Saturday, August 27, 2016

Shaheb Bibi Golaam

Suppressing all her desires Jaya, a house wife, lives a life of a puppet focusing on bringing up their daughter as her husband & mother in law pull the strings, till she finds out her husband's extramarital affair. That becomes the point of inflection for her. The transformation from Jaya to Sukhatara can be liberation or an escape. Jimmy, an ex-cop turned contract Killer has lost his wife, while being on the line of duty is waiting to find a reason to add meaning to his life. His transformation from cop to contract killer is an escape from reality. Javed , a taxi driver falls in love with a girl from upper class and waiting to be united . For him also probably falling in love with a girl from a higher class is an attempt to escape from a reality. All three are so different yet united by their longing for love and their attempt to escape from themselves, to find solace in a world away from their “real" world. And then a brutal incident brings them together.




 #Shahebbibigolaam is so much beyond being just a thriller. Its a film that talks about emancipation of heart, it somewhere smartly presents a slice of our life , it is about love & longing -it in fact is a beautifully woven love story presented in the guise of a thriller. Ritwick and Parno are brilliant as Jabed and Rumi . Pratim manages to beautifully weave the screen play to keep it tight and moving. Anupam Roy's music is heart touching. The background score helps in building tension. Editing is crisp and smart cinematography captures Kolkata beautifully. At two hours Shaheb Bibi Golaam is an entertaining thriller that will keep you on edge of the seat as you discover the metamorphosis of its protagonists.