A film that ticks all the boxes of a contemporary family drama

Aay Khuku Aay ticks all of the containers of a pure household drama. From endearing familial relationships, robust friendship, humour reduction and tense emotional outbursts to feigned love, harassment by the hands of political goons and never-ending troubled destiny – the movie is a positive tear-jerker. However what units it aside is the binding of the story and the screenplay that considers each tiny side of building the scenes.
The story, set in modern instances, is ready to depict a world largely unknown to the city moviegoers. The on a regular basis struggles of a modest-earning celeb lookalike artiste and his household is introduced alive on display screen with vital junctures exhibiting the results of lockdowns on them. The story of the daddy and daughter stays central to the movie regardless of a number of character introductions. The writing is tight and even the supporting characters get sufficient scope to make an affect.
The disadvantage here’s a few scenes which present Prosenjit Chatterjee, the actor (who performs himself), and Nirmal Mondal, the lookalike (Prosenjit once more), sharing the identical stage as the 2 meet at macha exhibits. However there may be little logic in why the viewers would watch a lookalike’s present when they are going to be seeing the precise actor subsequent? Nevertheless, in scenes the place actor Prosenjit and lookalike Prosenjit share the display screen, the actor manages to create a stark distinction between the 2 with just a little assist of make-up and the best physique language. One other scene the place he destroys his home-grown backyard is as well-written as depicted.
Prosenjit takes good benefit of the envious unfold of performing alternatives he receives on this movie. From taking part in a rising lookalike artiste and the Tollywood star that he’s to depicting the struggles of a hapless father and enacting his personal hit scenes on stage, he did not disappoint. And Ditipriya as Buri is a delight to look at. Her on-screen presence, harmless portrayal, and no inhibitions are positive to carry her in good stead for lengthy. Rahul Dev Bose, who performs Sanjay within the movie, adapts swiftly to his character transformation. He’s nice within the first half and convincingly reveals his true colors within the subsequent. However it’s Sohini Sengupta who takes the cake because the crass political chief, Putul Rani Bagchi. She seems to be like a terror to everybody round, talks like a cursing machine at play, and brings within the much-needed reduction within the emotionally charged story. All this, with out ever going excessive.
The movie’s path appears a tad simple as a result of the writing is so vivid. And the writer-director has carried out an excellent job of switching from one position to a different. There may be some good digital camera work too. For example, the funeral scene and the emotional outbursts between the daddy and daughter. Although make-up may have been higher, costumes had been largely in sync. The humour within the movie is straightforward, holding in thoughts the characters they depict. Although household dramas thrive on good music, the script is such that the music sequences take the story ahead and generally backwards, making area for crucial flashbacks in storytelling.
The movie’s run time shouldn’t be a lot, but it seems barely stretched through the climax scenes. For such tight storytelling all through, the ending may have been much less dramatic and extra impactful as a social message. The movie touches upon a number of modern points from the angle of rural Bengal’s individuals. From results of lockdowns, viral MMS amongst children, petty politics, teenage revolt in opposition to dad and mom, and cell phones as a make-or-break machine, the movie tries to the touch all the best notes.