Byomkesh Bokshi Movie Reviews

Bengalis’ love for suspense and detective crime thrillers is boundless. But Feluda is the only big-screen detective character they got (barring Ray’s Chiriyakhana, where Mahanayak essayed the role of Byomkesh) till date to satisfy their fathomless craving for such stories. But not anymore. With a crisp, tight and clean script and smart execution Anjan Dutt’s Byomkesh looks like a right mix of everything that Bengalis ever wanted. If Rajit Kapur’s Byomkesh act was immensely popular on the small screen, Abir Chatterjee does it credibly too and with conviction on the big screen.

Bomkesh Bakshi is a different genre of Anjan Dutt cinema — straight, crisp and gripping as a detective film ought to be. The expertise lies in holding the interest of such a verbose story, till the end. In many of his films, Anjan has tended to preach or establish his side of the story, but here he has closely followed the book. Ajit’s (Saswata Chatterjee) voiceover on the riots and Independence makes this ‘period’ film contemporary.