Aden Young’s powerhouse performance as former death row inmate Daniel Holden in Rectify is a notable example.īut Abhishek Bachchan lacks the talent and versatility of a Young in order to pull off not only the dramatic and violent, but also the comedic and understated, that would pull the viewer in and make them invested. As a result, his performance as a murderer recovering from memory loss is disappointingly one-note, even though Sujoy Ghosh’s script, and a serviceable supporting cast with Chitrangada Singh playing his wife, gives him plenty of opportunities to grab the role by the scruff of the neck.Īlso read: Netflix’s Meenakshi Sundareshwar is all about the ‘South Indian aesthetic’. The idea of an individual trying to integrate back into the outside world after an extended period of time away is well-worn in film and television. When executed properly, this idea can lead to genuine emotional depth on the part of the character and the audience is left wanting more. Nine years and a recast later, it turns out that Biswas miraculously survived the accident and woke up from his coma with a case of amnesia, and two challenges ahead - readjusting to life with his wife and children, and being rehired by his criminal bosses to carry out hits.Īlso read: No more unrealistic spies-Kay Kay Menon’s Special Ops 1.5 isn’t about secret missionsīob Biswas, directed by debutant Diya Annapurna Ghosh and written by her father Sujoy Ghosh, loses the potential of the original character. But those 8-9 minutes of screen time stuck with audiences, which is why we got a spin-off now.
When we last saw Biswas in Kahaani, he was brilliantly portrayed by Saswata Chatterjee and was attempting to kill Vidya Balan’s character but was run over by a truck.
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A new Adderall-esque drug has swept the streets of Kolkata, primarily consumed by stressed-out students trying to clear their entrance exams, who quickly develop addictions and are taken advantage of by their dealers. This new drug is simply called ‘Blue’ and its allure is depicted via a psychedelic montage that heavily yet masterfully pays homage to the iconic “Crystal Blue Persuasion” meth seen in the award-winning television series Breaking Bad. But no amount of cool cinematography, meticulous art direction and apt musical choices can make up for the wooden acting and a complete absence of on-screen chemistry we see in Zee5’s latest offering - Bob Biswas.Ī spin-off of 2012 film Kahaani and its 2016 sequel, Sujoy Ghosh’s Bob Biswas stars Abhishek Bachchan as the titular character, a family man and life insurance salesman by day, and a reluctant paid assassin by night.