Producer : Sujoy Ghosh
Director : Ribhu Dasgupta
Cast : Amitabh Bachchan , Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Vidya
Balan and Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Overview : TE3N is one of those rare film which has one of
the most talented powerhouse performers in Hindi cinema , this movie is
official remake of Korean movie ‘Montage’.
Story line : The story revolves round John Biswas (Amitabh
Bachchan) , who struggles for eight long years awaiting justice for death of
his granddaughter Angela who was kidnapped by somebody and later found dead ,
who kidnaped her the police in charge at that time was Martin (Nawazuddin
Siddiqui) . but his plan to catch the kidnapper was unsuccessful that drives
him to leave the job and become father in the church , known as Father Martin ,
but John was adamant to give up and was determined to seek justice for Angela ,
so he daily visits the police station currently under Vidya Balan who is
officer in charge , she tells him that his efforts are waste of time as there
is no clue leading to the kidnapper . But John is determined to find the
culprit , after eight years finally john on his visit to the market comes
across a clue to the death of his Angela , from there his journey begins and
one clue leads to another and so on , while the cops are disinterested in
Angela Case till another similar Kidnapping happens , Vidya approaches Father
Martin to help her solve this Kidnapping case , father Martin agrees , Father
Martin notices that the modus operandi of this case and Angela case is quiet
similar , he works on investigating on
the other hand John also succeed in reaching the culprit , who is the culprit
and whether John and Martin are able solve the case , whether the kidnapper is
same is for audience to watch . There is a surprise element in the climax of
the movie .
Performances : Amitabh Bachchan as John shines in the movie
, playing character of old grandfather who is struggling to get justice for his
granddaughter is excellent , his expressions and body language will melt your
heart .Nawazuddin Siddiqui as excop turned father manages to leave impact
except he fails to bring in catholic touch in his voice .
Vidya Balan has a guest appearance in the movie as police in
charge of the new case .There is not much scope to her character so she has
done what she is expected to do .
Ribhu Dasgupta the Director takes us back into the lanes of
Kolkatta after Kahani and Piku being set in Kolkatta . Ribhu has managed to
show different parts of Kolkatta , which are very old and rustic . The movie is slow paced in first half though
it picks up in 2nd half ,that
goes against it . Though visually the film does form a great viewing but
oscillation between the flashback and present especially in 2nd half
of the film in quite bleary and may even leave the viewers slightly confused.
The screenplay of the movie is lacking in many parts though
the sound track is impressive and even
editing needs to be worked upon , more tight editing .
Final Word : TE3N is a thriller that does not thrill you and
fails to keep you engaged till the end due to its slow pace .
Rating : 2.5*/5*
