A Rituparno Ghosh directed film on a fresh and original storyline with a fitting cast of Prasenjit, Raima Sen, Manisha Koirala and the little Akashneel Mukherjee with an appropriate guest appearance by Rupa Gangopadhyay. Though the story is a fresh one but its effects are only volatile and although the audience won’t feel bored during the viewing of the movie but will refrain to bring it as a part of any serious conversational topic.
The main story is about a movie director, Raja Bhowmick, who apparently can go upto any extreme to recruit his ideal cast. This is made evident by the fact that even though the production finalizes on the child actor to play the lead role in his next movie, Raja carries on his search for a better and a more ideal person. Thus he meets Abhiroop, a primary school-goer whom he feels can play the character correctly but is met with the obstacles while convincing the parents. But fortune favours him as Abhiroop, obviously thrilled by the idea of casting in a movie, hatches a plan of his own kidnapping and requests Raja to take him away fro the six-week long shooting. Raja is at first not so convinced but his perfectionist mind get the better of him and he carries Abhiroop from the his school to the movie site though assuring the child leave a note to his parents about his plans.
A sub-plot also evolves where we find Raja leaving his wife, Sheela, at his sister’s house for the sake of the movie. Here the selfishness of Raja is felt clearly as we find that though Sheela craves for a proper family life with children but Raja always shies away by the mere thought of it.
Thus begins the sequences of film shooting interspersed with a series of flashbacks featuring Raja and Sheela’s married life. These episodes end with the boy running a high fever towards the end of the shooting schedule and the simultaneous arrival of Sheela’s draft for the divorce suite with Raja. Thus as the shooting crew leaves for home, Raja is left alone with the bed-ridden Abhiroop and the decision for his future conjugal status. Though the film ends in a happy note but certain small details remain unexplored.The little Akashneel plays a very jolly role and deserves special mention as also Manisha Koirala in her touching characterization of Sheela Bhowmick. Raima Sen also plays her part nicely though the requirement of her role remains a mystery to me. The best point to note is that Prasenjit, if can be handled by a good director, can portray a very realistic image of the character he plays.
The main story is about a movie director, Raja Bhowmick, who apparently can go upto any extreme to recruit his ideal cast. This is made evident by the fact that even though the production finalizes on the child actor to play the lead role in his next movie, Raja carries on his search for a better and a more ideal person. Thus he meets Abhiroop, a primary school-goer whom he feels can play the character correctly but is met with the obstacles while convincing the parents. But fortune favours him as Abhiroop, obviously thrilled by the idea of casting in a movie, hatches a plan of his own kidnapping and requests Raja to take him away fro the six-week long shooting. Raja is at first not so convinced but his perfectionist mind get the better of him and he carries Abhiroop from the his school to the movie site though assuring the child leave a note to his parents about his plans.
A sub-plot also evolves where we find Raja leaving his wife, Sheela, at his sister’s house for the sake of the movie. Here the selfishness of Raja is felt clearly as we find that though Sheela craves for a proper family life with children but Raja always shies away by the mere thought of it.
Thus begins the sequences of film shooting interspersed with a series of flashbacks featuring Raja and Sheela’s married life. These episodes end with the boy running a high fever towards the end of the shooting schedule and the simultaneous arrival of Sheela’s draft for the divorce suite with Raja. Thus as the shooting crew leaves for home, Raja is left alone with the bed-ridden Abhiroop and the decision for his future conjugal status. Though the film ends in a happy note but certain small details remain unexplored.The little Akashneel plays a very jolly role and deserves special mention as also Manisha Koirala in her touching characterization of Sheela Bhowmick. Raima Sen also plays her part nicely though the requirement of her role remains a mystery to me. The best point to note is that Prasenjit, if can be handled by a good director, can portray a very realistic image of the character he plays.
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