![]() ![]() We are told that the story-line has been taken from a Korean one, but its adaptation into the slowly decaying Anglo-Indian community of Kolkata has been flawless. An excellent story, told by an exceptional ensemble cast - the perfect fare for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Many have complained about the slow pace. That itself could have been enough for 'te3n' but the director also decided to throw Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan and Sabyasachi Chakrabarti in. Twenty years down the line, he reigns supreme over the Indian film industry, going from strength to strength, reinventing and surpassing himself time and again. In 1997 I joined a queue under scorching midday sun to buy a ticket for 'Mrityudata' (one of Amitabh Bachchan's totally forgettable middle-age fares) and felt it was time to write him off. We have already had excellent films like 'kahani', 'talash' and now Ribhu Dasgupta gives us 'te3n'. The genre of serious crime thriller has arrived in Bollywood.
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