The brilliance of a director can be perceived when a fictional character, projected by him, becomes a reality of the viewer’s mind. And the background score has Sneha Khanwalkar stamped all over it, if know and like her previous work you know what I am talking about. This seriously has to be one of the best shot movies in bollywood which has frames that would make even Wes Anderson salivate at the symmetry.
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The Pièce de résistance of this movie is it’s brilliant cinematography and even better editing and framing. The directing is stylish and modern, bringing a lot of energy to the story that could have been dry and by-the-numbers if the period details were treated completely accurately. Some parts of the film were over the top, but for the most part the film was a satisfying and believable movie experience. The anachronistic soundtrack and occasionally graphic violence contrast extremely with the sombre dramatics and occasional humor of Byomkesh and his partner as they try to figure out what is going on. The movie has a convoluted plot that strings the viewer along and keeps the suspense and intrigue well developed throughout.
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A chilling climax masterfully ties up the tale - but 30 minutes less would've given this detective a much tighter grip.Ever saw a movie that made you really confused about it’s likability, well this one seriously is one of them, this supposedly marketed period thriller walks a really tight line between boring and really well paced, but at the end of the movie you come to realize that this was really never a suspense full thriller but a unique kind of experiment in the noir genre by a masterful director and a really mix bag of ensemble cast. Superfluous characters (wailing wife, dumbstruck ex) make growing tension pop away like the bubbles on Angoori's bath foam. Dibakar Banerjee adds cheeky global touches too (Byomkesh's painting resembles Edvard Munch's Scream), tracking shots evoking Fellini's moving camera, action punching between Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino.īut the film stretches, scenes between Byomkesh and a slow-talking, slow-smoking, slow-pouting Angoori losing pace. He's matched by dramatic Neeraj Kabi and calm Anand Tiwari who, after a Chinese gang leaves a courtyard strewn with corpses, tells caretaker Putiram (shakily precise Pradipto Kumar Chakrabarty), 'Khoon rehne de.bas chai bana de.'Īlongside, the look is remarkable - noir cinematography unfurls a Calcutta of jostling shadows and splendid squalour, trams like filigree running across the city, costume balls, dentists' halls where murders are committed with violent slash. Byomkesh finds a trail to Gajanand Sikdar's chemical factory where sensuous film star Angoori (Swastika) intrigues him, imperious Satyawati (Divya) annoys him and rebellious Sukumar (Shivam) puzzles him - discovering blackmail, drugs, bodies and bombs, can Byomkesh solve not one but two dangerous plots?īyomkesh Bakshy is an iconic Bengali character brought to life by Sushant Singh Rajput with great elan - Sushant pulls off a role full of wry liveliness (a Sardarji cabbie nervously noting, 'Ye babu ka nut dheela hai,'), fitting the character, from flowery dhoti folds to furrowed-forehead frowns, beautifully. At Bhuvan's lodgings, Byomkesh is befriended by doctor Anukul Guha (Neeraj Kabi) and Kanai Dao (Meiyang Chang) who sells opium - in a Calcutta that's all about intoxicants, smugglers and smoke.