Entertainment Desk: Several domestic and foreign movies and series were released on the occasion of Valentine’s Day last month. One of the contents that has been discussed is Shihab Shaheen’s ‘Near Mansoor Far Thuiya’. This movie is being discussed more on social media. What are the logistics of the web film released in Charki, which has been loved by the audience?
Analyzing various Facebook groups, comments on Charki’s Facebook and YouTube channels, and discussions with local and foreign critics, some reasons for discussing the series can be found.
simple story There’s no attempt at overdramatization; the story is allowed to flow as it is—most viewers have commented on the web film. A viewer named Armaan felt that he liked the movie because of the realistic story. Many people have been able to match themselves with the emotions of this movie: love, pride, suffering, and boredom. There is a 3-minute non-dialogue scene in the movie, which has also come up in discussions.
As one viewer named Rajkumar Rihad wrote, ‘Two people, completely silent, maybe a bit of arrogance, maybe suppressed pain… the viewer’s mind is taken away with a 3-minute dialogue-free scene.’ Most of the Desi content is made in the context of Dhaka city. But this web film is made in the context of Rajshahi. The use of local language, using the river crossing almost as a character, gave the movie a different dimension.
Screenwriter and critic Mehdi Hasan Moon wrote on Facebook about the movie, ‘You have to stop when you see some works. It seems as if someone took a piece of life and spread it on the screen. That character seems to be me—or someone very familiar. “Kachher Naash Aur Dhuiya” is one such film. A perfect movie. This movie has managed to tell the story that it wants to tell in the perfect sense.
Earlier, one of the biggest problems in Bengali content was dialogue. Over the years, there has been an improvement in dialogue. That impression is also evident in ‘throw away the close people’. There are no standout dialogues, but the dialogues throughout the entire movie are very modest. Especially the main couple falling in love and the dialogues spoken during the distance have touched many viewers.
Apart from this, we have to talk about acting separately. There is nothing new to say about Tasnia Farine’s performance. Be it romantic scenes or helplessness on screen, Sharmin has given her best on screen. But the biggest surprise of the film is Pritam Haasan. Now it will be difficult to identify only the singer while writing his identity. His performance as Farhan is so smooth that he is basically a singer; you don’t remember it while watching the film.
Tasnia Farin, the actress of the film, said one more reason behind the popularity of ‘Kachher Mansoor Duri Thuya’ apart from these reasons. Last Thursday afternoon, he told Prothom Alo on the phone that the co-writer of the movie is a woman. It plays a very important role. Explaining the matter, Farin said, ‘I have worked with Aamir before. The psychology of girls comes out so well in her writing—I like it the most. Writing from a male perspective doesn’t get it. As a result, after watching the script, I got a clear idea about my character on screen, Shihab Bhai (producer Shihab Shaheen), who did not even have to ask “Sharmin” why he was doing it or why he was thinking it. It was a very strong character.’
The director, Shihab Shaheen, thinks that the audience has been able to connect with the long-distance relationship that is talked about in the movie. He told Prothom Alo on the phone yesterday afternoon that after the release of the web film, he received many responses from the audience from home and abroad. Some spoke about the similarity of the movie with their lives, and some sent voice messages with emotion. This director said, ‘People have seen the realization of their dreams in the cinema. The message of the movie was that, no matter how far apart a relationship is, a hug makes it all go away. It touches the audience. Because there comes a moment in the life of almost every man when the boy stands in front of the girl, separation is approaching. I think in my heart that everything will be fine, but I can’t even say… At this moment, seeing Sharmin and Farhan, the audience remembers itself.
Shihab Shaheen also agrees with Farin’s statement that the film has become more enriched with the inclusion of women writers. In this context, he said, ‘As a woman, she is always aware of the presentation of female characters on screen. When I have doubts about something, I feel confident when he says something. It seems, as a woman said it herself, that it is right. For example, in the movie, Farhan calls Sharmin “Elachi Begum” to tease her. I might not have given it—what would the girls think? But when he gave it to me, I did not object.
