The railway tracks resemble the lines on our hands crisscrossing and running ahead holding the mysteries of our destiny. No, I am not an astrologer or a philosopher, I am just recalling my thoughts while watching the opening scenes of the movie.
Arani is a poet(Joy).a boy who grows up into a child man. The movie tells the tale of the women in his life. His elder sister, whose life changes soon after her father passes away and her heartbreak over Sudha, her boyfriend and fiance who deserts her not before he has "broken her innocence".
Arani’s affectionate Pisimoni or aunt, who stays with them. Radha(Indrani Halder), Arani’s first love. The woman going to work stealing some friendly glances with the man on the bicycle who seemed mesmerised. Churni Ganguly, as Radha’s friend helps them to get introduced.The love which Arani gives her in the form of poems makes one aware that Radha is his muse.
Years later Arani finds another muse in the mysterious sensuous Apara(Ishwari). Apara is young and flamboyant and a postgraduate student of literature. She is an ardent admirer of Arani and also presents him with a mobile to stay in touch.
Arani is already becoming famous as a poet. Suchetana’s(Rupa Ganguly) ad agency helps with all the publicity. Arani is happy. He does not know that Radha is living her days in a failed marriage. What happens after this? Does Arani find Radha or he remains happy with Apara? Watch the movie to know.
The cast have given a wholesome performance, whether it’s Sudip in the role of a rogue husband, Indrani Halder as the wronged wife or Rupa Ganguly as the suave editor. The dialogue becomes lyrical with Joy Goswami’s lyrical poems, especially’ Meghbalika’(daughter of the cloud). The cinematography also tries to capture the poetic cadence with a lot of symbolism thrown in. The dialogue sounds natural. However editing and storytelling are at fault since the movie more than once spins an aura of boredom.
I have however a question to the writer who has managed to put justification for every character’s actions, though everyone might not agree. Whether it’s the escapist boyfriend, the helpless poet, the hapless wife the wronged girlfriend or the sensual editor, then why is the bisexual spared? Why does she have no justification for her actions? For a character with so much finesse, polish and depth who comes across at the audience as a cold-blooded ‘slut’, reinforcing the prejudices against such an orientation. Ishwari, the newcomer who looks too much innocent and it does take time and circumstances for a person to be what she is in the film.
Catch a bit of cloud, get wet in the showers with Anjan Das’s ‘Jara Bristite Bhijechilo’( Those who got wet in the rain)