Murder mysteries are a great and evergreen genre that has been celebrated for several decades. But they are mostly story driven where we find an absolute lack in the depth of characters.
Yes, there are some exceptions but they hardly matter against the huge dominance of good stories with not so great characters. The film we are talking about makes a balance.
We have some extremely deep characters who adorn an absolutely beautiful story of a murder. We are talking about “A Death In The Gunj“.
It is directed by the celebrated actress Konkana Sen Sharma. She debuted with this film as a director and this is exactly what we call a magnificent debut.
The movie has a large cast that includes Vikrant Massey, Tillotama Shome, Om Puri, Tanuja, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Jim Sarbh, and Ranvir Shorey.
Regardless, the film is about a Bengali family which is celebrating Christmas and New Year in Bihar.
The film revolves around the character of Vikrant Massey called Shutu. He is the youngest of all the cousins and is a little shy. This doesn’t go well with other members of the family who constantly tease him. It goes to the extent of humiliation.
But something happens that brings tremor waves in the family. It is too precious to reveal here.
It might be one of the finest films you can ever watch and we highly recommend A Death In The Gunj. If you want to watch this gem this weekend then it is streaming on Prime Video.
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