RUPKATHA NOY : A fine script!

One of the finest films of last year, Rupkatha Noy is all about good story telling! A well knit screenplay coupled with some crisp editing, the film revolves around an old man with a constant urge to look out for thrills in the nitty-gritty of everyday life, propels him to reach out to some lost souls, sitting in a park, listening to & lending a helping hand while changing their respective lives in the process. Also noteworthy is the fact that the director cleverly stays away from unnecessary dialogues throughout the film, which makes it for a more compelling watch. None of the scenes or moments seem monotonus. Though the film belongs to Soumitra Chatterjee but the girls (all three of them- Radhika Apte, Sohini Sarkar, Nina Chakraborty) are equally brilliant in the film. Wonderful to see Radhika Apte with such a nuanced performance, such a fine actor! And glad to see that her dubbing had been done really well this time (unlike Antaheen) Special mention to Anwesha Gupta's beautiful number 'Saara din saara raat'.

She smiles through Boba Tunnel...

In Chotushkone, Koneenica hardly had a significant role, her plot doesn't add up much to the plot anyway. Few dialogues, yet her character, even in that short frame leaves such an impact! And in Boba Tunnel, her character, Shree comes out so fluently! Here's a girl, involved with a man (Diptyo) almost her father's age. We hardly notice any emotional bond between the two. Also because Diptyo, somewhere deep in his heart, still craves for his ex flame, the aging superstar/director Trina. Shree strikes a bond with Diptyo's son, after an initial heated argument, they eventually bond over a joint-roll and a song. 

And then there's a brilliant shot, where, post sex, she is lying next to Diptyo in bed, while Diptyo watches a yesteryear B&W film starring Trina on tv, totally oblivious to Shree's presence next to him, she is lying with her face turned towards the opposite side with a content smile masked all over her face, the contentment of probably finding something or someone she had been looking for in Diptyo, but which she eventually,(unexpectedly) found in someone else!
More than half of the credit for the song 'boba tunnel' should go to Koneenica Banerjee for her charming, effortless act.Watch out for her exuberance flowing throughout the song. No lip sync, no melodrama! Just gyrating to the song in her own way! The twinkle in her eyes and body language speaks so much! A perfect execution of a song on screen does not always mean a Sanjay Leela Bhansali marka opulence, what i look out for is the actor / actors involved in the song, who are atleast capable of letting themselves go with the flow of the music, the rhythm, while specifically working on their eye movements, body language and gestures and that do not always require lip syncing with the tune at all!
Few of my friends said that this sub plot was unnecessary, but i'd say this almost a 'quadrangle' between Diptyo, Shree, Trina and Trina's husband Moloy (still working out to ignite the long lost flame ) might not add up to the larger frame of the storyline but nevertheless, it had its own sweet moment. Watch out for Barun Chanda (as Moloy) in the last frame of the movie when he looks back once with an almost 'waving goodbye' smile while his wife weeps over her ex boyfriend's shoulder.