Bulbbul
First and foremost let me tell you this one isn't scary at all. It's supernatural, but not at all scary.
And if I am saying so, you better believe it! Coz I am a fattu of the first order and scary movies aren't my jam at all.
Now please excuse me, whilst I launch into a rave fest! First time director, Anvita Dutt, I doff my hat to you! And Tripti Dimri is amazeballs! It is a story of a woman taking revenge and she does this so clinically that it's a pleasure to watch.
I am scouring my brain now to describe to you her performance and all I can say is that you can't miss this one. I am going to look for her first movie too. She is very very good, and her transformation into the lady of the manor is absolutely flawless.
She plays the confused young girl so well that to watch her as the self-possessed thakurain is the highlight of this movie for me. Her pain touches you to the core and one just can't get over how real it seems. Her main scene is of course the one in which she is literally destroyed and the pain she conveys is a masterclass.
Paoli Dam who is the true villain of the piece with her sleazy innuendos, is a treat to watch.
Parambrata Chattopadhyay brings to life the character of the onlooker, with just the right amount of chutzpah.
To watch Rahul Bose in his two avatars is wonderful. He excels both as the moron and the rigid thakur. Why doesn't he do more work will always be a mystery to me.
The cinematography is all red! Red and red is all you see and instead of taking away from the story it just adds the right flavour. For afterall, isn't red the color of both pain and anger and great passion.
The background score by Amit Trivedi is one which draws you in inexorably. His use of the violin is sumptuous and I watched the credits till the end simply for that. It is the kind of movie which in the theatre would leave you glued to your seats till the housekeeping staff started bustling about.
I sat in silence for quite a few moments after watching this one and all I could see in my head was the smile on Tripti Dimri's face. What an actress!
And what writing and screenplay by Anvita Dutt! I can't remember the last time a movie made me use so many exclamation marks but it is what it is! That was another one...
The setting of the haveli, and the traditions of this period piece are picture perfect as are the VFX.
I am most certainly watching everything that Clean Slate Films puts out there.
Do Not Miss This One!
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