Mandaar

A quite titillating and visceral adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth; Mandaar, with a purpose, displays devastating pursuance of Power and Political longings! Much like the original play, the treatment here, as anticipated is mostly gritty and the dark & twisted approach simply prevails.

With innumerable metaphors and some extraordinary performances; this directorial debut for the 'Actor' Anirban Bhattacharya has been nothing but a testimony to his immense talents.

Greed, Lust, Desperation; all shaped and moulded in one or another way through this relatively contemporized re-telling of Macbeth. Except for a few rookie missteps and a handful number of scowling loopholes; Director Anirban made sure the true essence of the original Shakespearean tale stay ever so pertinent. And with such ingenious and trusted minds behind the Sound and Camera; on a technical level alone, this has set yet another example.

The same impression applies to the whole ensemble as well. From the debutant Debashish Mondal to a veteran like Anirban Bhattacharya; everyone has been pretty sensational in their respective positions.

However, among this very talented group of individuals, one shockingly outweighed all! That is none other than Sohini Sarkar, in the role of Laili (or Lady Macbeth). I would go as far as to say, she's been some sort of a revelation here!

I read Macbeth, saw Macbeth movie. Witches are great.. The Protagonist and as well as Antagonistic is Mandaar.. just love it.. acting is awesome. Cinematography is outstanding. Macbeth k keu Geilpurer prekkhapot dite pare eta out of imagination..

Mostly all of the hoichoi originals are really bad and unworthy of watching; saying this from my experience of watching hyped 2-3 shows. But this time it was a good attempt. The acting was great. Though the screenplay was messy. Could've fit the whole story in a movie rather than stretching it for a mini series.

The webseries feels like a movies for cannes Film Festival and a modern remake of cannes classic gandu after a decade. It must be named gandu 2.0 with lead character mandaar as Gandu, police inspector as his rikshawala frnd and sohini as a new avatar of Rii in gandu 1.0. Why bengali wenseries are usually so complicated...

I mean who doesn't like a proper Shakespearean tragedy where one get to witness how over ambition and its consequences can bring downfall to the strongest and most obedient of all?

Yes, it's Macbeth again.

Anirban Bhattacharya's "Maandar" is an excellent adaptation of Macbeth. This man truly captured the essence of Shakespeare's writing and brought it on live screen.

Anirban is technically skilled I must admit, Very impressive direction to camera to sound, he pulled of everything right.

Not just technically but morally too. He exploits the "psychological reflection","guilt, and fate", of the characters beautifully.

Will look out for his next work.

Foot note: ott platform are allowing the artistic freedom to explore their full potential? Like strong language and violence don't have to be censored anymore! I think so.