Samantaral

An excellent movie which has explored a topic which is considered shameful in many cultures. I hope it enlightens and educates people into becoming better humans, and not judge others just because they have a different way of thinking.

All the actors and actresses have done justice to their roles. The song at the start of initially made me feel it would be a wasted movie, but I was so wrong. Please do watch.

A brilliant movie which gave us a lesson that we should not hate people who have different taste. We should respect their feelings and should not try to suppress them.

Human physiology and human behaviour pettern are just simply handle in a practical way! Good one indeed.

An extraordinary movie coming out of the blue. The concept is so sophisticated in subcontinental society and considered as a taboo. Parambrata Chatterjee was brilliant in his role which was nothing new and expected as always. Others also did their job quite good especially Soumitra Chatterjee. Direction was brilliant. All and all it has to be a masterpiece in the history of Bengali cinema... Big thanks for efforts and much love

Not everyone we meet is like you and me. There are people in our society who are different, feel and live differently, their desires and needs are not what you and I can understand easily. Their lives therefore aren't distorted, but exist in parallel or in congruence to ours - accepting it will make their existence a bit easier.

Arko (Riddhi Sen) returns to his material grandfather's home for university studies after 12 long years. Having lost his parents to a accident at a very young age, he is not particularly attached to anyone and finds the home stifling. But here he rediscovers how his uncle Sujon (Parambrata) is held confined to his room on the terrace and isn't allowed to leave home, often labelled as mentally unstable by the rest of the household. Sujon comes across as helpless, troubled, often depressed and detached, yet artistic in his existence. His younger brother Kaushik wants him to be shifted to an asylum and subjects Sujon to physical persecution. Arko takes it upon himself, partnering with his girlfriend Titli (Surangana Banerjee) to alleviate Sujon of his alleged mental illness, consulting a psychiatrist for his treatment, much to the chagrin of some of the family. But it is for Arko to ready himself for dealing with the consequences, and the disturbing findings may change the world around him forever.

Parambrata is outstanding in the sensitive portrayal of Sujon, giving credibility to the character. Riddhi Sen is all talent and remotes the volatile Arko with poise. Soumitra Chatterjee, Kushal Chakraborty, Surangana Banerjee, Tanushree Chakraborty and Aparajita Adhya lend able support. Anindya Pulak Banerjee is typecast. The music by Indraadip Dasgupta is haunting.