TIRANDAJ SHABOR-interesting but not intriguing; script has some witty and humorous interludes; Sashwata’s effortless acting is something to watch out for ably supported by Subhrajit Dutta. Tough guy Nigel Akkara also stands out and its nice to see how well he has molded into Tollywood. But the scene where Shashwata slaps Nigel and he drops down immediately is hard to digest. Chandan Sen’s “Kaushik Sen” meets “Rituparno Ghosh” accent is funny and does not sound affected. There are some usual Bong movie trademark scenes like women smoking and scenes with sexual innuendo. Overall a nice effort by Arindam Sil. But parents be aware it is a whodunit meant for adults only.
ANEK: A movie with a great concept of national integration and about inclusion of marginalized minorities especially from the Northeast. One man army Ayushmann Khurrana shines with sheer brilliance and it is a delight to watch his frames. But a Hindi movie is lacklustre without a frontrunning female protagonist. It is a man vehicle and that might deter women moviebuffs or fellas into chick flicks. The climax is nice and uplifting. The movie has a Mary Kom hangover however it is not off-putting. Some parts of the movie are a drag but you can live with it. I will give it three stars.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK-Regular Hollywood masala. Lots of action and CGI loaded sequences-some comic relief and a technical sub plot of a plot-this is on aerodynamics(hee ho).And of course there is the ageless Tom Cruise in ship shape-fit as a fiddle and a continuing inspiration for all young and old. Good that he got over his Scientology bent. Do watch out for his unmissable and cute jaw twitching that only guys can do(sigh! sigh!) I particularly liked the intimate sequences-very muted, subtle and gradual and not the wham bam scenes with mile-long French kisses that is so old-school Hollywood. Maybe they watched Jodha Akbar and not Devika Rani. Its the old British style of courtship of manners that is oh so endearing. But I did not understand why one has to refer to your female colleague as “coyote”. You can be a bad-ass without being a woman-hater you know. A huge shoutout to my dear friend Lily Panisena for recommending this chic movie to me. Do watch it at your nearest IMAX theatre for the maxest audio-visual experience.Two thumbs up.
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