Hello people,
Let me wish you all a very happy 2016...
Here I present you a review of a Bengali movie "Monchora",
the first movie that I saw in this new year.
Another script-bound venture of Sandip Ray, "Monchora" (The
Heart stealer) may be able to steal some quick glances but somehow it may
fail to grab the attention of audience. The simplicity of manuscript could be
blamed for that but having the legitimate copyright of the story, the director
could have given some nice twists and turns without damaging the essence of the
story. It’s a simple love story with a hint of mystery and humor. But the
author, Saradindu Bandopadhaya (Author of the Byomkesh Bakshi series and many
others) touched on the issues of society with his genius strokes with ease. The
story revolves around a giant Ruby (Suryomoni) which is an ancestral property
of a family & being worshipped for many decades. The film starts with the
entry of a thief, Dibakar (played by Abir Chatterjee) and by the magical touch
of fate, he met Nanda (Raima Sen). He got a chance to come back in a society
of civilized people with her help of her. The track of the love story revolves around
Raima-Abir & Saswata Chatterjee (Nanda’s corrupted brother) &
June Mallya (Lily, a seductress). As the story progresses, Dibakar and Nanda
fall in love with each other & at the same time, Saswata was getting
cheated on by June & her gang. A tug-of-war of trust & distrust was going
on between Nanda & Dibakar. Still, at the climax the protagonist, Dibakar
succeeded in proving his innocence by not revealing the folly of Saswata in front
of his beloved grandfather (enacted by veteran actor Paran Bandopadhaya as a
loving yet strict person).
Raima, Saswata & June have succeeded to enact according to the need though
it was quite odd to hear “thank you” from Raima to their old servant many a time. Abir Chatterjee, the rising star of Tollywood to the ruling star of the
industry has tried to fit into the character of a common man but the aura of
his personality has somewhat obstructed him to do that. It may have been
difficult for him to portray a simple, common man’s character after getting
habituated to working in intense films (both as Byomkesh Bakshi & Feluda).
There was no space for camera work in the film though the costume of the
actors was great.
However, it can be said that too much
of simplicity may not help the film to be in the hearts of the viewers. None
the less, it’s a simple film with a simple storyline which can
help you to keep up your good belief of beautiful earth.
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