Ray Movie Review
Thriller Drama – 4 Episodes
Imdb – 8.6/10
Ray Movie Review :
Based on short stories written by Satyajit Ray. Four unique individuals go on to achieve great things in their respective fields but destroy themselves by their own doing’s.
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not – Summary:
Just to give you a hint if not sure to watch, This masterpiece is directed by Srijit Mukherji, which we discovered after watching the content. A successful man(Entrepreneur of the year) Ipsit Nair (played by Ali Fazal), never forgets, forgets everything, and lands in a mental asylum as her secretary Maggie played by Shweta Basu Prasad take revenge for killing her unborn baby.
Forget Me Not – Story:
Ipsit Nair a successful startup founder, who has an impression of a computer brain and never forgets, discovers he forgot one incident when reminded by a random encounter with a girl who spent those days with him. Ipsit Nair true colors get revealed as the story unfolds, from a successful entrepreneur and family man to a person who has wronged everyone around him. Be it his secretary Maggie who was pregnant with his baby, cheated his wife, bitched about his co-founder, his friend, and even his security guard. His secretary takes revenge for all wrongdoings by destroying his most prized procession. This one will keep you at the edge of your seat till the last minute.
Why to watch:
- Directed by Srijit Mukherji
- Ali Fazal, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose
- Mind blending suspense
- Based on Satyajeet Ray’s short – Smritibhrom
Bahrupiya
Bahrupiya – Summary:
A middle-class man who loves doing makeup, one day decides to change his destiny by becoming a different person through makeup after being failed in every corner, be it job, love or self-respect. In the process, he thinks of himself as God, but he was not the first person to do so.
Bahrupiya – Story:
After being rejected in love, insulted in the job, Indrashish (K K Menon) decides to confront them by creating a different identity for himself with makeup and prosthetics. He makes his boss’s life hell by changing his identity to his boss. Makeout with his love and also tries to fool a Baba who can read your face, but fails, in the urge to prove the Baba wrong he pushes himself to a frighting brink.
Why to watch:
- Directed by Srijit Mukherji
- Kay Kay Menon, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Bidita Bag
- Kay Kay Menon impress as always
- Based on Satyajeet Ray’s short short – Bahuroopi
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Hungama hai kyun Barpa
Hungama hai kyun Barpa: Summary:
Musafir Ali, a famous ghazal singer, suffering from the disease Kleptomania lives with the guilt of stealing an alluring pocket-watch Khushbakht, which changes his destiny but destroyed the person he stole from but later discovers he is not the only one.
Hungama hai kyun Barpa – Story:
Musafir Ali(Manoj Bajpayee), a ghazal singer, and Aslam Baig(Gajraj Rao), a sports journalist, are traveling together in a train. Musafir Ali remembers Aslam Baig is the same person from whom he has stolen an alluring pocket-watch Khushbakht 10 years ago on a similar train journey, which changed his destiny but has guilt for the same. He decides to return the same, while doing so secretly he got caught by Biag and confess to his disease. Aslam Baig then gives him the watch back and tells him to give it to an address, where he discovers he is not the one with the guilt.
Why to watch:
- Directed by Abhishek Chaubey
- Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao
- Seeing both great actors in one frame is the best thing to watch
- Based on Satyajeet Ray’s Barin Bhowmik’s Ailment
Spotlight
Spotlight – Summary:
Vikram Arora (Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor) plays a big film star famous for his look, but creatively unsatisfied. His anxieties and insecurities become worse when he meets Didi (Radhika Madan), a spiritual leader, whose popularity seems to threaten and overshadow his fame.
Spotlight – Story:
Vikram Arora, a superstar with a lot of blockbusters in his name but creatively unsatisfied as critics always rate him down. His complex increases when his fame is threatened and overshadowed by a spiritual leader famously known as Didi as she stays in the same hotel and chooses to stay in the same room.
Why to watch:
- Directed by Vasan Bala
- Harshvarrdhan Kapoor, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Chandan Roy Sanyal
- Harshvarrdhan Kapoor is stepping up, Chandan Roy Sanyal is brillant as always
- Based on Satyajit Ray’s Spotlight
Roy Movie Review :
Discover the depth of complex human emotions with these beautifully crafted stories inspired by the legendary Satyajit Ray short stories. Two of them are created by Srijit Mukherji, the other two are directed by Abhishek Chaubey and Vasan Bala respectively.
Srijit Mukherji impresses as always, with great actors portraying the story characters, be it K K Menon, Ali Fazal, or Shweta Basu Prasad doing justice to their respective roles.
Manoj Bajpayee, no words to describe his brilliance, you will feel lucky to enjoy his craft, supported by the great Gajraj Rao.
Harshvarrdhan Kapoor is stepping up, though as part of the story in the reel he was told he is an actor who doesn’t know acting but that seems untrue.
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