Cast: Ankush Hazra, Oindrila Sen, Sohag Sen, Sohini Sengupta, Ipshita Mukherjee, Debraj Bhattacharya, Kaushik Chakraborty Directed by: Su...
Cast: Ankush Hazra, Oindrila Sen, Sohag Sen, Sohini Sengupta, Ipshita
Mukherjee, Debraj Bhattacharya, Kaushik Chakraborty
Directed by: Sumeet- Saahil
Ankush teams up with the director duo Sumeet- Saahil after Mirza. While
Mirza was an actioner from the word go, NCBJ which shares the title named after
the superhit Kishore Kumar song from the 1981 Uttam Kumar hit ‘Ogo Badhu
Sundari’ is aimed at being a fantasy-cum-social comedy but somehow the
film goes overboard with loud acting and absurd developments and a weak climax.
The film borrows from the Mel Gibson’s hit ‘What Women Want’ (2000), tries to
adapts it into a local flavour by Sreejib but fails in the process in trying to
induce forced humour.
The film starts with the narrator Prosenjit Chatterjee tracing the life
of Jagatdata / Jhontu (Ankush) who right from his birth is being bullied or
looked down upon by women of all shapes and sizes starting from his
grandmother. Jhontu, who is an event planner is secretly in love with his
tenant Aankhi (Oindrila) who detests him. He tries to also balance his home
issues and securities but is unable to do so. One day he rants his
frustrations out to Lord Shiva when Goddess Kali comes and slaps him. He wakes up
to hearing everything a woman is thinking - he takes advantage of that. What
follows forms the crux of the story with multiple flashbacks.
Ankush tries hard to act but with one expression and a weak voice fails
to evoke any laughter or emotion. Oindrila looks good and performs slightly
better. Sohag Sen as Ankush’s grandmother goes overboard.. Sohini Sengupta as
Ankush’s mother is likeable. Ipshita Mukherjee as Ankush’s sister is passable.
Debraj Bhattacharya as Jhontu’s best friend is natural whereas Kaushik
Chakraborty the wicked councillor Pandey tries to imitate the great Utpal
Dutt’s mannerisms with disastrous results.
Silajit Majumdar’s song ‘Danda Tudung Tudung’ is quite likeable and
peppy. He is credited in a ‘Special Rocking Appearance’. The SD Burman song
‘Shono Go Dokhino Hawa’ is recreated and appears in the end credits with a
visually stunning cinematography.
The film tries hard to acknowledge a women’s worth and the quiet
contributions they make in a society but somehow it’s doesn’t click. Just watch
the film and forget about it as nothing stays with you after the film is over.
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