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"For Horowitz" is an extraordinary movie. It has a simple story and blunt thrill-lovers may find it even predictable/boring, but anyone (most of us) who has passion for musical and romantic views of life will find it enchanting. In spite of having a rather common storyline and script the film manages to convey itself to heart. The background music and screenplays are brilliant. I think in a musical film like this not only the musics support the scenes but also the other way, and when you are to put the compositions of Gods like Beethoven,Mozart,Schubert into use, the "other way" becomes quite nontrivial. "For Horowitz" accomplishes this with extreme naturality. It is quite astonishing that this film is not popular enough. A must watch for all DREAMERS! ;)

"Subarnarekha" means "Streak of Gold". Even for a layman like me this critically acclaimed film had brought along a golden treasure, in a sense that it makes a mind think about the duality of fiction and fact; of dream and void; and of course of the dilemma about truth and beauty in life. The film showcases outstanding acting performances,featuring some of the most brilliant actors/actresses(Abhi Bhattyacharya,Bijan Bhattacharya,Madhabi Mukhopadhyay)of our age. To me the greatest moment of this film appears when at the riverbank (subarnarekha) Sita's little son eventually asks his uncle Iswar the same questions which his mother had asked years ago when Iswar along with little Sita, had first come to Subarnarekha to settle for a job. The questions,wrapped with childish imaginations, were about their "new home", Iswar,who did not believe in telling fictions("lies" to Iswar) to amuse a child, when confronted with the same questions from Sita's son,stares at him, remaining baffled and speechless. He loses himself in a trans,perhaps in search of an answer, and finally protects the child's fantasies by giving an affirmative answer this time.