Though his choice of background music surprises at times, he compensates it with pace. The director weaves a web of lies and psychological disorders, but he also attaches motives to his characters. Amitabh Bachchan is the cohesive force behind this thriller. While Nawazuddin brings a strangeness to the table, Sabyasachi shows how to get noticed without ditching subtility. It’s edgy, gripping and dark, mostly because of the actors and partly due to the milieu. And, on top of everything, you’re alone in your pursuit.īased on the Korean thriller Montage, TE3N is like a Hitchcock film where you keep staring at the screen in anticipation of a new twist even though you have a vague idea about the end. Here the lights are dim and bylanes eerie and empty. It’s not the world of shining skyscrapers, but a city where the walls demand a coat of paint. Vidya Balan plays a police officer Sarita in the film. You can’t doubt his good manners, but there’s something which makes you wary of him.

Here’s a sad, strong-willed Kolkata guy who is polite yet firm in his approach. John Biswas’ long face and hunched walk make an impression the moment he appears onscreen. Watch: Amitabh Bachchan in the song Haq Hai from TE3N It becomes a speculation game where you compare your theories about the next scene.

Though Dasgupta takes the audience straight to the scene of the crime, he doesn’t offer see-through solutions. He begins to probe into the matter but a police officer Sarita (Vidya Balan) and a pastor Martin Das (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) can make his task easy. It leaves the child’s justice-seeking grandfather John Biswas (Bachchan) in lurch, but he won’t accept defeat without a fight. Read: When Amitabh Bachchan’s song was dismissed as horrible by TE3N team Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Vidya BalanĪ grieving grandfather, a crumbling city and a sarcastic cop-turned-priest: Director Ribhu Dasgupta’s TE3N is the sum of this riveting combination, made more powerful by one of Amitabh Bachchan’s finest performances.Īn eight-year-old girl is kidnapped and the police are clueless, because what looks like an ordinary crime turns out to be a meticulously planned abduction.

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