Bengali

  • Movie Review: Byomkesh Pawrbo (2016)

    Movie Review: Byomkesh Pawrbo (2016)

    In this post, we will look at another Byomkesh Bakshi adventure directed by Arindam Sil. Abir Chatterjee, Ritwick Chakraborty, and Sohini Sarkar reprise their roles as Bakshi the sleuth, Ajit, his buddy, and biographer, and Satyabati, Bakshi’s wife, respectively. It is another Bakshi who-dun-it and a sequel to “Har Har Byomkesh,” a movie reviewed in Read more

  • Movie Review: Eagoler Chokh (2016)

    Movie Review: Eagoler Chokh (2016)

    It is time for another Bengali Whodunit/Crime thriller. In the wake of the success of “Ebar Shabor” (2015), Saswata Chatterjee reprises his eponymous role as ACP Shabor Dasgupta in “Eagoler Chokh” (Eyes of the Eagle). The opening scene is reminiscent of the first “Scream” movie, with a woman on the phone in the dead of Read more

  • Movie Review: Chorabali (2016)

    Movie Review: Chorabali (2016)

    It’s time again to review yet another hidden gem and yet another Bengali whodunit. “Chorabali” (Quicksand) is a murder mystery adapted from Agatha Christie’s “Cards on the Table”. It is set in modern-day Calcutta, at a time when mobile phones, the internet, and cable media are ubiquitous. There will always be those among us who Read more

  • Movie Review: Ebar Shabor (2015)

    Movie Review: Ebar Shabor (2015)

    Ebar Shabor (“Now It’s the Hunter”) is another noteworthy Bengali whodunit. The crime this time is tackled by ACP (Assistant Commissioner of Police) Shabor Dasgupta, played by the immensely talented thespian Saswata Chatterjee. Ebar Shabor is based on the novel “Rwin” by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay and directed by Arindham Sil. The movie opens with a woman Read more