Suan Silver Screen’s Chhipkali is an abstract film. Alok (Yashpal Sharma) is a writer. Strangely, Alok’s fictional stories turn out to be true after he has written them. Alok’s wife, Karuna, is dead. In fact, Alok had been imprisoned for the murder of his wife. One day, private detective Rudraksh (Yogesh Bhardwaj) arrives on the scene to investigate the death of Karuna. Alok reveals to him that he and his wife were good friends with Jayanto, his publisher. He goes on to explain that Vidyut (a fictional character; Yashpal Sharma) may have probably murdered Karuna because he (Vidyut) was not happy about Karuna’s friendship with Jayanto. What happens thereafter?
Koushik Kar has written an abstract story and a boring screenplay. The drama, therefore, doesn’t really involve the audience. Rather, it tests the viewers’ patience as nothing exciting or even remotely entertaining comes out of it. By the end of it, the viewers are left wondering why the film was made in the first place. Even Koushik Kar’s dialogues are nothing to shout about.
Yashpal Sharma gives a good account of himself as Alok. Yogesh Bhardwaj is alright as detective Rudraksh. Tannishtha Biswas is okay as Alok’s girlfriend, Vishidha. Koushik Kar, Nabonita Dey and Krishnendu Adhikary provide routine support.
Koushik Kar’s direction targets the festival circuit audience. His narration and script have nothing for the common man. Meemo’s music is average, and his background score is routine. Soham Majumdar’s lyrics are passable. Saurav Banerjee’s camerawork is ordinary. Action and stunt scenes (by Daud Ibrahim) lack thrill. Production designing (by Koushik Kar, Tannishtha Biswas and Meemo) and art direction (Senjeet Halder) are average. Pabitra Jana’s editing is loose.
On the whole, Chhipkali is a flop show.
Released on 14-4-’23 at Metro Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Studiographe Entertainments. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over.
