Suparna Sharma

in The Week

The show is carried valiantly by its actors and their performances. Manav Kaul is excellent when he has to talk. When he has to act without talking, he hams. But since he is easy on the eye, his shortcomings are easy to ignore. Tilottama Shome, who keeps skulking around with a pout, is a bit of a drag. But Shweta Basu Prasad is a live wire and I wish her role had been written with a little more depth.

in Deccanchronicle

And yet, even with this potholed screenplay, as the film progresses, it begins to find its balance and every now and then it has a rhythm. So much so that Bob Biswas has the audacity to keep us waiting, almost enjoying our impatience as it delays gratification. And when the moment comes, it’s sudden, cool and worth the wait. Written by Sujoy Ghosh and Raj Vasant, Bob Biswas sparkles and smiles when it’s preparing for a kill, and for that it always makes a pit stop at a chemist shop. That’s one of the two things that anchor Bob Biswas — Paran Bandopadhyay the chemist with his amiable personality and soothing Bengali, and the other is gorgeous Chitrangada. In her lovely cotton sarees and frilly nighties, she roots the character of Bob by providing hearth and home.