Satyanweshi

The worst from Ghosh, maybe the second. This is what happens when every single directors, even the artsy ones try to churn from the same source material; and you get one of the worst Byomkesh movies.

This movie is awfully directed. I felt story line had a great suspense potential. Byomkesh's character is awful. dialogues are awful. Despite of potential suspense story direction is very poor for this movie. With all respect to Late Rituparna Ghosh, he made this movie as an art film instead of a thriller. This could have a been a better movie than this. Sujoy Ghosh looks dull in lead character. Background music was very bad. Poor poor dialogue delivery. Byomkesh is different here than you read and imagine . This is the worst suspense movie in Bangla I ever watched.... Byomkesh does not seem to work there.. he is not thinking much.. Movie is a total disappointing. Intead watch Hindi Byomkesh series in youtube which is worth watching..

Movie is dull. Casting was awful. Direction is pathetic.

While there is a whole new wave of same old sleuth, private/consulting detectives being created worldwide, it is very likely to expect Byomkesh in a rejuvenated format. The re-incarnation of Sherlock created by BBC or our own Feluda by Sandip Ray has raised the bars. Byomkesh could not cross this hurdle. Even the two Byomkesh movies played by Aabir (I don't remember the names) was better.

Even more irony - Ajit looked smarter and sharper than Byomkesh.

You can refrain from watching this movie even if you are a die hard Byomkesh fan. No harm done. Nothing to lose.

No Offense but Sujoy GHOSH???? Are you kidding me?? His dialog deliveries looked as if he was in a talk show!! I don't know what led the late Rituda to cast Sujoy Ghosh as Byomkesh, but Byomkesh needed to be a much more dynamic personality (At least we get a much more clear image about his style, personality from the pages of the novels). Seriously, Rajat Kapoor's portrayal as this super-sleuth in the early 90's TV series cannot be matched. I am a big fan of Byomkesh and his techniques, but Sujoy disappointed me a little. Sujoy Ghosh lacked the charm and grandeur which defines Byomkesh Bakshi.. But the story was good and Rituparno Ghosh's last piece of work is quite a delight... 4 out of 5 from my side

Satyanweshi, apart from being the last memorabilia of Rituparno Ghosh, it is also one of those movies which humanizes an overtly intelligent and suave detective. Rituparno's Byomkesh Bakshi is not a person who gets extraterrestrial hints on the case but places the cleverly observed facts to solve the jigsaw puzzle. He abstains from smoking until he succeeds in solving the case and offers bribe to a Rajbari servant. There is corruption and there is confusion. BB is not restricted to a particular shade of black or white but is given the essential traits of grey to make him more understandable by the lay man.

This time it is the Rajbari in a problem. A person is missing out of nowhere and nobody has a clue. He has been searched everywhere but in vain. Finally, the Raja, Raja Himangshu calls upon the famous sleuth aka Satyanweshi to look into the matter. Ajit and Satyanweshi are welcomed to the kingdom of Balwantpur. Things are obviously not in place and it is only possible for BB to sort out the problem.

Sujoy Ghosh is no doubt an appropriate fit for the role, given the fact how effortlessly he manages to play the eager Bakshi. Anindya, Arpita and Indraneil were judiciously excellent in their respective roles too. Satyanweshi is a must-watch for two reasons:

#1. Ritu Da's latest and last. #2. Sujoy's BB play!