Mirza: Part 1 - Joker

MIRZA which was the most hyped and awaited movie of the year 2024 in Bengali Cinema, disappoints majorly in its other departments apart from the technical excellence and performances of both Ankush and Koushik Ganguly. In real terms, Ankush is the only person in the entire film who is able to generate applause in the theater through his well conceived portrayal of a Gangster but he failed to match laughter scene with his weak comic touch. There are a lot of flaws in the movie, but I didn't expect much from a Bengali massala movie so it was rather OK. The Duration is too long, 2: 45 minutes is huge you start feeling bored, next the acting of the lead actor Ankush as well as others were more like a joke, it was pretty much OK but his role doesn't give a lot of emotions. The writers couldn't decide whether it's nonsense entertainment movie or a dark action thriller,and the result is mix.

Now coming to the discouraging points of the movie, first of all it was a pretty bad idea of its producers or the company to make such a big movie with a huge budget on an already known story almost copy from a well known Bollywood hit. Secondly, right from the first scene itself, debutant directors give too much emphasis on his disgusting shot taking, camera angles, frames, slow motions, action and overall look of the project in order to make it a breakthrough film. And in this process he gives minimum attention to the other comparatively more important aspects of the film resulting in a big mistake. For instance, he perfectly makes sure that his characters look good on the screen but fails to generate any kind of chemistry in the fellow characters. It was strange to see that there is no interest to develop a proper story. Actually there is nothing to tell.

The next point is regarding the use of "A Deliberately Added" comedy track in the film which has no connection with the plot or story progression of the script from any angle. Fourthly the film progresses in a very slow manner which makes the viewer uneasy post intermission. In other words, since the viewer already knows what is going to happen next, so everything should have been shown in a fast and entertaining manner in order to keep everyone hooked on to the screen. But with a lazy kind of screenplay, its quite a lengthy film which required severe editing of scenes and less slow motions taking much time.

The music is another major disappointment in the film as we all expected much more from the team of Aneek Dhar and Ishaan Mitra. Evidently they have earlier given us much better and enjoyable tracks in their individual solo albums than the songs featuring in the soundtrack of MIRZA. Truly speaking I really couldn't enjoy any other track in the entire film. Also the background score has been used aggressively, even in the places where it was not required.

Looking at the sorry state of the Bengali commercial scene and taking the scarcity of mainstream cinema into consideration, 'Mirza' does come across as a devoted attempt, a naive effort to bring the masses back into the theater.

However, mass entertainers need more than ambition; they mandate proper vision, mass sensibility, and, above all, an effective script to aid in their cause.

"Mirza" regrettably lacked in all these aspects.

The biggest blunder they did was to reveal every twist and turn in the trailer, thereby diminishing all plausible scopes to blow audiences' minds and grab onto their attention. It indisputably had the style and the swag but faltered heavily on character backstories and emotions.

A superbly shot ganglord film written & well-directed by #SumeetGoradia & #SaahilGoradia, perfectly-knit story & screenplay by #ArnabBhaumik, a superb and successful Production by #AnkushHazra, #AbirGupta & #ArkadebUkil. The overall looks of the cast is amazing, along with the incredible performances of Dancing Superstar Ankush Hazra, #OindrilaSen, auteur #KaushikGanguly, #RishiKaushik, #PriyaMondal, #ShoaibKabeer, #ShantilalMukherjee, #SankarDebnath, #SumitGanguly ( cameo ), #KunalBhandari, #RatanSarkhel, #RajatGanguly, #BiswaroopBiswas and the adorable #RyanGuhaNeogi along with others.

Cinematography by the wizard #AnimeshGhorui is superb with sharp editing by #SanglapBhaumik, but it could have been 15 mins crisper. Music by #IshanMitra & #AneekDhar is superb and worth-humming.

With lots of Twists and Turns and an interesting cameo epilogue ( will not give any spoilers ), Production company #AnkushHazraMotionPictures & distributor #PVRInoxPictures will surely incur huge profit, because this film is technically very well-made, stylish and honestly shot. The efforts invested are visible. Kudos!👍🏻 A Must-Watch Commercial Film not to be missed 👍🏻🍫

My Rating --- 8/10.

Movie- Mirza

Well, there are gangsters in the city of Kolkata who eat biryani and say the Arabic meaning of their name to the deceased? They can kill people for their own needs, can it be called serial killing? Are they look like Shahrukh Khan from 'Raees'? Did you notice why all the gangsters belongs to Muslim community? Is it not a partiality? Ok, I consider all these things. When the movie begins with the iftar scene & after some days Holi comes, it shocked me a lot. WT* ...

The story is nothing but an orphan Mirza, who is a card player raised by a police officer, grows up & later joins the gang of drug racket to avenge the injustice done to his foster father. I think you can understand the most typical revenge template. In the meantime there is a suspicious fisher woman Muskan pretends to fall in love with Mirza. On the other side an ruthless NCB officer Kaustav is trying to catch the gang lord Sultan & his son Azhar. Mirza join hands with Sultan & gains their trust. When all arrangement are set to catch Mirza, it ends up with his betrayal for his own gang. Moreover it also revealed that Muskan is non other than an undercover cop. But before police can catch Sultan, Mirza finished him. When Kaustav arrests him he was ordered to free him without any logic. Actually there is no base of double game technique of Mirza.

According to an honest spectator, I feel very bored on the script. From the beginning, the movie is just cheesy with no honest attempt to tell a solid story. I can't go with the detailing because it may cause the spoiler, but it is the fact that every scene is so clumsy that one stumbles from one scene to the next. The most annoying thing is the dialogue of the movie. Children are talking so much nonsense that it is impossible to connect, the cops are so dumbed down in the vital moment that it's like watching a children's cartoon. As a newbie, the director's attempts fail because of such cheap screenplays. And for the whole two and a half hours, the same loud atmosphere rings so many times that the ears get stuck. Among the two songs, the love track 'Ghalib' alone is not bad to listen to but does not add any impact to the movie. Mirza's title song itself not a genuine one, also it can't provides new flavour in the movie. The first 15 minutes felt so irritating that I felt like passing out immediately. I was only there to see the cameo part. When I finally saw it, I realized that this was the worst part. Probably the makers are not movie buff, they only believe in gimik not in good filmmaking.

"Mirza," helmed by debutant directors Sumit-Sahil, unfolds like a sluggish marathon, stretching over 2 hours and 45 minutes. The pacing feels akin to a slow-motion reel, with the screenplay emerging as the chief antagonist, sabotaging the entire cinematic experience. The storyline appears dated, reminiscent of Bollywood tropes from the '90s. Despite Ankush's earnest attempts to exude charisma in every frame, his efforts fall flat, often overshadowed by inexplicable smoke effects. Kaushik Ganguly's portrayal of the main antagonist, Sultan, stands out amidst the mediocrity. However, the cameos fail to leave an impact. The musical score fails to elevate the viewing experience, residing in the realm of below-average. Ankush's valiant efforts are squandered by subpar writing and direction, leaving audiences yearning for more substance and coherence.