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Mukhosh is an official remake of the Malayalam film 'Anjaam Pathiraa' (2020), and I haven't seen that yet, so this was supposed to be a 'new' story for me. Unfortunately, Mukhosh is a cliched vengeance tale that we've seen many times before and barely proffers us anything NEW. If you've watched enough crime-thrillers, you would guess the 'climax' from a mile before.

I didn't like the character of criminologist Kingshuk, played by Anirban Bhattacharya, at all. In the very first scene, he prophesies that this murderer has NO PERSONAL REASONS, but that's the complete opposite of what happened, and I sensed that was a dense scene. Even the way Anirban acted in the film was underwhelming at best; his wife seemed more interested or inherent to solve the cast.

Similarly, Tota Roy Chowdhury's depiction simply didn't fit the character IMO. The backstory should've had more substantial consequences to make it a strong plot. I didn't conjecture the point of casting Sohini for just a moment.

It's not a review in some sense, but I would like to represent my views on his short. I'm following Sujoy Ghosh's work from the beginning and I'm a fan in a way after watching Kahaani. Who isn't? So, in Kahaani there are few references from Ray. Like the 'Running Hot Water' which was liked by audiences all over was taken from Ray's Joy Baba Felunath. The film also makes several reference to Satyajit Ray's films such as Charulata and Aranyer Dinratri. Everything is fine till now, it's completely okay to take some references. Even I thought Kahaani's climax being similar to Taking Lives is just a coincidence. But after watching ‪Ahalya‬ which is totally lifted from Professor Shonku o Aschorjo Putul, I am pretty sure that Sujoy Ghosh mimicked that scene as well. At least give an acknowledgment, so that more people can read the original story.

So Ahalya is actually a great idea, if you aren't aware of the original ray story. Average watch for me.

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Note: My Analysis and the real 'Nolan'/movie explanations may diverge. Abide with that. He is the monarch of all the mind-blown flicks.

Interstellar is a smart blend of passions in a sci-fi movie. Nolan always adds scarce emotions to all of his pictures which make me tear up all the time, but this is his most sentiment betrothed movie for sure. He has perfectly combined the bond between a dad and his daughter. This movie proves that our love can truly surpass time and space; that no matter how remote that special someone be, they will always matter to our hearts against the cold milieu of survival.

Plot: The world is getting shattered by drought and famine, making it unbearable for beings to endure. In the meantime, Cooper finds a surreptitious NASA epicenter and goes out for a voyage to save the world. A group of discovers must travel beyond our solar system in search of another planet capable of Humankind. In the expedition, they had to face a lot of footraces which coerce them to select between their family and the future of the human race.

Now the movie goes quite clean till the first one and half hour. After that, The Endurance crew gets to know the actual enigmas of this entire trip.

1. The secret NASA center's Professor Brand has got two strategies of saving the civilization. First, he promises Cooper that he will solve a forward-thinking equation, which will help the NASA to take the Earth's surviving populace into the space by launching a massive space station. Second, if he fails in the solution, NASA has made plans of reaping a bank of fertilized human ova serving them to keep alive the humanity after earth gets wholly devastated. The Endurance's job is to find the flawless habitat for the subsistence of the embryos. They were to be located in artificial wombs and carried to term. Of course, the crew will devote the next 10-15 years taking care for a bunch of kids before using the next set. The population bang would be exponential since the next batch would be larger because there were more people available to take care of them. Later we got to know that entire journey was a swindle and Plan A was near to impossible. So plan B was the real plan.

2. Matt Demon (Dr. Mann)'s act was unforeseen. He proved that when you are in a dying condition, the only thing you care about is you and your family and nothing else.

The climax comes next. I personally believe that the movie should have ended in a different way. The paradox they shown in the film and Murph's apprehension of who "the ghost" was, to Matthew's realizing what was going on, to that specific scenario in the black hole, to him finding his daughter and the full Murphy station sequence. I would have adored if Coop would have died entering the Black Hole. The earth would have died out and Anne Hathaway and Edmunds start a new civilization. This would have left a cult ending, but Nolan always wants a twisted finale to all of his flicks. Nevertheless, the actual climax was nice as well.

Apart from this the other departments were bang on, Heart touching acts, Superb Soundtrack, Wonderful DOP work, fabulous direction, etc. I felt that there was a problem with the sound-mix. The subtitles assisted well though.

Anyways, I loved this much, much, much more than Gravity. I hope Interstellar gets plentiful Oscars this year like Gravity did.

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Buno Haansh - The Movie Review

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*MAY HOLD SOME SPOILERS. EVADE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE*

There are very scarce movies which make sense in real life. Buno Haansh is one of those films. It is a story of a common middle-class lad, Amol who daydreams of getting bigger, not for himself, but for his household and contacts. He used to live a small life covering his love interest, Sohag and his family. He encounters his old colleague who takes him to Madam, the deity of the bad world. Amol gets a chance of living his dreams and gets involve into the hazardous trafficking business. He is absolutely unaware of his track, but he continues to walk or rather run on this new runway, the underworld's runway. He bumps into new individuals on his journey which brings a new definition to his life. This new life has necessity, gluttony, pursuit, money and gore. Will Amol be able to escape from his new life is what the story is all about.

The story is truly eye-catching, credits to Samaresh Majumdar. The director introduces us to all the characters at the first minutes of the movie. Amol stays with his mother, his sister-in-law and his brother. They are living in poverty and somehow exhausted of their condition. He works at a mall where he encounters Robin and the key story starts. He complements emotional factor to the entire design which takes the movie to another level. Amol starts drifting down risky ways with fear as he flies from Kolkata to Dhaka to Bangkok. He is still uninformed of his future. In the meantime, he meets Rijula and his life takes another huge turn and the rest? Better go watch the film.

I haven't read the book, but I overheard that there are many alterations in the script which actually makes the flick better. Amol's sister in law used to be a selfish woman which is totally different here. There are new characters here. Even the climax of the movie is a bit different. I sensed that the director did an amusing job making those modifications. The cinematographer has done a brilliant job. The music should get a 20 out of 10 points, extra 10 points for adding a great texture to the movie. "Zindagi Kabhi Thamti Nehi" is actually the theme of the movie. Shantanu Da, Anindya Da, Chandril da Kudos

Director – Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury takes an entirely different writing from what he actually does, a whodunit instead of an emotional-romantic flick. This actually helps the movie as he adds his own original feels to the film. The film is a bit slow during the first half, but Shoojit Sircar comes to rescue. The climax is outstanding.

Acting – The movie comprises big names. Shankar Chakraborty, Shantilal Mukherjee, Gargi RoyChowdhury, Sohag Sen, Arindam Sil everybody has done a great job. Moon Moon Sen is the ultimate choice for Madam. Srabanti does miracles in his short and sweet role. Tanusree Chakraborty adds a great intensity with her avaricious yet candid role. Sudiptaa Chakraborty – I simply adore her act, with splendid dialogue throwing and great expressions, she boosts the entire movie.

It's a must watch for every film lovers. I'm sure that they will surely love the sentiment and the ecstasy of this film. 8/10.

P.S. I overlooked something? Yes, I suppose. How was our "Mahanayak Dev's acting? Ans – I would say that there is simply no one who could have done Amol's role with such aptness. He worked hard and did an awesome job in this movie. Bonu Haansh is his best performance till date, the BEST!