Buno Haansh Bengali Movie
Amal means a person sans any dirt or impurity. A person who is pure and simple. But the pursuit is to be real and simple and be an average, or earn big and become unreal. Wait a minute! Isn't the call of the hour to earn big? How can you be a coveted one if you don't have a deep pocket? If this is real, then how can simplicity be a real fact? Of course then it is unreal to be real in the world that is so corrupted with reality. Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's Buno haansh, based on Samaresh Majumdar's novel 'Buno haansh', is Amal's story.
Amal (Dev) is our man of the moment. A lower middle class chap, Amal has seen more disappointment in his life rather than real successes. He is a security man in a big city mall. His personal life is all the more painful, surrounded by a widowed mother whose simple needs mean a big sacrifice for the family. A brother who lives by ideals and principles of honesty, his wife, who is the pillar for this poverty stricken family. Amal is a rather simple, honest man who earns six thousand rupees every month and patiently waits for his chance to secure a better life for his family. What happens when he meets his childhood friend and goes for a peculiar job interview?
Buno haansh is rather a simple story. But what is rather interesting is the approach Aniruddha takes towards a story that is so relevant in today's society. There is thrill, there is a game and a game changing moment in the film. But what is more unique of the film is, of course the emotional insight that becomes the underlying factor of Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's Buno haansh. The technique, the cinematography, the music is beautiful but there is a sort of unruly attitude that the film adapts. This hasty, running lose attitude is a steal for many. While many will not be able to accustom themselves with such a tone.
Dev emerges as a hero, not only of the film but as a true hero. We run with him, jump with him, cry with him, get restless and never fail to identify with his simplicity. He looks more real than he has in any of his previous films. Supporting cast is brilliant and truly defines the idea of a supporting cast. Sohag Sen as Dev's mother and Sudipta Chakraborty as Amal's sister in law deserve a special mention for their simple on screen presence. Srabanti Chatterjee as Sohag makes us feel scared for Amal and identify with her suffering, as every passing day she succumbs to cancer. Tanusree as Rijula is brilliant and the lust for money in her eyes and her desperate attempt to reach for the same is evidently believable.
To summarise, Buno haansh is a safe bet. Watch it if you are ready to explore some unexplored paradigms of Bengali cinema with Amal.
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