Well as a Bengali myself, I don't watch much Bengali movies. And trust me I feel guilty sometimes. As there are countless interesting films coming up every week here regionally. But this is not one of those. Certainly not. It's more of a Typically bengali flavoured dish presented with a Polished modern day touch.
Mystery thrillers are a trend in Bengali culture for so many decades now. There are numerous films based upon the same genre. Yet it never gets outdated nor boring. If done properly though. Here it's a mix bag. Let me elaborate.
I liked the most of its presentation a mystery, treasure hunt movie. But there are some obvious flaws too. Apparently Typical bengali movies comes with this Cliched touches in them. Usually they don't bother much all the time as it profoundly represents our culture and traditional beliefs too. Sometimes it gets too much to handle. And that's a thin line. This one crosses that line on few occasions and That did bother me. Especially with some lesser important characters.
The cinematography & the background score was the highlight of this movie. With some good chemistry working between the lead protagonists. Others have done pretty decent jobs too on their parts as well. There's a twist in the end that got me by surprise to be honest. I didn't see it coming at all. For the historical lessons, I seriously don't know much about the authenticities nor do I care much.
The VFX team has surely done some impressive work on the architectural details.
It indeed delivers just fine on what it promised on the front, so not much complaints with that. But with the bigger possibility in hands of becoming a memorable addition in the genre. it's certainly a missed opportunity.
