Bauddhayan Mukherji has directed a compelling film in “The Violin Player,” whose storyline is unlike any other in Bollywood, and will leave lovers of the Indie genre fulfilled.
Viewers will be glued to Ritwick Chakraborty’s character throughout the film and will be curious to follow his relationship with a mysterious director (Adil Hussain), who meets him in a train station and employs him to play music for him.
Chakraborty plays a struggling Bollywood musician with a passion for playing the violin. He’s seen killing cockroaches and sipping tea from a plate as he tries to find work and pass time, while his wife (Nayani Dixit) rushes off to her job.
The short feature, which is high in production value, is filled with compelling suspense and dramatics, but not the type that will scare you.
Building on suspense, he learns the director is not only coy but just likes music to be recorded and played live. Chakraborty’s character doesn’t know what he’ll be playing or where he’s going until he arrives at the destination.
Although the movie has little talking between characters, the filmography and direction does an excellent job of telling the story of the character and keeps audiences glued to what is going to unfold next.
The photography of Mumbai and set arrangements are equally compelling and will leave foreign viewers with a decent concept of economic struggles in India.
Everything from the middle to the end of the feature is unexpected and dares to show scandalous moments without defying cultural norms. The plot is unlikely to be seen in regular Bollywood features.
The movie presents separate endings that leaves viewers to grasp its meaning.
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