‘The Storytellor’ Review: Arts, ambition and business fun, Paresh Rawal and Adil Hussain are covered

Story of ‘The Storyteller’

‘The Storytellor’ is actually based on Satyajit Ray’s Short Story ‘Golpo Boliya Tarini Khuro’. At the center of the story is the storyteller, appointed by a rich businessman. This businessman has a problem of insomnia. he/she does not sleep. So, this storyteller narrates stories at night to help him/her sleep. But the turn in the story comes when we find that the real intentions of this businessman are different.

Tarini Bandopadhyay (Paresh Rawal) is a talented storyteller in it, who never wrote his/her stories for fear of criticism and rejection. This unique talented socialist socialist man of Kolkata has done 75 jobs. he/she has changed his/her job every six months. After farewell to Amrit Prakashan, Tarini’s hand comes in a strange advertisement published in the newspaper. Ratan Garodia (Adil Hussain), a businessman from Ahmedabad, is looking for a storyteller to tell stories while sleeping. he/she is suffering from insomnia. Despite treatment such as sleeping pills and counting of sheep, they are no longer affected.

Well, now Tarini comes to Ahmedabad, where a new journey begins. he/she starts telling stories to the businessman. But when his/her real intentions are revealed, everything starts to disintegrate. To know what happens next in the story, you have to watch this film.

Trailer of ‘The Storyteller’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM8rxa15u-uu

‘The Storyteller’ Movie Review

This film is the story of business vs. Kala. It vigorously talks on subjects like literary theft, discovery and overcoming self-doubt. Director Anant Narayan Mahadevan has prepared a screenplay of the film with Kirit Khurana. With strong acting, excellent story, this film takes you to the attractive atmosphere of relaxing Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

Garodia steals literature to woo her ex -girlfriend Saraswati (Revathi). he/she published Tarini’s stories in a local Gujarati magazine by his/her name, as it gives more importance to art than marsh. The film has a dialogue, where Garodia says, ‘Saraswati does not like Lakshmi.’ There is also an opportunity in the film when Tarini is introduced as a business partner of Garodia. Then he/she took a pinch and says, “he/she makes cotton, I cut yarn.”

The attraction of this film is in its slow pace and aesthetics. Yes, it is also true that many viewers may not like the pace of the film. The stories that Tarini narrates, a hundred years old tree in the Aravalli forests and a detective pigeon stories during World War II are interesting. However, directors have missed these stories on showing on-screen. But an exciting thing in the film is that it hides its plot twist until the last. In the end, when the distinction opens, you are shocked.

Paresh Rawal has done a great job in the role of Bengali, which likes Mach (fish) and Poojo (Durga Puja), which redeems every chance to curse capitalism. he/she has a strong dialogue on literary theft, ‘I want to copy too’, in which he/she dodges Gorodia.

Adil Hussain has also found equally attractive as an insufficure businessman. his/her character is always trying to show himself an intellectual. Revathi is good in her small role. Jayesh More played the role of Manikchand, the servant of Garodia’s house, and Tannishtha Chatterjee did a librarian, who also leaves a strong impression as Tarini’s friend.

Why see- The speed of the film is a bit slow, but its last thrill and the strong work of actors make it worth watching.