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Calapor Review
- 8/6/2013 10:49:12 PM
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Cast: Rituparna Sengupta, Harsh Chhaya, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Aakash Sharma
Direction: Dinesh P. Bhonsle
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes
Story: The film focuses on the need for reformation and rehabilitation programs for prison inmates.
Review: Can cultural activities or treating criminals with respect bring about a change in their behaviour and mindset? V. Shantaram, one of our finest filmmakers, made a heart-rending film addressing this issue, way back in 1957, in Do Aankhen Baarah Haath. In spite of it being made in the '50s, it was far more impactful and thought-provoking.
While Calapor starts off well, it loses grip in no time and ends up being uninspiring and inconsequential. Major flaw being, it all looks very convenient. The notorious prisoners look noble and funny enough to pass for clowns in a circus, even before Kathak dancers Jyotsna (Rituparna Sengupta) and Ragini (Binni Sharma) enter the Central Jail in Calapor, Goa with an intention of reforming these dangerous convicts.
The inmates are co-operative, but Jyotsna is reluctant about the initiative, as for her, accepting the assignment would be reopening old wounds. She takes up the challenge nevertheless, but gets haunted by her troubled past.
What begins as a film made to address an issue transforms into a tragic family drama, where fate unites father, son and mother after years. This track, coupled with scenes of a corrupt politician and his vicious motives,
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