sinhasutapa

A very relatable movie about a Bengali family living in Dhulisahar, where neighbourhood girl Biki Sen wreaks havoc on the mindspace of the characters. Rising from the ashes, just like Phoenix is Phullora Bhaduri. She believes in the old-age saying when life gives you lemons, you make a lemonade out of it. It's the same with her. So, when her family goes through a financial crisis, she takes the onus to run the family on her. Her husband, Bachospoti, who dotes on her, too goes away to Kolkata to eke out a living for them. The little brother Gogol and the mother, Behula, too are as supportive as possible as Phullora goes on to prove herself in the wide world out there, always judging her body, her weight and never her talent. Ritabhari Chakraborty as Phullora is very convincing. Others like Abir Chatterjee and Swastika Dutta and several actors I am seeing first are all wonderful.