Golpo Holeo Shotti

🎬 "Golpo Holeo Shotti" (2014) - A Twisted Tale of Horror and Deceit Birsa Dasgupta's 'Golpo Holeo Shotti' (A Story, But True) is a 2014 Bengali horror-thriller that serves as an official remake of the acclaimed Tamil film 'Pizza' (2012). The film revolves around Rudra (Soham Chakraborty), a skeptical pizza delivery man, and his pregnant aspiring horror novelist girlfriend, Anuradha (Mimi Chakraborty).

The story takes a terrifying turn when Rudra is sent to an apparently haunted house for a delivery, leading to a series of supernatural and frightening events that challenge his disbelief in the paranormal. The first half successfully builds an atmosphere of tension and mystery, drawing the audience into the protagonist's growing dread.

Soham Chakraborty's performance as the delivery man caught in a terrifying situation is a key highlight, effectively portraying the shift from a practical man to one gripped by fear. Mimi Chakraborty also delivers a strong performance in her limited, yet crucial, role. The film benefits from Indraadip Dasgupta's engaging music and excellent cinematography that enhances the spooky mood.

However, the film, much like its original, relies heavily on a major plot twist in its climax. While this twist is intended to justify the film's title and bring the narrative full circle, some viewers might find the sudden shift in genre and the convoluted nature of the reveal less satisfying or even frustrating. Despite the polarizing ending, 'Golpo Holeo Shotti' is a decent attempt at a supernatural thriller, particularly engaging for horror enthusiasts for its suspenseful build-up and the performances of its lead pair.

first of all i would like to say that this is my first review for IMDb.COM,,i have rated movies in the past but never wrote a review .i saw an evening screening of this movie last day,and ever since wanted to share my feelings about the movie.one more reason is i wanted to thank the director (birsa dasgupta) for not screwing up the remake of one of my favorite Tamil movie(pizza). so the story starts with rudra (soham) a pizza delivery boy at a local pizza joint and anu (mimi) his wannabe story writer girlfriend who live together happily till a new challenge turns their life which eventually leads to what happens in the movie.the start is fantastic,giving enough time to show the romance between the lead characters,and the build up to the suspense that we watch later and the ending is really the coolest.the acting is where most remakes fail, which makes it feel a caricature of the original,but over here scores the highest point in the movie. mimi is simply fantastic as the eccentric budding writer girlfriend. soham is equally good if not better than vijay sethputhy in the original,JUST LIKE THE ENTIRE MOVIE equally as good if not better than the original.the supporting cast is also quite good,rajatava deserves special mention in this.the other points where the movie scores are the paced editing,photography,which at times are much better than the southern counterpart and also the music.the movie never gives a sec to yawn or look away as most Indian horror /thriller movies do.the director and the story exactly knows where the movie is going rather than typically wasting time on romance and unnecessary song and dance like most do.this one also has few songs which were beautifully shot but once you are into getting scared there is no getting back. all in all lets just say its the scariest Bengali movie i have seen so far ,which delves into people's psychology and superstition,on which the entire plot relies on.so thank you for the effort to the whole team.i would rate this 8/10 .