Kalpurush

This movie like any other Buddhadeb Dasgupta movies is wondering without a plot or story line. Even an aimless movie can be good movie if the execution is perfect. But in this 'art movie' of Buddhadeb, he fails in that department too. Ad nauseating overdose of 'symbolism' (he never abandoned his ambition to create at least one scene like the legendary filmmaker Ray), anachronistic events of rural Bengal, clichés galore and obsession with the nihilism make this movie a mess. If you really like to see good Bengali movies, go for old classics of Ray or Ghatak or for that matter go for the new movies by a few contemporary directors who make good movies without being 'artificial arty'. Buddhadeb, it seems, never learns from the past.

A very strong message for the male community. Till now the suicidal rate in males is higher than females. No one care about the mental health of the male. Society always keeps tremendous pressure to male to be successful his life from every aspect. Some males can handle that, some can't. Buddhadev Dasgupta urges all the victimized male persons to think about life's meaning like Rahul Bose. Most art film makers are mostly concerned about female issues. Thanks, Buddhadev Dasgupta to bring a male issue at least one time in his film.

Let me start this review by saying it's my personal opinion and you may or may not like this movie, that's up to you. Kalpurush released in 2008 in India and I was just 14 years old then and it was a beautiful ,very pleasant and nostalgic period.Now, in 2020,I am 26 and going through a life full of ups and downs , challenges,hardles and then a bit of success and then again there is hardle and it goes on.In between all of this I watched Kalpurush and blown away.This is my first Buddhadeb Dasgupta experience. It's a father -son relationship drama with so many shades.We all have so many dreams and sometimes they sound funny but we still live in them because we love to have a dream ,we love to live,yes sometimes we just love to live. In a disturbing time we are living in right now and to make it even worse we are surrounded by pessimistic people; this movie is like oxygen. Each and every actor ,Be it under -utiliesd great Mithun Chakraborty or Rahul Bose or now retired Samera Reddy have done an extraordinary job but Chakraborty deserves a standing ovation among them.In minor but important roles Laboni Sarkar and Bidipta Chakraborty are fantastic. The movie runs through a non -linear antiplot structure with a number of metaphors that blurs the boundary between realism and fantasy . Cinematography by Sudeep Chatterjee captures the mood brilliantly whereas Raviranjan Moitra's editing makes the non linear structure much more impactful and not to mention background score by Biswadeb Dasgupta .The flute music took me to my childhood days.

Now , would you watch it ? If you are a Buddhadeb Dasgupta fan then you might have watched it so far otherwise it depends on your taste .If just typical masala entertainers are your cup of tea then there is 99% chances of getting bored but if you like to carry a movie with you for long after having watched , if you like slow -burners and feel the essence for so many years then never miss it.

Watched such a soothing movie after a long time. Kinda movie, that brings tear in one's eyes, that leaves a soothing touch in one's mind- in one word made my weekend.

I was browsing in Hoichoi for a weekend watch. Found this movie under the 'Unconventional dramas' section. Saw Rahul Bose, one of my favorites, never disappoints me with his role play and good choice in movie, in the starred list. Also Mithun Chakraborty starred in the movie. What a father-son duo in cinema.

The movie starts with a tune of a flute, which comes over throughout the movie on multiple instances, and your heart aches for the tune, it blends perfectly with the sadness, innocence of the story and aches your heart without any reason. Shumonto, the son, is adult now. Father of two children. He has grown himself into an exceptional type. A calm, out of the wind type man. His father tries to reconnect with him after a long gap between their lives. Both men, passing their adulthood, share their common grounds and memories they preserved with much adoration.

The story was exceptional. It was not a one sided tale. Not a decisive one too. It simply shows life as it is. Didn't feel I was watching a drama, it felt like observing a great art. Felt I was roaming in Bohrompur, the vast greeneries, a car in a muddy road passing by me. Felt the tune of flute touching my every inch of skin. The Bengali home with their elegant vintage furniture, the first light of morning falling on the greenery of Bengal, 'jatradol' dancing in their costumes- were so captivating throughout the whole film. They had no dialogue, but cut them out, the art would be missing some vital parts.

This one is gonna be worth your time if you are a Bangla movie amateur. Serve yourself a cup of tea and enjoy, say bye to the busy, concrete life for 2 hours...

An artist try to develope his feelings,perspective and also contemporary social status through his work like film,poetry,novel,etc. Buddhadeb Dasgupta also has trying to express his nostalgic feeling through his non commercial movie 'Kalpurus'. It seems to me that he unable to fully express his great feelings through this form of art.

The actor Mithun chakrabarti and Rahul bose both are unable to develope their character properly.

I'm very grateful for this great nostalgic feelings of Buddhadeb Dasgupta. I request other film makers to try this piece in renew and more develope maner. If they succes then that was a mile stone in bengali art movie.