As the trusted-most single screen theater, a hard-working guy bought 3 tickets for the 9-12 show on Friday, when movies are generally expected to change screens. To write his reviews & to maintain his everyday overtime office, there is no show as empathetic for him as this. And there was so much enthusiasm & excitement in him to see the movie, he sadly skipped the basic function of ordering movie tickets mentioning movie names than to timings. Looks like he travels too much in the metro.
"Ek Paanch (INR 5) dena, than Ek <Station's name> dena!"
Don't know the how the movie Te3n will fare, the roller coaster journey for him has already kicked off. Thanks to faster than light 2G of Aircel, they managed to find a 9:45 show of TE3n (TEEN) at Priya Cinemas when it was already 25 past 9.
3 friends.
1 scooty.
1 helmet
& Zero license.
Moreover, they had to travel from Esplanade to Rashbehari, driving over all the major crossings in Calcutta with an underage driver accelerating the ride! Sounds exciting? Hell Yeah!
The critic went back to 3 idiots where 3 people drove a scooty down the roads of a metropolitan city. Since he was sitting in the middle, he could feel all the pain that the pregnant Mona Singh felt then.
With an arrival time as exact to the show timing, with the footpaths full of patrons, what was still amazing about the scene was the ambiance. A divine Bengali culture that lives in the lanes of South Calcutta is something unexplored by a Marwari guy who can actually count the number of Bengali people he knows. Now it actually felt like what actually Bengal & its culture is. So exquisite & enduring, he has never felt as attracted to the Bengali Culture as he has to the Bengali women. Surrounded by the people always excited to try out news hangouts, brands & dates, he regained his love for psychology, the love of human behavior, culture & happenings. TE3N movie was already making sense, in spite of all hurdles. But was it worth all of these? Read a bit more.
The movie starts with two straight heart breaks:
1. Vidya Balan in a Special appearance
2. Sujoy Ghosh NOT as the director.
The blessing of great artists turning into producers (like Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap,etc.) is that they help the best of cinema to get delivered, which they solely couldn't have. Thank you, to you all!
TE3N is directed by an almost debutante Ribhu Dasgupta, who has previously directed Michael which sadly couldn't release, which is a legal adaptation of the 2013 Korean thriller Montage. TE3N stars a Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Vidya Balan as according to their screen timing, irrespective of how pivotal they later proved to be.
The most enjoyable part about thrillers is how well they grip you in, just like the way BAEs hug now-a-days, the tighter it is, the valuable it is. With a running time of 136 minutes, TE3N starts very slow. The 1st half is extensively stretched & still fails to make the viewers take a dive into the emotions. It is very confusing to find out who the actual lead is, even when you know that Sr. Bachchan is the one.
With flashbacks, heartbreaks, breakdown & unfinished romance, Ribhu tries out on everything to make another Talaash or Kahaani for the b-town audience. Sadly he prioritized his efforts on painting the building so much that he forgets to work on the pillars & the base.
A 8-year old flash back, 2 kidnappings, NRI's cash, Calcutta, Police, Pain, Travel & so on. This movie had so many ingredients, that if there was a cook as brilliant as Anurag Kashyap or Reema Kagti, this would have been into another cloud. Sorry Ribhu, but you turned out to be too amateur to cook it all.
TE3N as a thriller is loose, illogical & inconclusive. The lack is both in the script & direction. The roles are not written nicely. Sometimes you'll be force to feel that Nawazzudin Siddiqui is the actual lead & not Amit Sir.
But once again, the actors & the ambiance pulls it all. Ribhu will get full marks for the cleanliness he shows about the culture of Calcutta, proving once again that the beauty of diversity & culture is led by Bengal. You'll fall in love with the lanes & the articulation of the old world charm like never before.No matter which party ruined it how, Bengal's culture are so deep that it's beauty is flawless, till now.
As actors, Sabyasachi in his favorite army uniform pulls an applauding cameo where no hint of the Bengali accent makes him a national actor. Vidya Balan is gorgeous & beautiful. We are eager to see more of you, Vidya. Amitabh Sir is brilliant as the old daadu who effortlessly tries to both solve the mystery and carry the movie.
BUT
BUT!
BUT
The best is yet to be extolled. Nawazzudin Siddiqui you beauty, with that Tony Stark french cut, you, like a king roars down on every scene you are given. I haven't got down deep into the cinema yet to take the name of intellectuals for comparisons. But all I know is that for centuries to come, he's the face of acting, the god of this art.
"Nawazzudin Siddiqui kills it all. As a father & a cop, he requires no bullet or power to come up as the godfather!"
TE3N doesn't deserve to be missed. Irrespective of how deep I do the postmortem, it'll be enjoyed by the audience. Being surprising and not predictable is the USP. Watch it out for the chemistry that Vidya & Nawaz shares, the love that football & calcuttans share, the unabating manners that Bengalis have & the fort that Bengal has held.
