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Chittagong (2012) Sinopsis:
Directed by Bedabrata Pain. With Manoj Bajpayee, Barry John, Delzad Hiwale, Vega Tamotia. Set in the turbulence of the 1930s British Bangladesh, Chittagong is a true story of a 14 year old boy, Jhunku, and of his journey to find where he belongs. For the first time in Indian history, the British army is defeated by a ragtag army of schoolboys and their teacher, Masterda. Called a traitor by his peers, and let down by a man he trusts, Jhunku impulsively joins the movement. As his world...
Cast overview, first billed only: Manoj Bajpayee ... Surya Sen (as Manoj Bajpai) Barry John ... Wilkinson Delzad Hiwale ... Jhunku Roy Vega Tamotia ... Pritilata Waddedar Nawazuddin Siddiqui ... Nirmal Sen Raj Kumar Yadav ... Lokenath Bal Jaideep Ahlawat ... Anant Singh Vijay Varma ... Jhunku Roy Dibyendu Bhattacharya ... Ambika Vishal Vijay ... Ganesh Ghosh Alexx O'Nell ... Charles Johnson Anurag Arora ... Ahsanullah Sauraseni Maitra ... Aparna Chaiti Ghosh ... Aparna Paritosh Sand ... Nilesh Roy
Description of Chittagong (2012):
Set in the turbulence of the 1930s British Bangladesh, Chittagong is a true story of a 14 year old boy, Jhunku, and of his journey to find where he belongs. For the first time in Indian history, the British army is defeated by a ragtag army of schoolboys and their teacher, Masterda. Called a traitor by his peers, and let down by a man he trusts, Jhunku impulsively joins the movement. As his world is turned upside down, Jhunku is forced to confront his self-doubts. As the leaders of the movement are progressively caught or killed, Jhunku battles against seemingly insurmountable odds to win a victory of his own. The film is an exciting action-drama, made more so by the fact that it is true. Written byAnonymous
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User Review:
Chittagong is disappointing. It's an honest film but fails to transcend into a good film. The biggest disadvantage that plagues a period film based on real events is the predictability of the plot. So, to make the film more engaging, the director needs to indulge in a sort of retelling of history inculcating a healthy dosage of drama into it. This is precisely where Bedabrata Pain falls short. There's no building up of drama. Watching the film is like glancing through the pages of a history book. The narrative of the film is so simple that it is reduced to a textbook of chronological historical events. Hence, although it adheres to factual fidelity, it doesn't deliver what is expected from a celluloid drama. It will be cruel to say that the film is uninspiring because it does have a lot of heart and characters do evoke a genuine sense of empathy. It's more like a ticking bomb that doesn't explode. I'm not talking about the typical Bollywood exaggerated sentimentality, but Pain's maiden effort doesn't have that soul-stirring zing in it, it's not intense or emotionally compelling enough. I love simplistic minimalism and restrained performances, but the characters somehow are nipped in the bud and deliberately not allowed to grow and evolve, especially when the director had the luxury of a casting coup comprising the likes of Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Jaideep Ahlawat and Dibyendu Bhattacharya. He fails to exploit the brilliance of such wonderful actors at his disposal. Even the background score is so disappointing and underwhelming, completely incompatible with the elegiac undertone of the film. The editing has rough edges with loose disconnected parts. The only rewarding aspect of the film is Eric Zimmerman's breathtaking cinematography.
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