Nirbaak is a medley of four tales of silent love, involving one woman (Sushmita), three men (Anjan, Jishu and Ritwick), a tree and a dog.Nirbaak is a medley of four tales of silent love, involving one woman (Sushmita), three men (Anjan, Jishu and Ritwick), a tree and a dog.Nirbaak is a medley of four tales of silent love, involving one woman (Sushmita), three men (Anjan, Jishu and Ritwick), a tree and a dog.
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Nirbaak tells stories of characters that demand a lot of empathy from the audience... The characters and their situations are quite offbeat and will require a deep of understanding about human nature.
However this was a very strong opportunity which misses the bull's eye. For example, the last part where the morgue guard falls in love with a corpse could have had a better... more subtle ending...
In many scenes it wasn't necessary to spoon feed the audience... Those who didn't understand the thought behind this film are hating it anyway... So why not go full throttle with metaphors? I just wish the director hadn't thought whether the audience will be able to understand and had went on passionately with the abstractness of his craft...
However this was a very strong opportunity which misses the bull's eye. For example, the last part where the morgue guard falls in love with a corpse could have had a better... more subtle ending...
In many scenes it wasn't necessary to spoon feed the audience... Those who didn't understand the thought behind this film are hating it anyway... So why not go full throttle with metaphors? I just wish the director hadn't thought whether the audience will be able to understand and had went on passionately with the abstractness of his craft...
One of the finest executions Srijit Mukherji has ever pulled off! The irony is though that Nirbaak ('Speechless' in English Translation) had me at a loss for words. For the unaware, It is a love story, but what makes this specific story stand out from the conventional ones is its phenomenal exhibition of eccentricities in the most gentle way possible.
There are four anecdotes in total, with each one of them having its own set of idiosyncrasy. The first story through a self-obsessing person promotes the notion of "Love Yourself", or should I rather say it takes that idea to newer altitudes. Whereas, In the second one, the writer with much conviction conveys a Tree's inexplicable feeling & affection towards a human being.
Then comes this story of a Female canine who's possessive of her Male owner, so much so that she cannot tolerate another woman's presence in the same house where she and her owner lives. And finally, in the concluding segment, we got ourselves a minor dosage of Necrophilia, through the moist eyes of a Diener (morgue worker) who seems to fantasize over a corpse of a woman who just came in.
If you've come this far into my review, you must be wondering, "What the heck is this film?"; well, let me tell you I had the same set of thoughts before tuning in. However, that skepticism didn't last long as I got lost in its innate storytelling from the very first shot. One of the most bizarre yet elegant pieces of art I have ever laid my eyes on.
There are four anecdotes in total, with each one of them having its own set of idiosyncrasy. The first story through a self-obsessing person promotes the notion of "Love Yourself", or should I rather say it takes that idea to newer altitudes. Whereas, In the second one, the writer with much conviction conveys a Tree's inexplicable feeling & affection towards a human being.
Then comes this story of a Female canine who's possessive of her Male owner, so much so that she cannot tolerate another woman's presence in the same house where she and her owner lives. And finally, in the concluding segment, we got ourselves a minor dosage of Necrophilia, through the moist eyes of a Diener (morgue worker) who seems to fantasize over a corpse of a woman who just came in.
If you've come this far into my review, you must be wondering, "What the heck is this film?"; well, let me tell you I had the same set of thoughts before tuning in. However, that skepticism didn't last long as I got lost in its innate storytelling from the very first shot. One of the most bizarre yet elegant pieces of art I have ever laid my eyes on.
Love that cannot speak, speaks the loudest in its speechlessness- and so to summarize the film in these words, and yet it would be a gross formulaic understanding of what it offers. The complexity of relationships are not just abounded within some emotions; it is also the inter-relation among other characters, a veritable saga of love, self indulgence, hatred and obsession that push forth (or regresses?) the destiny of each characters. The film revolves around the story of four people (Samson. Rahul, Mritunjaya and an unnamed woman played by Sushmita Sen) and three speechless entities (dog, a tree and a dead person); their stories weaved through clever interconnections, offering different and personal perspective to their story. Also, it is the woman in the story who becomes the pivotal connector to all other destinies (including that of her herself). The first story is of a narcissist (Samson), who in his utter loneliness and with the death of his wife is trying to pull himself out of his excessive self indulgence by reading personality development books. The second story is of a woman, who is not ready to leave her city, for it is in here she finds her inner solace. Later, her love is reciprocated by a tree which showers bounties upon her as she sits under the shade of it. The third story is that of a couple ( Rahul and the same woman) who have moved to a new apartment, is met by the man's sulky and jealous dog, who develops a disliking for the woman. The last story of a morgue technician ( Mritunjaya) who gets obsessed with one of the recent corpses under his watch. Each story moves in a circle, and ends with a neat closure, and begins again, like the rondure movement of the cycle of birth and death.
The film is a very insightful and ingenious take on the nature of love, and demonstrates that love is not only the property of those who can speak.
An extraordinary tale of four entities.international level concept being used to portray love .Love can be detrimental, can be soothing, can be conditional, can be fluke .A sense of separation is used to depicts nihilism .We failed as an audience. The old Srijit Mukherjee was a true auteur.
What a beautiful film! I don't know why it has such low reputation. It's not that deep or anything. Anybody who pays attention to cinema can get it. It's also visually a treat to the eyes. I enjoyed Anjan Dutta's acting and Sushmita Sen, oh god! She was like a goddes in here!
Bravo Srijit!
Bravo Srijit!
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- TriviaThis flim was dedicated to Father of Suralism Salvador Dali.
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