Anirudhha - much hyped, Srijit - smart and Rituparno Ghosh - class apart and above

It would be unfair to compare the likes of Rituparno Ghosh with the, so to speak, newcomers like Anirudhha Roy Chowdhury and Srijit Mukherjee of bengali movie fame. However, having said this, we can get the glimpse of the class of a film maker from his first film itself. And if we compare the first few films of Rituparno Ghosh with those of the comparatively newer two, I find significant differences. I feel, Rituparno is a class beyond and above and the last of the originals. He is an original story teller and a great social psychologist who would never miss anything when it comes to human psyche.

Three film famous Anirudhha Roy Chowdhury is a copybook film maker who would go into elaborate detailing of things rather than human thought patterns. Even the alignment of the curtains or books in a rack is taken care of with Ad making precision. The crisp and measured shots go to show the genius of the Ad film maker, if not anything more. The cinematography is highly plausible and so is the film music. The three films have shown traces of good work, here and there. However, in totality, with all those precision and eye for details the end result did not quite have long lasting impression on me. Sometimes, there is more charm in chaos than in perfection. Little bit of imperfection is OK at times.

Srijit Mukherjee, young and dynamic, is a promising director. His films touch delicate nuances of the human psyche. Beautiful rendition of imagery reflects his smart education background. I feel, he has more potential and just two film old Srijit certainly has a long way to go. Snippets of class fill his films and at the end of it you but love his work. Good ears for music, great sense of editing and the ability to learn from the surroundings have made his films substantial and persistent.

Rituparno Ghosh has a class hard to achieve, the last of the originals. An unbelievable story teller, Rituparno has redefined method and madness in his own terms. He has consistently moved the audience with his art of story telling time and again. We, Bengalees, not only love his ways of dealing with the art of film making but also admire his inimitably candid terms by which he lives life.