Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Dev Adhikari, Shakuntala Barua, Anumegha Kahali, Kharaj Mukherjee, Aparajita Auddy. Special Friendly Appearances...
Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Dev Adhikari, Shakuntala Barua, Anumegha
Kahali, Kharaj Mukherjee, Aparajita Auddy. Special Friendly Appearances:
Anirban Chakrabarti, Paran Bandopadhyay, Idhika Paul. Introducing: Jyotimoyee
Kundu
Directed by: Avijit Senn
Music: Jeet Ganguli
Director Avijit Sen brings back the hit father- son combo of Mithun
Chakraborty and Dev from his 2022 hit Projapati. This is also a sentimental
father-son drama, with Bengali family values and roots and also has
father-daughter story going along parallely. The film is definitely emotional
to the core and all kudos to both Mithun & Dev for giving emotionally
charged performances. However, unlike the first part, Projapati 2 has more of
Dev and a little less of Mithun.
Joy (Dev), a professional chef living in London is a single father
to a little 8 year old Minmin (a brilliant Anumegha Kahali). He leaves no stone
unturned to raise his little daughter. He is in London for the last 5 years as
his father Gaur Chakraborty (Mithun) who runs a traditional hotel in Kolkata
wants his son to become chef and own a restaurant in London. Also he wants Joy
to get married again and settle down. During Puja holidays, Joy decides to come
down to Kolkata and wants to take his parents along with him to London. What
follows next is the rest of the story.
Mithun Chakraborty is the anchor of this film. He is wonderful in
showcasing his restraint, silence and comic flair. Dev Adhikari has improved
and shows maturity as an actor. Little Anumegha Kahali is the scene stealer
matching upto seasoned actors. Good to see Shakuntala Barua (after a long time)
as Mithun’s wife. Kharaj Mukherjee and Aparajita Auddy as the brother-in-law
and sister of Dev are lovable. Paran Bandopadhyay is adorable as always.
Anirban Chakrabarti as Jhantu leaves a huge mark.
Another plus is the music by Jeet Ganguli with an outstanding vocal by
Nachiketa - Aaj Theme Jaak. Kumar Sanu’s Maa esche is the other one which
deserves a mention.
The film moves from London to Kolkata but the essence is very much
Bengali. It’s basically a father- son story hence the father-daughter story is
gets diluted. The love angle between Dev & Idhika is shown through a song
and even the Dev -Jyotirmoy’s romance if at all are both under-cooked.
The film remains a good watch because of the performances but story wise
it treads on familiar path.
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