The Accidental Writer

Film: Ahare Mon (2018) Starring: Anjan Dutt, Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam, Mamata Shankar, Parno Mitra, Adil Hussain After hectic days of workload, boredom and frustration about vain expectations from the World Cup, here is the perfect feel-good recipe for all in the form of a visual treat, as director Pratim D. Gupta returns almost a year after on the big screen with a bag full of warmth and heartfelt emotions, labelled " Ahare Mon ".  The film comprises four different journeys of love between people of various walks of life. These include- a romantic saga between an Immigration Officer and a woman who often goes on tours; an elderly man who earnestly tries to help out a woman, both of whom live in an old-age home; a sweet and humorous love tale between two hustlers; and an innocent, ailing young girl fantasizing about an on-screen superstar. The stories have a far-fetched connection, with a touching twist at the end, which the audience will have to find out at the theatr...

 Film: Uma Directed by: Srijit Mukherji Rating: 8/10 How far can you go for the sake of your child? Can you go to the extent of changing the entire world around you, just to see the innocent smile on your child's face? Well, perhaps this is the question which Srijit Mukherji has endeavoured to answer and has, in the process, portrayed the inner conscience and humanity of mankind, through his latest film, "Uma". Inspired from true happenings at a village in Canada back in 2015 and the story of Evan Leversage, the story revolves around an eight-year old girl Uma (played by Sara Sengupta), who lives with her father, Mr. Himadri Sen (Jishhu) in Switzerland. True to her name, she is fascinated about the festivities of Durga Puja in Kolkata and loves to hear stories about the same from her father. But she earnestly desires to go to kolkata and witness the gala celebrations that precede the festivities, along with full-scale celebrations during the 5 days of the graceful occasio...