![]() ![]() Reviewed by bitukitu2000 9 / 10 Outstanding Using his wits against the most villainous arch criminal the world has seen, in a world of murder, international political intrigue and seduction. Directed by Dibakar Banerjee, the film is set in the Second World War torn Calcutta during the 1940s and follows the first adventure of Byomkesh Bakshy (Sushant Singh Rajput), fresh out of college, as he pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world. ![]() Chatterjee also has shows such as Priya Tendulkar-starrer 'Rajani', political satire 'Kakaji Kahin', based on well-known author Manohar Shyam Joshi novel 'Netaji Kahin' and starring Om Puri, and TV film 'Ek Ruka Hua Faisla', a courtroom drama which was a remake of the Henry Fonda-starrer '12 Angry Men'."CALCUTTA 1943 A WAR - A MYSTERY - and A DETECTIVE" Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is based on the early exploits of India's first true-blue detective, created by Bengali bestseller writer Saradindu Bandyopadhyay. The simplicity, the core always remained," he added. ![]() Many filmmakers today ignore that and talk about the periphery, the frills. "Simplicity as an approach was part of his creative work. That's how he had planned it." Kapur said what always remained true for the film-maker was his ability to "go beyond" in chronicling stories. In those, we shot all Byomkesh's scene of his house in Versova, then we went to another important location. "We met and within 10 minutes he told me 'I want you to play this.' We shot the series as a film, we went location wise and focused on the first 20 episodes. When a meeting was fixed with Chatterjee, the 'Raazi' actor recalled that the film-maker offered him the part instantly. "That simplicity is seen in his work, be it 'Rajnigandha', 'Chhoti Si Baat' or even a detective series like 'Byomkesh.'" The actor said his colleagues from the series 'Yugantar' suggested his name to the filmmaker for the titular role. ![]()
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