Kota Din

Jotodur poth choley gechhey
Taro dur kono ek deshey
Sukh achhey bujhi

Se sukher khojey
Bosey achhi.
Bohudin holo, ebhabey.

Tv tey mega-serial
Sesh hoye jay.
Raat namey seeter.
Footpath
komboley komboley dheke jay.

Je jar nijoswo ushnota
khujey ney.
Bhir patla hoi Tarikhanay.
Aguner aanch barey
ondhokarey.

Ami sudhu bosey thaki
sei kon sukher ashay.

Se kemon,
ki tar rong, gondho ...
Kichhui janini chhai konodin...

Tobu asha ...
Ekdin ...
Borshar prothom bristir moto
Ojhordharey neme asbey sei ashirbaad
Jhorey, bidyutey, plaboney...

Tai apatoto,
Majher ei kota din,
Ondhokarey chupchap,
Katiye di.

Seeter ratey kukurer chitkaar ar
Mataler bhorat golar gaan bhese asey...

Mridu hasi ami ...
Kota matro din to
Na hoi ebhabei...

Onno Dorsok

Suman bari fere.

Police lock-up ey ghum hoyni sararaat. Thanda lagchhilo ar ga-guliye otha gondho. Ba-chokh ta ekhono khulchhey na purota, kaal-sitey ta tonton korchhey chokher nichey.

"Jama kapor chhere ektu ghumiye ne" -Ma.

Shower er thanda jol hu-hu korey neme aschhey, bhasiye dik, dhuye dik amay.


Kacha kapor rakha royechhey bichhnar dharey, norom sada pajama. Tantan korey chador pata bichhanay, janla diye halka hawa aschhey - ar ektu rod.

Ghumiye porey Suman, koyek minute ey.

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Inox ey evening show-tey ekta cinema dekhtey giye screen ey chair chhurey merechhilo Suman kaal ratey.

Chair ta sokto chhilo khub. Bhanga sohoj chhilo na. Bar koyek otar opor lafiye, prochondo jor koyekta lathi marar por bosar seat ta khuley asey. First row tey bosay er por ar churtey osubidhey hoyni bisesh.

Screen er majhkhan theke dandik-er ekta fali chhirey porey jay. Chumban-roto Parambrata-r thot-tuku chhara bakita vanish hoye geleo Raima-r tatey bisesh heldol hoy na.

Borong dorshok ra bicholito hon onek besi. Suman er paser seat er masima chair porbo-r suru tei ekta pop-corn gile felechhilen bekayday. Tai onar poritrahi chitkaar bhasa pay onek deritey. Pichhoner paanch-egaro girlfriend-bilas er majhey du-swapner modhye jege othey onek taratari - "What the f***!!! sh** ... maaaaaaan!!! bachaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooo ".

Screen ta chhirey porar por pray 30 second nijer kirtir dikey takiyechhilo Suman. Tarpor jona 12 dorshok o 4 jon security tar opor jhapiye porey. Oi 30 second tar thoter koney chiltey ektu hasi chhilo boley paser seat er masima police-key janiyechhilen, obosyo seta pop-corn jonito prathomik chikitsar onek porey.

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- "Chair ta bhanglen keno?"
- "Na holey chhora jeto na."
- "Bastard!..... chhurli keno?"
- "Apni bujhben na."
- "Ami bujhbo na?"
- "mmm hmm"
- "Apni ki Maoist?"
- "Nyah"
- "Onno kono terrorist connection? Mujahidin? Alpha? North-east er kichhu?"
- "Na re bhai..."
- "Suman! ekta jinis apni poriskaar bujhun, eta police station and you are under arrest. Ami apnar sathey adda marchhi na, you better take this seriously. Is that understood?"
- "mmm hmm"
- "I want a YES"
- "okay .. yes"
- "Narcotics apnar blood sample nebe ektu porey, to check your drug addictions..."
- "Labh hobey na..."
- "na holei better apnar jonno. Now can you come clean and tell me why the hell you threw that bloody chair?"
- "Bollam to, apni bujhben na."
- "chesta kori..... "

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- "Dipu!" - Ma.
- "mmm"
- "sorir kharap lagchhey? ektu uthtey parbi?"
- "keno?"
- "Samik Ghosh esechhen."
- "Ke?"
- "Samik Ghosh. Director Samik Ghosh"
- "Maneyyyyyyy?"
- "Maney ami janina baba, tumi dekho, uni naki tor sathey kotha boltey chan. Tor baba bhison bhoy peye gechey. Nichey drawing ey bosiyechhi."
- "Ki chay se?"
- "Bolchhey na, tor sathey kotha bolben bolchhen"

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- "Nomoskaar"
- "Nomoskaar. Sorir kemon tomar?"
- "Bhalo, ....maney better."
- "hmm."
- "Bolun, ki bolben."

Samik Ghosh mejher marble er dikey takiye roilen kichhu-khon. Khocha khocha dari chulkolen du-tin baar swabhab-siddho bhongitey.

