira
(89) Love Express (90) Pink
(91) MS Dhoni (92) Zulfiqar (93) Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
(94) Dear Zindagi (95) Kahaani 2 (96) Double Feluda
(97) Dangal (98) Ok Jaanu (99) Raees (100) Kaabil
(101) Jolly LLB 2 (102) Begum Jaan (103) Posto
(104) Ami Je Ke Tomar (105) Sachin A Billion Dreams
(106) Jab Harry Met Sejal (107) Toilet Ek Prem Katha
(108) Tumhari Sulu (109) Asche Abar Shobor
(110) Padman (111) Pari Not A Fairytale
(112) Raid (113) Hichki
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Hichki
The Essence...
"Toh agar main principal aur trustees ko kuch naya sikha sakti hu bacchey toh manage ho hi jaayenge" retorts a confident Naina Mathur after her interview for the post of a Teacher to the school authorities
The Pitch...
A well qualified young lady sets out to become a teacher. After 18 rejections (due to her neurological speech deffect known as Tourette syndrome) she is offered a job in the same school from which she has passed out,once. She has two obstacles (1) her tics,which happens due to the neurological disorder. (2) a class which is considered not as part of the school,primarily due to there social background.
The Author (s) ...
An adaptation of a book by Brad Cohen Front Of The Class. Siddharth P Malhotra, Anckur Chaudhary, Ambar Hadap & Ganes Pandit has written it beautifully in the Indian context.
The Captain...
Subject like this is always a walk on the tight rope. Siddharth P Malhotra has managed to walk on it with aplomb.
The Perforners....
Rani...Rani...Rani....what new can I tell about this artist who impressed us in the last decade with her on screen performances.She owns the film. She is stupendous. Others supported her well.
The Narrative Binding...
Shweta Venkat didn't allow the film go off the tight rope its walking, even for a single frame keeping intact the pace of the narrative
The Frames...
Avinash Arun has captured the dingy lanes of the slum with equal ease as he has done for the vastness of the school class rooms
The Melody...
Jasleen Royal's music is melodious
The Loopholes...
Nothing as such
The Verdict...
Its a box office winner all the way
The Moment(s)...
When Naina Mathur (Rani) desperately tries to control her tics & she breaks down.
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Raid
The Essence...
"Saat (7) saal mein unchaas (49) baar mera transfer hua hai, jab tak mera pachaasvi (50) baar transfer nahi ho jata iss shor ki aadat daal lijiye" says IT officer Amay Patnaik to his colleague who mocks his enthusiasim of doing his duty with utmost honesty.
The Pitch...
Kadak IT inspector Amay Patnaik decides to Raid powerful and cunning politician Rameshwar Singh aka Raja Ji's house (white house) to unearth Rs 420 crore (cash, jewelleries & other properties) but then dealing with a cunning politician is not easy task.
The Author...
While writing a film on real event often limits the writer. Inspite of that limitation writer Ritesh Shah has amalgamated thriller and family drama terrifically. He has striked a wonderful balance.
The Captain...
In the past Raj Kumar Gupta has impressed us with thrillers like Aamir and No One Killed Jessica and he didn't disaapoint us this time either.
The Performers...
When we have Ajay Devgn and Saurabh Shukla locking horns it has to be acting at it's best. Ileana D Cruz & veteran Pushpa Joshi provides able support.
The Narrative Binding...
Bodhaditya Banerjee impressed me with his editing skills for a complicated screenplay like Pink, he is impresaive yet again, at 128 mins run time the film moves at break neck pace.
The Frames...
Alphonse Roy a well known name as a wild life documentary cinematographer, he has used the wide canvas which Lucknow has to offer, beautifuly.
The Melody....
Amit Trivedi's background score is excellent. Tanishk Bagchi's music is nothing exceptional.
The Loopholes....
Nothing really
The Verdict....
It will be a sleeper hit of the year.
The Moments...
Every scene involving Ajay Devgn and Saurabh Shukla.
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Pari - Not A Fairy Tale
The Essence....
"Mujhe pata nahi,kya karogi ? kaha jaaogi ? bass yaha se jaao" says a scared Arnab to Rukhsana seconds before she almost kills him
The Pitch....
Life of a nitaanto bhodro shobbho shanto shisto Arnab goes for a toss when he realizes the lady whom he has given shelter in his home (after a freak accident, which killed her mother) is a Ifrit ki beti.
The Author (s)....
