Many comments and gossips were in the air before the release of the latest Bengali film Fakebook. Now, that the film has finally hit the theatres around, the result is in front of everyone. Life Breezy has to accept the film is a big win for the freshers in the Bengali film industry. Yes! In the rig moral of the real and virtual, it’s the fresh blood that wins the race.
New Bengali film Fakebook directed by debutant director Sanjay Bardhan. Gourab Chakraborty, Ridhima Ghosh, Tanaji Dasgupta and Indrasish Roy play the lead roles in the film. Life Breezy gives the film a four star rating. To find out why read more…
In the nineties or a decade earlier people had two types of perceptions about Bengali films. The first perception was that the Bengali films were made keeping in mind the huge volume of the Bengali audience whereas the second perception was that these films were made keeping in mind the entertainment elements of the mass audience. However, we need to accept that both these conceptions have worked out well and was a successful formula for the movie makers. Now, toddling forward with time, those of you who have fair amount of idea about the international films would love to watch a movie that has to offer a unique flare – a flare different from the regular chores of movies. That is, watching a movie that doesn’t have the rough loud music bands hurting the ear drums and fanatic action scenes throughout the movie at the end of the day.
However, trends are changing with time and together with it the interest of the end audience changing as well. Filmmakers are doing their job professionally in a more professional way. The best examples of this are the movies like ‘Autograph.’ Another film to add in this queue is the latest release Fakebook.
The target audience of the movie is different from the other movies because it relates mostly to those who spend their time in the virtual world. The film depicts a love story in the virtual world. The story begins with a simple boy in Kolkata who has average looks. Unlike his other friends, his life seems too boring and lonely because he has never got the opportunity to fall in love with any girl. His friends suggest him that he should try his luck in the virtual world. Finally, he succeeds in his effort and finds the special girl of his life. The girl belongs to Delhi and invites him to meet her once. Since the boy doesn’t have money to pay the ticket fare to Delhi, he covers the journey in his bicycle to meet her. Here, he is taken by surprise to see a man whom the girl once introduced to him in the virtual world as his brother. The boy now discovers the girl lied to him as he falls in a trap. In fact, the man is her lover and he takes out his vengeance by physically assaulting the boy. Sadly the boy returns home with a heavy heart. However, this is not the end of the movie and narrating anything beyond this point would spoil charm of viewing the movie in the real time. To find out what happens next make sure to watch the movie in the nearby theatre.
Although this is the first film of director Sanjay Bardhan, but he has given a genuine professional look to his work. He delivers a strong message to the society as he tried to portray the problem of this young generation in a comical bend. Indeed, sometimes the youngsters of this generation fail miserable to differentiate between real and fake whether it’s the real or virtual world. Finally, the future of the Bengali movie industry looks brighter because the young actors are delivering the good with their simple and easy acting calibre. The two main characters played by Gourab Chakraborty and Ridhima Ghosh is down to the earth and appreciable. Besides, Indrasish playing the character of Ridhima’s lover and Tanaji playing the character of Gaurab’s friend appear confident. Overall, the movie is drawing another important line of success for the industry.