Vinci Da’ - a Stunning and Original Thriller by Subhash K
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B-10 | Friday, April 19, 2019 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com ‘Vinci Da’ - A Stunning And Original Thriller By Subhash K. Jha inest actors Ritwick Chakraborty Speaking of ‘incense’, it is and Rudranil Ghosh, is so fraught no coincidence that the word Film: “Vinci Da” (Bengali); with a feral acuity, we are often means anger and also those reli- Cast: Rudranil Ghosh, Ritwick left looking at situations and cir- gious sticks that one has to light Chakraborty, Anirban Bhat- cumstances that seem ripped off up to experience the heady fra- tacharya, Sohini Sarkar; Direc- newspaper headlines. grance. At the end we are are left tor: Srijit Mukherjee; Rating: As the serial killer Adi Bose, with only the fury and fragrance **** ½ (four and a half stars) representing what criminologist mingling in a union that is both Colin Wilson called ‘genius gone shocking and exhilarating. Two thoughts struck me si- the wrong way’ snares the good- “Vinci Da” is a remarkable multaneously as I watched Srijit hearted idealistic make-up ar- work for the way it blurs the lines Mukherjee’s latest work open- tiste into a bizarre web of crime,of morality to show how easily mouthed and stunned: this is the Mukherjee straddles the worlds a clever man can jump from the most original thriller I’ve seen in of terror and tenderness without right side to the wrong. And how Indian cinema, and that some of losing his grip over the narrative. weak can be manipulated by the the best work in Indian cinema is There are bouts of bestial bru- strong. It’s also remarkable for happening outside ‘Bollywood’. tality that reminded me of the showing the close relationship Interestingly, ‘Bollywood’ does sudden spurts of violence in between crime and art. come up for discussion in the Mukherjee’s “Rajkahini”. Then It is no coincidence that the course of this vastly intriguing there is the tender passion be- young Adi Bose (played by Rid- thriller when the make-up artiste, Srijit Mukherjee who makes two astating twists and turns. But the tween the make-up artiste and his dhi Sen) batters his father to death pet-named Vinci Da for his afini- ilms a year. This time Mukherjee one thing that can be said safely is speech-challenged beloved Jaya minutes before he turns 18. “Vin- ty to the art of Leonardo da Vinci, is on slippery ground negotiating we have never seen anything like (Sohini Sarkar). Their scenes -to ci Da” breaks every glass ceiling comments on budgets for Bolly- across an arching lumbering can- this before. The interactive drama gether are suffused with the in- that the ‘thriller’ genre in India wood cinema being unaffordable vas that at once secretes a devious about a serial killer who has the cense of an innocent attraction. has ever encountered and savours in Bangla cinema. thriller and a stirring morality tale. mind of a brilliant lawyer, and a It is a sight to behold when the the shards as they penetrate the And yet Vinci Da survives, and It’s hard to say anything about the make-up artiste, played with vis- narrative fuses the brutal violence core of of crime and atonement. he is brilliant at his work, just like plot without giving away the dev- ceral force by two of the country’s with the tender innocence. ‘Tashkent...’ - Eyeopener For Prashantt Soni Razdan Flayed For ‘Fake News’ Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Ac- are produced by fear, like the MUMBAI: Actress Soni Raz- tor Prashantt Guptha, who fea- way presently Sonia Gandhi and dan is facing criticism from ne- tures in political thriller “The Rahul Gandhi are opposing the tizens after she tweeted about Tashkent Files”, says that before reality where a person who used Junaid Khan who was stabbed to doing the ilm he did not know to sell tea, became a Prime Min- death on a train near Ballabhgarh much about the mysterious death ister and is unravelling the scams in Haryana in June 2017. Social of then Prime Minister Lal Baha- of their party... “My character is media users alleged that she was dur Shastri in 1966. also opposing the investigation “creating fake news”. Asked how much did he know fearing it will harm the image of She posted an image of the de- about Shastri, Prashantt told the political party that he repre- ceased with a caption: “I am Jun- IANS: “Considering the fact that sents.” aid Khan, Muslim boy, age 15. I I have been brought up in the US “The Tashkent Files” features was killed by a mob on a train for court while granting bail to one and studied there, I did not know iconic actors like Naseerud- being a Muslim. Remember me of the accused in the case said the much about Indian politicians, din Shah, Mithun Chakraborty, when you vote.” ight was over seat and nothing apart from Jawaharlal Nehru, Ma- Shweta Basu Prasad, Pallavi Netizens reacted sharply to her related to selectively targeting hatma Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, Agnihotri, Prashantt has played Joshi and Pankaj Tripathi. post, with several of them posting Junaid on basis of his religion”. as any regular fellow who has a young politician who strongly During the course of shooting messages about Hindus killed in Another person posted: “She studied in the US. But of course,opposes the idea of reopening the the ilm, Prashantt had quite a various parts of the country. One is trying to create communal ten- it was an eye-opener for me to investigation of Shastri’s death. few interactions with veteran ac- tweeter said she was “creating a sion in the country”. “Junaid was know the story of Shastriji.” The actor said: “All the reac- tor Mithun and Mithun praised fake news” and pointed out that killed in a quarrel over seat (in In the ilm, helmed by Vivek tions of my character in the ilm his performance. “the Punjab and Haryana High train), not for his religion.” With powerful Whisper Quiet motor, TruSteam e ortlessly cleans the ✔ A unique Whisper-Quiet motor paired with larger fan hood interior by spraying 130C high-temperature steam onto the blades and high-capacity housing design o er optimal performance, high at 1000cfm fan blades and interior housing followed by a hot water rinse. 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