I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Purely Joyful Movie!

Masterful Movie

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

It took off the blocks pretty well with the chase and fight scenes being top draw and new to Tollywood, the scene involving ageing Mufti Muhammad (Barun Chanda) deepening the mystery, but from then on it went downhill. I don't understand these unnecessary attempts to force in some "Bangaliana" into such sleuth movies to make it more viewer friendly, which to my mind mars the mood. Absolute unnecessary teen romance and typical Bangla comedy have no place in these. Indraneil, though praised by some, too has been a thumbs down to me in such an important role, have never been a fan of his acting, and an Egyptian rebel talking unaccented fluent Bengali and reciting Tagore in the desert is too much to digest, Dev's pronounciation is less tough to handle I guess. The outside pyramid scene where Indraneil was in disguise made me remember the Hrithik scene in Dhoom 2 museum. Stunning job by makeup artist there. Overall, I rate this as 6/10 and expect much more fine tuning and corrections from Srijit when he next takes up Kaka Babu.

Watched Mishawr Rohoshyo yesterday, It's a mediocre Sleuth film. I was expecting much better from Srijit & Prosenjit. The storyline is weak, there was no such suspense in the film, though the fight sequences are great, some good quality special effects were there, except the fight between Prasenjit & Rajit Kapur in the Climax, it was so lame & I couldn't understand why Al Mamun (Rajit Kapur) was wrapped like a mummy, all done by himself. Santu didn't have much to do, but he looked good, not as convincing as Topshe (Feluda's assistant)Indraneel was damn good as Hani Alkadi, he's perfect for the role. But I was expecting him to be menacing, though he was quite friendly to Kakababu (Prosenjit). Neel Mukherjee & Swastika stole the show with their brilliant comic act. Srijit's works are over-hyped now, Hemlock Society was mediocre too, & the music sucked as their was no Anupam Roy magic, which happened to be the main attraction of Srijit's earlier films. Overall I give it 6/10

'Mishawr Rawhashyo' lacks the proper use of camera. The basics of camera movement have been violated here and there which can be easily pointed out by anyone from the field of film studies. The choice of cast is a mess, some being excellent, some being a total disaster. Story lacks the compactness. And music is incredibly brilliant, might be one of the all time bests in a Bengali movie. Prosenjit Chatterjee is at his best. The political touch to the plot was completely unnecessary. At times the movie goes past high above the boundaries of excellence while at times it goes well below mediocrity. With a mixture of good and bad, it can be declared to be an average movie.

Srijit Mukherjee's fifth directorial venture based on Sunil Gangopadhyay's novel was a treat to watch from beginning to end. The attention to detail and innovative camera angles right from the start bore an indication that something special was in store. Srijit twisted and modified the original story to make it relevant in the present times, interspersed it with enough comic moments to make the movie thoroughly entertaining and bound everything together in a non linear timeline seamlessly. Prosenjit Chatterjee delivered in style as Kakababu, the larger than life handicapped yet jovial protagonist and all the other actors were brilliant in their respective roles. The vast deserts and the inherent mystery of Egypt was captured with panache and along with the mesmerizing background score, made the big screen experience one to treasure. All in all, it was really fulfilling seeing our childhood hero come to life and save the day in style in a scintillating adventure. At the same time it made me a little sad thinking that there won't be another new kakababu novel in the pages of Pujabarshiki Anandamela....