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Starved of watching Bengali films on big screen in Dubai, Abhijaan 2015 - the Bengali Film festival in Dubai was such a great opportunity for movie lovers to watch Bengali films... and that too such great films like TeenKahon. What a stellar movie Teenkahon is... absolute stunning ending... the treatment is also very different. While the first act reminded us of Apu in Pather Panchali and it was very evident that Ray had a huge cinematographic influence on the director. The less we discuss the third act, the better it is for those who still haven't seen the movie. Incredible climax. Cannot give a 10 out of 10 only because I didn't get the second act so much, although Sabyasachi has never given such a stupendous performance in any of his movies. Rituparna has evolved so much since her early days - she even acts through her silence. Ashish Vidyarthi has given a kick-ass performance as well. 3 different stories, different treatment - a whiff of fresh air in Indian cinema alibi this Bengali film. Given a chance for a remake, I would be keeping the elements of rain and child as a common thread in all the three acts.

Good wishes to both Buddy and Mona and the entire think tank of Lamb Little... this is just the beginning of story telling for you... your journey begins only now!

This is a movie about the obsession that can be created by love. This love can be as innocent as a child, as dramatic as the husband of an unfaithful wife or as mysterious as a person who can go to any extent to achieve the woman of his desire. The best part of the movie is that it tells three (Teen) stories (Kahon) which took place in three different times. And the beauty is that each one of them is shot based on the time when those stories were taking places. The way of shooting a film has evolved from time to time and this change can be observed as we move on from one story to another. Amazing concept which gives you the feeling of traveling through time. My personal favorite is the Third one which was the story from the Director himself, but I will always admit the depth of obsession can only be felt through the second story where a betrayed husband is obsessed with the lover of his unfaithful wife.

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!!

Teen (=three) Kahon (=stories, story-tellings) is billed as a triptych, but to me, it was not a three-fold story. The film is comprised of three separate stories - powerful stories by their own rights - that were bound together by a single thematic underpinning: all-consuming, obsessive love. None of these three was the typical Bollywood-flavored love stories that are churned out annually by the various vernacular film industries of India. Each story was complex, many-layered and gut-wrenching in their own way.

Some other reviewers have accused this director, Mukherji, of following too closely the other celebrated film-maker from his state, Bengal, the illustrious Satyajit Ray. Ray's influence, given his stature, is perhaps not an easy thing to avoid for serious film-makers of Mukherji's generation, but I didn't get that sense from these three films. Rather, the presentation and the color techniques used changed from film to film - and it seemed that the director has aimed to recreate small vignettes from three different periods of Indian cinema, perhaps his way of paying tribute to the 100 years of Indian movie-making.

I would recommend this highly to lovers of quality International cinema. I understand the language (Bangla), but the subtitles seemed to run from the screen a little too fast, which may make it difficult for non-Bengali audiences to get the nuances.

One of the films i cannot forget after watching ..and its really intense..This Film may also scare you by its depiction of eroding human value system but then its a dark reality...The 3 stories here describe the change in thought process, emotional capacity,sensibilities about obsessive love ..it also depicts the change of language, lifestyle and attitude of people in our society since last 100 years..one question viewer may ask why to Show Obsessions and why Repression or Fear in name of Love ? ANd that is the point here this film is trying to make.. in the Present corporate & digital age where everything from fast food chains to shopping malls to education to personal relations - everything seems like a facade and no one really cares about anyone anymore except for their own desires & survival..this film sums its all.. ....please don't compare it with works of previous bengali film makers or European cinema of 70s to 90s..just watch it and enjoy the labour of love by debutant director Baudhayan Mukherjee ...its well shot , good sound mixing and great acting by some debutant as well seasoned actors