Sukanya reviews Stree, a comedy/horror, and Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo, a thriller, exclusively for Different Truths.  

Stree (2018)

Director: Amar Kaushik

Writers: Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K.

Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi

Indifferent

Stree (2018) is a Comedy/ Horror movie. In the small town of Chanderi, the menfolk live in fear of an evil spirit named “Stree” who abducts men in the night. Based on the urban legend of “Nale Ba” that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s. The concept is quite unique and indifferent. The very blend of horror with comedy and of course the ending with a beautiful message makes this movie stand out. Also the fact that Shraddha Kapoor playing the main character was once almost caught as the ghost and later she manage to keep her cover until the ending of this movie made it a hit for me. Also the fact that she herself asked the hero to kill her and finish of the chapter made me think for a while that she was truly in love with that human. What followed later was even better. Now without giving away the rest, I would like to conclude that this is a must watch for both horror and comedy film lovers and even the ones that do not like watching those genres at all!

                                                            ***

Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo (2017)

Director: Anik Datta

Writer: Anik Datta

Stars: Anindya Pulak Banerjee, Bhaskar Banerjee, Sanjay Biswas

whodunit, howdunit, whydonit

Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo (2017) Thriller

Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo (2017) is about a Professor of Oxford, who during his annual sojourn to home town receives a copy of the bengali classic from an anonymous source and wonders “whodunit, howdunit and most importantly whydonit”?

A beautifully twisted plot with wonderful concept and storytelling that slowly peels the onion and makes way for the bulb!

Meghnadbodh Kabyo isn’t exactly what the film is about however it’s similar when we look at the characters of the film and that of the book. It’s a story of betrayal. The film was good overall, however the only point of dissatisfaction is that the policemen were portrayed as extremely hopeless, and on the other hand, a woman (artistic in nature) and a film director turned out to be the actual detectives of this plot. And even though that seems amusing, it didn’t quite make sense to me while I was watching the film. Overall a nice plot, good use of Bengali literature, great acting – a film worth watching!

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