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Unishe April (Nineteenth April) highlights the complications of a relationship between a famous professional dancer and her daughter. This is one of the best films directed by Rituporno Ghosh during his early career. The acting of the movie was splendid and you would sense the special aroma Rituporno put in his films.

Compared to modern dynamic films, Rituporno uses a static style. He would take much less shots, optmial scenes, but EACH scene will attract the spectator like a magnet, however simple that scene is.

Aparna Sen putting 'tip' on her forehead, receiving phone, family taking dinner together- these very simple yet detailed scenes stay with me after the movie ends. The conversation and complications all were perfect. There wasn't a time when you could pick a side, the mother's or the daughter's, it was so compelling.

It will stay as my all time favorite one!

Riruporno Ghosh is a brilliant director. The cinematography and the story are well built. Aparna Sen is awesome in her role.Both the personality of a dancer and the love of a mother are perfectly bloomed in the character of Sarojini. Debashree Roy is just great in the role of Aditi.I am a great fan of her. Her performance in this movie is one of best. The dialogs between mom and daughter are also well built.

The complexity of the relationship between mom and daughter is tremendously picturized.The complexity between Sarojini and her late husband is actually the picture of our society. The jealousy a husband to his famous wife is very common. The same thing in the case of accepting Aditi by her lover as wife because she is a daughter of a dancer.The ending is just perfect.

It's a movie which shows how little resource is needed to make a good movie. Almost the whole movie happens in a house. With only a few actors (only three prominent). It shows the capability of a talented writter and director "Rituporno Ghosh".

This movie gives you an insight of a scattered family and the way the director has projected this upon it's audience is absolutely amazing, though I felt like the crying of Debashree Roy was too much but the acting was right up to the mark.

It gives you a sense of care for your family even if there's hatred filled in for it and somehow we all want a happy ending and closeness for the characters.

Well for starters, I do not comprehend Bengali..Still I was compelled to watch this national award winning epic..The story is simple, but layers of complexity in the lead characters is evident..Was just blown away by the performances of both Debashree Roy and Aparna Sen..the conversations between the mother-daughter is extremely well etched..There is an inherent freshness in the movie..mostly because of the splendid cinematography..

Unfortunately, India is associated with Bollywood..Maybe its time to check out the so-called parallel cinema movement in India..Unishi April is one such gem that you cannot refuse..