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The Tale of the Lone Traveller: Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and Sanlap Kolkata; An article written by Nilanjann Nandy.

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 18:59
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As I was reading his plays, I mean the paperback publications of his myriad thoughts, put on paper, having been acted out in numerous stages around this country and continent, I was wondering what if this man is not actually writing, in the true sense of the meaning of putting pen to paper, but simply puts his unique thoughts and arranges it in such a pattern that takes the form of “Ghare Phera”/ “Shudrayan”/ “Haye Raam” or Sanlap Kolkata’s latest “Niraasroy”, which mesmerizes with it’s veil like quality underneath which runs the ‘dark rivers of the heart’, which empties into an ocean of conscious understanding...which comes to one only after a thorough travel, a trek through the serpentine by lanes of the human mind...reading every subtle nuance and the whole range of colours which explodes in the deep recesses of our minds when we come face to face with ourselves through the characters in the drama that he portrays and which touches us with a fantastic vibrancy of warm flesh and blood?
 What if, the material that he explains as his script is nothing but the ‘whole result of his life-long search’? What if Kuntal Mukhopadhyay, the PhD holder in specifics of theatre, who is also the ‘main-spring’ of the “Sanlap Kolkata watch”, a professor, educationist, drama director, actor and a playwright is actually not a plain creative person, but a wanderer, a traveler, an explorer?

"Special 26" Film Review: A very Special film by Neeraj Pandey!

Fri, 02/08/2013 - 14:48

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A  couple of years ago a movie released with an interesting name - "A Wednesday" only to be lapped up by critics and movie-goers alike for it's perfect timing, sleek editing, a punchy-story line and dynamite performances by Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah! The film was directed by Neeraj Pandey who at once appeared on my best-new directors list along with three other dynamic directors - namely, Abhishek Chaubey (Ishqiya), Anurag Kashyap (Black Friday) and Sreeram Raghavan (Ek Hasina Thi & Johnny Gaddar fame)! I was waiting for "Special Chhabbis" to release and quite surprisingly I made it to the theaters on the very first day, that is today, the 08th of February, 2013. Hands down,I can say that "Special Chhabbis" is a wonderful movie with a wonderful ending, and what with the 'twists' and 'blind alleys' in the script...that adds to a lot of fun once you watch this flick...you'll understand! A movie that's packed with witty yet meaningful dialogues, superb performances by Akhsay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Rajesh Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, Divya Dutt, Vipin Sharma,Kishore Kadam, Kajal Aggarwal and above all Manoj Bajpayee as Waseem Khan, CBI Inspector.

This movie tells us the story of  a group of four con-men based on true incidents...

The SITAR slilently weeps...!! Ravi Shankar Expires!

Wed, 12/12/2012 - 11:27

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At 6 a.m. (IST), the God of Sitar, the uncrowned King, the Thespian of meaningful Music - Pandit Ravi Shankar, the Maestro expired in a hospital near his home in Southern California. He was 92.

According to his family's statement, Ravi Shankar had suffered from upper respiratory and heart ailments in the last year and underwent heart-valve replacement surgery last Thursday.

"TALAASH" grips you by the throat, and will not let you go! A very Dark Tale! (WBRi Movie Review)

Sun, 12/02/2012 - 16:04

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Aamir Khan's new film is "Talaash" (Laash...pun intended of course!), and I feel I need to introduce this particular film in my blog review by pointing out that there is really no definition of "talaash" or "dark Fantasy" - I mean the kind of genre this film belongs to...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, dark fantasy is always in the mind of the viewer, which I expect that you'll agree!!!

This Aamir Khan flick along with the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor and the delicately beautiful Rani Mukherji is like a "whirlpool"...it catches you by the throat and draws you in...deep underwater...where you never seem to find the abyss... interested in more??? Then click on the "Title Link" and enter the world of darkness where every shadow seems to have a story of it's own to tell... Will you listen???


Different BOND, distant attitude, but possibly the BEST in a long time - "SKYFALL"! (Movie Review)

Sat, 11/03/2012 - 14:59

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Though very, very different from all the past 007 flicks, this 23rd Bond picture is possibly the best, challenged only by the 2006 Craig version of "Casino Royale", which was at last able to draw on the text of Ian Fleming's first and best novel.

It has two of the same writers who worked on "Casino Royale" and the last Bond picture, the disappointingly and excessively agitated "Quantum of Solace", and although they've invented their scenario, it is true to Fleming and the series while making interesting additions. I loved and hated "Skyfall" both at the same time, though I'd prefer to stick with it and probably will see it once again, only because the "LIKE" quotient is greater here! Directed by "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes, this is one Fire-Cracker to watch!!!

A movie review by Nilanjann N.


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