Teenkahon

This movie revolves around relations not defined by society.As the name suggests three stories neatly told and evidence of inspiration from Masters of Bengali Cinema.. The first story..a story of innocence and love that demands possessiveness and manipulation and the magic of Black and white will tie you up. Second story is an excellent one room show between a husband and a lover of a same woman and the decision to bring forward the one responsible for her suicide.The story is superbly told with cinematography being excellent you will feel connected! Third one is my personal favorite with twists and turns and ....the lust and shadows of human manipulation!!! A must watch for those who understand movies...

Some films make you happy, some films make you sad and some just amaze you. Teenkahon is a film that I would name among my favorites. The film was riveting. This movie is very different because it has stories concerning not only the characters' love lives but their obsessions as well. It is exciting, creative and well worth a few hours of your time. This movie is filled with amazing actors and their performances. Bauddhayan has done a wonderful job with his debut direction. He has portrayed all these three stories with enough delicacy. One of the best things about this movie is that it's very much related to our own life. We all experience those magical moments that make us obsessed at some point in our life. All these three story lines develop methodically and beautifully. I was thrilled with the unexpected ending of this movie. All in all I would definitely recommend it. It's a must watch!!

Teenkahon consists of 3 stories Nabalok,Post Mortem and Telephone.Cinema as a craft is quite complicated as it involves numerous skill sets to produce the final product.According to me two things make or break a movie (1) the story telling and (2) balancing the numerous skill sets appropriately in the movie. Debutant director Bauddhayan Mukherjee showed his mastery in dealing with both these elements, making Teenkahon a modern day classic.The simplicity with which complex scenarios are presented is a rarity in today's Indian Cinema. Nabalok explores the mind of a child with respect to relationships with women in great depth but in a very polished manner.The director kept his patience with the camera to capture the mood of every scene.One can see the "Ray Influence" in Nabalok,but never at the cost of originality. Post Mortem my favorite of the three is just fascinating as it explores the contradictions within a person in very subtle and unique way using camera,situation and the actors.Popular Bengali actor Sabyasachi Chakrabarty has been unshackled from his typical self and this will remain one of his best or may be the best performance. In the last story Telephone which is incidentally written by the director himself is a typical mystery but presented in a very unique way keeping the audience attentive throughout. Rituporna Sengupta again showed that with a good director she can reach exceptional heights. Asish Vidyarthi who plays the role of a cop and husband to Rituporna combined his facial expressions with great physical acting.

The casting in Teenkahon has been excellent and specially the young boy in Nabalok will live with me for a long time.The only area where Teenkahon could have done better (anyway it is good) is the use of music.

Hoping to see more from Bauddhayan Mukherjee.....

Saw Three Obsessions (Teenkahon) at the Aravindan Puraskaram screening. I must say it was a very bad screening. Why would a prestigious award allow such bad screening? But I liked Three Obsessions. As a film buff, I must say it was very beautifully shot. Abhik Mukherjee is a master craftsman.He is brilliant. And as debut film this is quite remarkable. Ms. Beena in her citation read that "the filmmaker has exceptional command over the language of cinema." I agree with her. As a first time filmmaker Buddhayan Mukherjee has shown very good skills. The first story did remind me of Satyajit Ray but in a good way, the second one I thought could have been shorter but what a performance by the husband. The actor desrves prizes. The third one again was quite something. Asis Vidyarthi was superb in his role. And what an ending! Must watch.

It's hard to go wrong with the stellar cast that Bauddhayan has brought together for this film. It's a real pleasure watching Ashish Vidarthi, Rituparna, Joy Sengupta, Sabyasachi Chakrobarty and Dhritiman Chatterjee on screen. They do a fantastic job. Still, the best of the three stories presented here is the one with no big actors. In fact, the main character here is an evil little boy. Which the goes to show that a big cast is all very well, but what's important is the story. The last story, Telephone, starring Ashish Vidyarthi and Rituparna, is so far fetched as to be absurd. The second story, though very atmospheric, doesn't go anywhere. But the first story by the great Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay is marvelous. It has a great climax and I loved the setting of the three friends eating "beguni" (fried aubergines) and drinking tea on a rainy evening as one of them tells the tale of his first love.