Oct 19, 20223 min read

Bob Biswas: Can Give it a Try Once only for Abhishek Bachchan!!

Updated: Feb 26, 2023

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Project Details

Director: Diya Annapurna
Written By: Ghosh Sujoy
Produced By: Ghosh Gauri Khan, Sujoy Ghosh & Gaurav.V
Production Houses: Red Chillies Entertainment & Bound Script Production
Cinematography: Gairik Sarkar
Music/Songs: Vishal–Shekhar, Anupam Roy Clinton Cerejo & Bianca Gomes
Background Score: Clinton Cerejo & Bianca Gomes
Edited By: Yasha Ramchandani
Production Design: Rajesh Choudhary, Madhumita Sen & Ajay Sharma
Costumes: Jia Bhagia & Mallika Chauhan
Fights/Stunts: Alister Mazzotti & Paramjeet Singh
Sound Design: Anirban Sengupta
Run Time: 2 Hours & 11 Minutes
CBFC Rating: "U/A"

Direction & Story

This movie is a spin-off on a fictional character named Bob Biswas from Kahaani (2012). An amnesiac Bob has emerged from an eight-year coma, reunited with his wife Mary and two children, and is slowly coming to terms with the fact that he may not be a good man. What happens later needs to be seen in the film. Sujoy Ghosh's story is interesting and serves as a nice origin story of the iconic character from Kahaani [2012]. The screenplay though isn't as effective as it should be. There are some nice dramatic & emotional moments in the film but the flow never looks organic and there are several questions that are left unanswered. Diya Annapurna's direction is good. She has extracted good work from all the actors & succeeds very well in treating it just like her 2012 father's film, but she seems to have sacrificed the intrigue value of the plot at a few places. There is always a hurried feel in the narrative.

Lead Performances

Abhishek Bachchan comes out with flying colours in a complicated role as Bob Biswas. His body language, dialogue delivery & looks look perfect. He has minimal dialogues & he communicates with his eyes & silences, and it is something to watch out for in the film. He is the only reason one can sit throughout the run time. Chitrangda Singh shines as Bob's wife Mary and she lights up the scene whenever she enters the frame. Paran Bandopadhyay is outstanding as Kali Da. Samara Tijori leaves a fantastic mark as Mini Biswas. Vishwanath Chatterjee delivers a neat performance as Kharaj while Kaushik Raj Chakraborty is effective as Ustaad. Bhanu Uday Goswami, Rajatava Dutta, and Kunal Verma are decent in their roles. Amar Upadhyay is fine as Mary's boss while Purab Kohli is good in a cameo. The rest of the supporting cast are okay in their respective parts.

Detailed Analysis

The film starts off well with a dark theme and a drugs mafia angle to it. The initial scenes of Bob look flat and have nothing special. It is only when Bob kills his irritating neighbour that the film goes on a different level. The pre-interval bar scene maintains the interest. The interval is fine. Post-interval too the film has some good scenes and nice family emotions, but there is always an incompleteness in the narrative with the hurried & flat scenes which don't create an impact. A major problem is that a few bits are not explained, like how Bob lost his memory, the intentions of Jishu and Kharaj behind killing Bubai, Rahul, etc. Also, there is no attempt made to explain the motive behind these killings which shows the poor writing. The twists come in too late and too inconsequential to make any difference to the plot. Another biggest drawback is the weak antagonist roles in the film.

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