Koushik Ganguly is a gem of a director and he has given Indian cinema masterpieces whenever he has made a movie. His movies relate to you like your own stories, his movies make you fall in love with life again.
Nagar Kirtan (2019) – Amazon Prime Video:
Nagar Kirtan is the tale of a young boy who identifies himself as a girl inside the body of a boy. He faces all confrontations and challenges of the family and society and at last he escapes from everything when her sister is married to the private tutor he loves. He takes shelter in a mess house with transgenders who roam around the city and clap their hands and collect money from strangers. He accompanies them to collect money in this strange way and one day he meets a man who falls in love with him.
The Koushik Ganguly directorial shows why he is a master of the art. The movie is directed beautifully. The non linear storytelling is mesmerizing and every frame is worth remembering.
Shobdo (2012)- Youtube:
‘Shobdo’ or ‘Sound’ is the story of a foley artist Tarak who works for the Bengali film industry and he begins to perceive sound in a very sharp and different way. He begins to listen to what ordinary human beings cannot and this drives him to so-called madness. This one of the most aesthetic movies ever made in India and it will give you the glimpses of what it takes to be an artist and how the superstardom of actors and directors overshadow the toil of artists and other people involved in the film industry.
Bishorjon (2016) – Zee5:
Bishorjon is a romantic movie starring Jaya Ahsan, Abir Chatterjee and Koushik Ganguly himself. The cross border love story revolves around a Bangladeshi Hindu widow and a Muslim Indian who falls in love with her when she saves him without knowing his true identity. The Koushik Ganguly directorial got so famous that the director had to make a sequel for it which was equally brilliant.
Watch these Movies and feel the richness of the underrated Bengali gems. And then you will feel like watching all other movies by Koushik Ganguly very soon.
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