Mera Kuch Samaan

I watched this teleplay primarily because of the brilliant Tanishtha Chatterjee's singular presence. Apart from the multiple times this brilliant performer has embodied rural characters with utmost sincerity, this was a showcase for her to be situated within an urban, middle class, modern-day ethos without stereotypes or judgements. That's something that was sorely missing from many of her decidedly complex portrayals. Singularly, this gave her the freedom to settle into the emotional cadences of individuality that expressed itself romantically, domestically and with as much human nuances.

Her scenes with Joy Sengupta were full of clarity and moments of tenderness- beginning with the complexity of illicit bonds, her arc with him carried itself to the point where guilt, friendship, intellectual compatibility all clashed with a personal outlook towards life.

Kudos to her. In the way she simultaneously handled a middle aged maturity and hankering for romantic profusion here without fully reconciling with either, she reminded me of Smita Patil while being her own usual competent self.