anishSrijit Mukherji's Baishe Srabon (2011)
October 8th 2011 06:35
After the riotous success of his debut Tollywood venture, Autograph director
Srijit Mukherji returns with another hugely anticipated and commercially successful crime thriller, which is quite a rarity in the aloof, argumentative drama and teen romance dominated Bengali film industry.
What is "Baishe Srabon"?
Baishe Srabon means the 22nd of the Bengali month of Srabon and is a very important day of the Bengali year because the famous Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore died on this date.
Story of Baishe Srabon
When a serial killer strikes repeatedly in the very heart of Kolkata (erstwhile
Calcutta) the entire police force is baffled including the brilliant chief investigating officer Abhijit (Parambrata Chatterjee). Seeing no other alternative, the top brass is finally pressurized into reinstating one of the most notorious and brilliant officers who was disavowed from the force for police atrocities, Prabir Ray Chowdhuri (Prosenjit Chatterjee).
The killings seem to have almost no patter at all except that they are almost always targeted towards the lowest strata of society and that near each killing is found a excerpts of famous poems from eminent Bengali poets which crudely describe the respective murders
Given Prabir's tremendous experience in dealing with serial killers and his extensive network of informants the investigation immediately starts making some progress and a suspect is soon identified in the demented, disgruntled and frustrated "poet" Nibaron Chokraborty who had already served time for setting a fire in the Calcutta Book Fair.
But the detectives still need that one break which will enable them to predict the assailants movements so that they can capture him red-handed, the only possible way they can secure a conviction as they have nothing more than basic circumstantial evidence to make their case before a jury.
Review of Baishe Srabon
First and foremost kudos to director Srijit Mukherji for being brave enough to attempt such a bold and graphic movie knowing full well that given the A (adult) rating of his movie a sizable part of his potential viewers will be conservative middle aged people (apart from the college students of course).
The plot, though not really very intriguing is solid enough and (for a change),
this is actually a character driven thriller (another rarity) and the characters, specially that of Prabir Roy Chowdhury and his gradual transformation through the length of the movie is sure to impress you.
Though many critics think the the subplot of the love triangle involving Raima Sen, Parambrata and Abir is a bit of a waste of screen time, I think those light moments do infact help to break the dark monotony of the film and is very important to its commercial success.
The subtle (though essentially adult oriented) humors in this movie are second to none when compared to recent movies. As in Autograph, the camera work in Baishe Srabon, specially the incredible integration of light and shadow in the mood of the shot is exceptional to say the least.
And then of course there is the swinging scores from Anupam Roy which was also instrumental in making Autograph such a hit amongst the urban crowd.
Finally, I must praise the exceptional acting skills of Prosenjit Chatterjee (who has really started to come into his own) and veteran director Gautam Ghosh in his debut attempt in front of the camera.
What is "Baishe Srabon"?
Baishe Srabon means the 22nd of the Bengali month of Srabon and is a very important day of the Bengali year because the famous Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore died on this date.
Story of Baishe Srabon
When a serial killer strikes repeatedly in the very heart of Kolkata (erstwhile
The killings seem to have almost no patter at all except that they are almost always targeted towards the lowest strata of society and that near each killing is found a excerpts of famous poems from eminent Bengali poets which crudely describe the respective murders
Given Prabir's tremendous experience in dealing with serial killers and his extensive network of informants the investigation immediately starts making some progress and a suspect is soon identified in the demented, disgruntled and frustrated "poet" Nibaron Chokraborty who had already served time for setting a fire in the Calcutta Book Fair.
But the detectives still need that one break which will enable them to predict the assailants movements so that they can capture him red-handed, the only possible way they can secure a conviction as they have nothing more than basic circumstantial evidence to make their case before a jury.
Review of Baishe Srabon
First and foremost kudos to director Srijit Mukherji for being brave enough to attempt such a bold and graphic movie knowing full well that given the A (adult) rating of his movie a sizable part of his potential viewers will be conservative middle aged people (apart from the college students of course).
The plot, though not really very intriguing is solid enough and (for a change),
Though many critics think the the subplot of the love triangle involving Raima Sen, Parambrata and Abir is a bit of a waste of screen time, I think those light moments do infact help to break the dark monotony of the film and is very important to its commercial success.
The subtle (though essentially adult oriented) humors in this movie are second to none when compared to recent movies. As in Autograph, the camera work in Baishe Srabon, specially the incredible integration of light and shadow in the mood of the shot is exceptional to say the least.
And then of course there is the swinging scores from Anupam Roy which was also instrumental in making Autograph such a hit amongst the urban crowd.
Finally, I must praise the exceptional acting skills of Prosenjit Chatterjee (who has really started to come into his own) and veteran director Gautam Ghosh in his debut attempt in front of the camera.
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