What has impressed me the most is the amount detailing authors Anvita Dutt,Prosit Roy & Abhishek Banerjee has done on the main theme of the film and they have fictionalised it beautifuly in the mould of a story which is scary,endearing and emotional.
The Captain...
Inspite of being a debutant director Prosit Roy has shown complete professionalism handling a tricky screenplay like this. Tricky because it could have become a caricature if not handled well.
The Performers...
Anushka owns the film and she carries the film elegantly on her shoulders. Ritabhari, Parambrata, Rajat Kapoor has lent able support to her.
The Narrative Binding....
Manas Mittal's crisp editing has made the film racy & compact.
The Frames....
Jishnu Bhattacharjee's camera has captured every shot beautifuly. Yes, scary can be beautiful too.
The Melody....
Ketan Sodha's background scroring makes the environment of the film more scary. Anupam Roy's composition and Rekha Bharadwaj's voice with the Soja Soja song during end scroll may haunt you.
The Loopholes...
Rukhsana reaching Arnab's residence without even knowing where does he lives looks out of the place.
The Verdict...
Box office winner
The Moment(s)...
When Rukhsana's evil side appears for the first time.
A huge shout out to the VFX team at Red chillies VFX (Founded by Shahrukh Khan and headed by Keitan Yadav and Harry Hingorani for making the visuals all the more scary and to the make up team who created Anushka's looks.
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Padman
The Essence...
"Bloody men, half hour man bleeding like woman they straight dying" says Lakshimkant Chauhan
The Pitch....
Worried and flabbergasted with his wife Gayatri's monthly problem,Lakshmikant Chahuhan sets out to make low cost sanitary napkins for the convenient of his wife, sisters and other woman in his village but like any new initiative, this one also meets with lot of backlash at the outset.
The Author (s)...
Based on a novel by Twinkle Khanna, R.Balki & Swanand Kirkire has written a script which is entertaining,educating and raise awarnesa about a problem which is still consider tabboo in our country
The Captain...
R.Balki's treatment to the subject is extremely praiseworthy.
The Performers....
Radhika (as Gayatri) has put up a competent performance. Sonam (as Pari) is excellent. Akshay (as Lakshmikant Chauhan) own the film and he has carried it brilliantly, his performance is terrific.
The Narrative Binding...
Chandan Arora has made the film brisk yet the emotions are well felt.
The Frames..
P.C.Sreeram has given the film a rich rustic texture.
The Melody...
Amit Trivedi has done well, Superhero is hummable.
The Loopholes....
Amitabh Bachchan's guest appearance looked forced.
The Verdict....
Box office winner,of course
The Moments....
When Lakshmikant is learning the various stages of making a pad & his endearing lecture in Linglish in UN.
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Asche Abar Shobor
The Essence....
"Shobor Dasgupta,Goyenda,Lalbazar" this says it all
The Pitch....
A lonely young girl of 20 years in search of love and attention ends up falling in love with a married man much older to her. She gets raped & murderd.A jigsaw puzzle of relationships, broken marriages, greed for money & sex, black magic, couple of more murder cases from the past and above all unrequited love, makes it complicated
The Authors...
Based on a novel by renownend author Sirshendu Mukhopadhayay. Writer Padmanabha Dasgupta and Arindam Sil's writing is strong.
The Captain...
Arindam Sil is by now has become thriller specialist and he delivers yet again.
The Performers....
Saswata Chattejee,this gentleman is a gem with a straight face expression he can be sarcastic, funny, compassionate and angry and all of it look so convincing.
Gaurav,Subhrajit supports him brilliantly. Among ladies Arunima and Diti has the meatier roles and they do complete justice to it. Mir,Anjana Basu, Indraneil Sengupta and others are competent
The Narrative Bindings...
Sanjib Datta has lent a brisk pace to the film with 128 minutes run time the film doesn't have a dull moment.
The Frames...
Soumik Haldar without a shade of doubt is the star D.O.P of the industry and he has captured the film beautifuly. A big shout out to the drone operator for those top angle shots of Lucknow.
The Melody....
Bickram Ghosh's back ground score is at per with the film's narrative. Songs are Ok.
The Loopholes....
Psychology and thrll is quite an uncomfortable combo,finding the right balanace is a challenge, the film suffers to a certain extent while trying to find the right balance.
The chase at the climax looks tad out of the place as the chase begins when its a bright sunny day and it ends when its night and it raining
The Verdict...
Brand Shobor and Saswata Chatterjee will ensure a good run at the box office
The Moments....
When Saswata Chatterjee is on screen the list is going to be long. Watch the film.
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