- Ketan Sharma
"Ek Paanch (INR 5) dena, than Ek <Station's name> dena!"
Don't know the how the movie Te3n will fare, the roller coaster journey for him has already kicked off. Thanks to faster than light 2G of Aircel, they managed to find a 9:45 show of TE3n (TEEN) at Priya Cinemas when it was already 25 past 9.
3 friends.
1 scooty.
1 helmet
& Zero license.
Moreover, they had to travel from Esplanade to Rashbehari, driving over all the major crossings in Calcutta with an underage driver accelerating the ride! Sounds exciting? Hell Yeah!
The critic went back to 3 idiots where 3 people drove a scooty down the roads of a metropolitan city. Since he was sitting in the middle, he could feel all the pain that the pregnant Mona Singh felt then.
With an arrival time as exact to the show timing, with the footpaths full of patrons, what was still amazing about the scene was the ambiance. A divine Bengali culture that lives in the lanes of South Calcutta is something unexplored by a Marwari guy who can actually count the number of Bengali people he knows. Now it actually felt like what actually Bengal & its culture is. So exquisite & enduring, he has never felt as attracted to the Bengali Culture as he has to the Bengali women. Surrounded by the people always excited to try out news hangouts, brands & dates, he regained his love for psychology, the love of human behavior, culture & happenings. TE3N movie was already making sense, in spite of all hurdles. But was it worth all of these? Read a bit more.
The movie starts with two straight heart breaks:
1. Vidya Balan in a Special appearance
2. Sujoy Ghosh NOT as the director.
The blessing of great artists turning into producers (like Vishal Bharadwaj, Anurag Kashyap,etc.) is that they help the best of cinema to get delivered, which they solely couldn't have. Thank you, to you all!
TE3N is directed by an almost debutante Ribhu Dasgupta, who has previously directed Michael which sadly couldn't release, which is a legal adaptation of the 2013 Korean thriller Montage. TE3N stars a Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Vidya Balan as according to their screen timing, irrespective of how pivotal they later proved to be.
The most enjoyable part about thrillers is how well they grip you in, just like the way BAEs hug now-a-days, the tighter it is, the valuable it is. With a running time of 136 minutes, TE3N starts very slow. The 1st half is extensively stretched & still fails to make the viewers take a dive into the emotions. It is very confusing to find out who the actual lead is, even when you know that Sr. Bachchan is the one.
With flashbacks, heartbreaks, breakdown & unfinished romance, Ribhu tries out on everything to make another Talaash or Kahaani for the b-town audience. Sadly he prioritized his efforts on painting the building so much that he forgets to work on the pillars & the base.
A 8-year old flash back, 2 kidnappings, NRI's cash, Calcutta, Police, Pain, Travel & so on. This movie had so many ingredients, that if there was a cook as brilliant as Anurag Kashyap or Reema Kagti, this would have been into another cloud. Sorry Ribhu, but you turned out to be too amateur to cook it all.
TE3N as a thriller is loose, illogical & inconclusive. The lack is both in the script & direction. The roles are not written nicely. Sometimes you'll be force to feel that Nawazzudin Siddiqui is the actual lead & not Amit Sir.
But once again, the actors & the ambiance pulls it all. Ribhu will get full marks for the cleanliness he shows about the culture of Calcutta, proving once again that the beauty of diversity & culture is led by Bengal. You'll fall in love with the lanes & the articulation of the old world charm like never before.No matter which party ruined it how, Bengal's culture are so deep that it's beauty is flawless, till now.
As actors, Sabyasachi in his favorite army uniform pulls an applauding cameo where no hint of the Bengali accent makes him a national actor. Vidya Balan is gorgeous & beautiful. We are eager to see more of you, Vidya. Amitabh Sir is brilliant as the old daadu who effortlessly tries to both solve the mystery and carry the movie.
BUT
BUT!
BUT
The best is yet to be extolled. Nawazzudin Siddiqui you beauty, with that Tony Stark french cut, you, like a king roars down on every scene you are given. I haven't got down deep into the cinema yet to take the name of intellectuals for comparisons. But all I know is that for centuries to come, he's the face of acting, the god of this art.
"Nawazzudin Siddiqui kills it all. As a father & a cop, he requires no bullet or power to come up as the godfather!"
TE3N doesn't deserve to be missed. Irrespective of how deep I do the postmortem, it'll be enjoyed by the audience. Being surprising and not predictable is the USP. Watch it out for the chemistry that Vidya & Nawaz shares, the love that football & calcuttans share, the unabating manners that Bengalis have & the fort that Bengal has held.
- Ketan Sharma
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