Ace director Kaushik Ganguly again strikes a sixer with Bastushaap. He brings forth a sumptuous combination of romance and suspense encompassing the house of Major Arjun Dasgupta (Abir Chatterjee) who stays with his wife Bonya (Raima Sen) and sister Pipi (Churni Ganguly). Arjun believes bad fortune has enveloped them all, hence he appoints vastu experts Kushal (Parambrata Chattopadhyay) and Timir (Kaushik Ganguly) to set things right.

Beautifully written and smartly executed, this film flaunts some seasoned performances. Churni plays the obsessive disciplinarian, often addressed by others as ‘the headmistress’, to the T. Abir’s portrayal of a cryptic and ‘hate to lose battles’ attitude is portrayed with fullest conviction. The Major’s stubbornness over winning little things can make him lose bigger things in life, is beyond any vastu to cure, was well elaborated by Kushal in a scene. He plays a sharp, composed, no-nonsense gentleman with absolute ease and style. His chemistry works great with Bonya, the lonesome wife of the Major. Raima looks stunning and plays her part aptly too. The scene worth mentioning is where Bonya asks Kushal what he wishes to have before leaving, with certain outbursts of emotion, was impeccable. Kaushik Ganguly will arrest you with effortless acting and absolute brilliance as the vastu expert. A scene of Plinking game between him and Abir looks gripping and intense.

The DoP Gopi Bhagat does a great job, capturing some great frames of North Bengal. A soulful music score by Indraadip Dasgupta, with Tomake chhuye dilam as my personal favourite. The end title rolls with Amar toh golpo bola kaaj spraying a sweet fragrance and making us wish for some more lovely golpos from Kaushik Ganguly’s jhhuli!