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Prem Amar
Directed by: Raj Chakraborty
Starring: Soham, Payel, Partha, Tathoi, Laboni Sarkar, Biswajit Chakraborty
The plot: Rabi (Soham) is everything that Ria (Payel) is not. She is an engineering student, who takes care of her ailing father (Biswajit Chakraborty) and decides to marry the man he has chosen. He is a road Romeo, who fails in his exams and gets thrashed by his father. So, his life changes when she comes to live in his colony. Ria tries to make a man out of Rabi but the journey of love is fraught with risks.
The direction: Prem Amar has its moments, but Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar and Challenge were a better watch. Besides, Prem Amar has a strong Chirodini-Challenge hangover. Soham’s Rabi is a bit of Dev from Challenge and Rahul from Chirodini. And he is too angry for comfort — Rabi fumes, frets and explodes at the drop of a hat. Then, Rabi and Ria go to the theatres to watch Dev and Subhashree fall in love in Challenge for a good 10 minutes. Raj also makes Rabi and his gang sing Dev’s Pantey taali item number from Chirodini.
The performances: Payel surprises with her restrained girl-next-door act. Why doesn’t she do more Bangla films? But Soham overdoes it; there’s too much of muscle contortion.
The fun factor: Rabi’s boy gang is fun to watch, especially Partha who plays his best buddy. Partha’s antics draw the most ceetis and taalis.
The song and dance: Cinematographer Somak Mukherjee was brought in specially to shoot two songs in Leh, and the effort was worth it. The white-and-grey Himalayan landscape has been captured splendidly. Jeet Gannguli’s music has variety — all the tracks sound different. Ek cup cha khasta lero takes the cake.
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