Paanch Adhyay Movie Review

Cast :-

Priyanshu Chatterjee ( Arindam )

Dia Mirza ( Ishita )

Sampoorna ( Ranjabati )

Soumitra Chatterjee

Arindam Roy Chowdhury

Anubroto

Suman Mukherjee

Crew :-

Director : Pratim D Gupta

Producer : Kaustav Roy & Nitesh Sharma

Music Director :Shantanu Moitra

Story : Pratim D Gupta

Dialogue : Pratim D Gupta

Screenplay : Pratim D Gupta

Released on :-  October 19^th, 2012

Pratim D Gupta dons on the director’s hat with his first venture as a film maker “Paanch Adhyay”. Previously he was a journalist associated with Telegraph. Along with him, Bollywood actress Dia Mirza too made her debut in the Bengali film industry.

The movie is divided into 5 different parts, each having different names. The story is about relationships in between 3 persons, Arindam, Ishita and Ranjabati. Each part deals with the relations between these 3 lead roles of the film.

In the first part, we witness the meeting of Arindam and Ishita, and how he wins her heart eventually. The first part is romantic and heart-touching, unlike the other parts. The romantic saga of the director and the teacher is the main subject of the first part. In the next part, Arindam falls in love with the new heroine named Ranjabati. However, he successfully manages to make his marriage sustain inspite of the affair with the heroine. However he feels gloomy to think of leaving Ishita and settle with Ranjabati. Though Arindam does not love Ishita anymore, but Ishita still is a doting lover and cares for him. The later parts deal with Arindam and Ishita’s relationship after their marriage. Soon after, things change for worse. But the end is optimistic.

The film is a medley of emotions and thoughts which Pritam has tried to put into the right places. However, the film’s lead actors Priyanshu and Dia failed to emote onscreen. I really do not understand why do Bengali film makers have to cast B or C grade Bollywood actresses to get publicity! If possible, cast the A listers or else make the film without beautiful faces who are devoid of emotions.

The songs composed by noted music composer Shantanu Moitra is dull and mediocre. Well, Pritam D Gupta is a film critic, so obviously expectations were high. But the casting of the film is behind the sinking of the film’s ship. Dia Mirza is comfortable walking on the ramps rather than trying to act, so directors please leave her for modeling. Also Priyanshu proves himself to be a disaster mostly, when he is offered lead roles in films.