Ek Je Aachhe Kanya

The Bengali's reply to Fatal Attraction or The Crush? I remember Urmila Matondkar did something faintly similar in Pyar Toone Kya Kiya (as Simi did in Chalte Chalte) to Konkona's fine act in Ek Je Aachhey Kanya. Konkona's is a first-rate performance. She makes you uncomfortable with her "unpredictable" Ria. This is where the director scores. And to support her, we have the ever-dependable Sabyasachi Chakraborty. Amazing how he manages to deliver strong performances in film after film.

But one question: didn't people in Kolkata use cell phones in 2000? Especially, people in advertising? I tried to find one scene in which the characters spoke on cell phones, but I probably missed it.

And a revelation was the songs. Whoever thought of using Sukumar Ray's "huko mukho hyangla" and making a parody of "mone pore ruby ray" from it. The meter fits to the T. The title song, sung by Proteek Mukherjee, was excellent.