Ajana Batash Bengali Movie

Feature Film | 2015
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Ajana Batas is a half-baked poetry. Rather an attempt to write poetry using the cinematic language.
Mar 30, 2015 By Anurima Das


Rhythm, tunes, rhyme and of course words that are harmonious make for a poetic experience. This experience can be an outtake of a story, photograph, film or even a play. To put it wisely poetic experience is universal and not strictly held within a few lines of poetry. All these are basic understanding that unfortunately director late Anjan Das failed to realise while narrating Joy Goswami on screen in Ajana Batas.


A woman named Deepa (Paoli Dam) can hear her inner voice but is unable to convey the same to people around her. She feels her words gets swayed away somewhere afar without informing her and no one can hear her depths of words. And as conventional as can get, Deepa is a copywriter by profession.


Deepa hails from Ranaghat and has a boyfriend and a job that keeps her in the city 5 days a week. Her uncle, whom she fondly calls Kakamoni is her inspiration and both of them find their world in each other. She also says at various times that she is as lonely as her Kakamoni. Emotions are a scarcity in the film and do not evoke the charm that you would expect.


Paoli does not laugh, only wears sarees, always looks gloomy and is even colder with her boyfriend (Vikram Chatterjee). She looks extremely lifeless and behaves like a zombie all through Ajana Batas. How does all these justify a poetic stance. The director has beautifully wasted strong actors like Paoli Dam, Kaushik Sen & Shankar Chakraborty.


To put it as a word of caution, Ajana Batas is a half-baked poetry. Rather an attempt to write poetry using the cinematic language. Unfortunately the attempt is a failed one. Do watch only if you want to pay some tribute to the late director.

Anurima Das

   

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