Review of Arshinagar

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Somebody please tell me that there is a new Aparna Sen in Tollywood and she made this movie because the Aparna Sen I know of, can’t even consider creating such a film.

The flick is just called a revision of Romeo-Juliet, but the key ration of the movie is centred at a favela where both Hindu and Muslim breathed happily and then things started getting immoral because as always Hindus and Muslims can’t live happily together in a same abode without conveying up their religion.

The main plot is a big let-down and the romantic moments are too less portrayed to help the movie survive.

I don’t know why Aparna Sen wanted to make the movie like a play because it goes terribly wrong. The rhythmic dialogues are exasperating and makes the total backdrop even shoddier.

The picture is 20% Romance [5% Good Romance + 15 % NO BODY EVEN CARES Romance] + 80% Violence. I’m okay with the ferocity shown but the way it is being depicted is pure inanity and undeniably dull to watch in 2015 at least.

Cast – This movie made Dev and Rittika feel like a poor man’s Romeo and Juliet and it’s not their fault because they literally had less screen time than the other side characters. The few scenes which they were in, were made so lacklustre that you don’t even care about their affection.

Jisshu u Sengupta – Yes that’s how we writes his name now. His character in Arshinagar is almost similar to his character in Rajkahini, and it’s quite okay. He is Muslim and a gang leader of the Muslim group.

Kaushik Sen and Waheeda Rahmen acted their best in the entire cast.

Music – The opening music, ‘Barir Kachey Arshinagar’ is a classic song and portrayed in that way and the only good song according to my opinion. Most of the songs are written like some jatra pala or theatre is going on and is completely terrible.

Story – Bleh.

Direction – WORST DIRECTION BY APARNA SEN till date, easily. Watch the movie and you’ll know why.

Finally, I’m just heartbroken! The trailers were abysmal and I kept engrained for some time expecting the movie will take over with some refinement, but I just got trolled badly. If this movie was made by some other director, I wouldn’t have censured it like this, but it’s Aparna Sen and she has done terrible wrong with this.

1.5/5 Barely!