- "Dekho Suman, .......tomar naam Suman to?"
- "Hmm. .. bolun..."
- "Kaal raater news ey tomar ei kando tar khobor pelam, Dipak, amader producer o phone korlo tar porpor-i. Ami prothomey bisesh patta diyni, bhebechhilam just another hooligan. Then sokaley Bidhannagar thanar OC phone korey tomar motive ta bollen..."

Suman hasey ektu, etokhoney.

- "To be frank Suman, ekta act of violence, ekta hall er destruction .... egulo amar bhabar jinis noi ... tar jonno police achhey, haal-er owner achhey, insurance achhey, amar producer achhey. Egulo amar movie tar sathey connected noi, at least not in the way I am connected with it. These incidents have nothing to do with my creative bend. But..."
- "But what I have told Police ... that matters to you ...."
- "hmmm ... That was the worst allegation against me in my entire career."

Hasita onek khani bistrito hoyechhey ekhon Suman er mukhey, otakey ar chora hasi bola jay na.

- "Mr. Ghosh... allegation to astei parey, ekta foolish viewer apnar ekta movie dekhey ki react korlo tatey apni ki normally etota bicholito hon je breakfast korei tar bari giye hajir hon? Taholey kintu sara desh dourey beratey hobey apnakey."
- "Do not mock me, you know bloody hell why I am here..."

- "Karon apni amar theke onek besi bojhen cinema jinista.."
- "Hmm .. I mean ..."
- "Karon apni janen je ami jeta korechhi seta khub kom dorshok korbey, barojor lokey uthey choley jabey .. Karon apni janen ..."
- "Ami jantey chai Suman, tai ami esechhi ekhaney."

Sumaner baba etokhon ei kathopokathon-tar kichhu ekta maney khojar pranpon chesta korchhilen. Ebar haal chhere Telegraph ta khuley fellen.

- "Besh... bolun ki jantey chan apni. Apnar not-so-agreeable viewer er kachhey."

Samik Ghosh dan haater angul gulo muthi korey dubar thuklen sofa-y. Norom sofay chhap porlo ekta alto.

- "To be dead frank... sotti ki otota kharap chhilo?"
- "Apnar nijer ki mone hoi"
- "Na maney, okayyyy ... it had some .. some weak moments. But was it so utterly disgusting that a person would throw a chair at screen and say that he was deceived! That was too much Suman."

Suman uttor dey na. Hasita dhorey rakhey.

- "Stop smiling on me and answer the bloody question! Ki emon bajey chhilo movie ta? Sara desh jurey otar acceptance jano? Already 3 tey film festival-ey cheyechhey ora. Subtitles er kaaj cholchhey 2 to language ey. And you... You have found it revolting?? You thought it was a ..."

- "A desperate attempt to amuse people. A copy of every good movie you have seen so far. Yes. I felt everything I have said. I felt deceived..... "

- "Dekho ..."

- "Not because the price was high, not because the chair was uncomfortable, not because I went to see some actress nude and only glimpses of her leg was shown. But because the intellectual capability I associate with Mr. Samik Ghosh was utterly missing there.

- "Hey...!"

- "Because I went to see an original idea captured in motion, not some gimmick to entertain people. Damn it!

- "Suman, you are ..."

 - "Jeta ami dekhlaam hall ey giye, seta kono movie chhilo na, ota chhilo hattali kuranor ekta show. Ami hattali ditey parini. Ekta chair diyechhi apnakey."

- "You have no right to say all these things, you .. you ... ki bhabo tumi .. ami bujhina ami ki baniyechhi .. ami janina egulo .... ami..."

- "Janen bolei to chhutey esechhen Samik -babu..."

Suman-er baba uthei poren ebar sofa chhere, ekbar bhablen "ami ektu asi" bolben kina. Tarpor ar bolar proyojon bodh korlen na karon keu lokkhoi korey ni onar othata. Suman samner dikey jhukey takiye thakey Samik Ghosh er dikey, ek dristey. Tar mukher hasita onekkhon udhao. Ar Samik babu eliye achhen sofa-y. Drishti theme thaka fan-tay.

Minute duek porey jeno ghum bhangey Samik Ghosh-er.

- "Okk ... Suman. It was nice talking to you."

Ar ektao kotha baran na tini. Karo dikey na takiye soja hata den nijer Innova tar dikey.


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Samik ghosh er porer chhobi release korey porer christmas-ey. Prothom drisyey ekta ondhokaar cinema hall-ey hero-key ekta chair chhurey martey dekha jay screen-ey.

Cinema-ta choleni bisesh. Kintu Suman sesh obdi bosechhilo, mugdho bismoye.

Sofolota

Ki darun guchhiyechhi balo
office ferta daal bhat -
sonibar DVD cinema
robibar aramer raat.

Duto tour hoy protibaar
goromer himachol ar
borshay somudra taney,
camera-y hasi sar sar.

Eksathey suru korey dekho
kotodur ese gechhi ami,
ekei to sofolota boley -
kora boss, sohridoy swami!

Sudhu oi borshar megh -
khub jodi ghono hoye asey,
ki jeno ki mone porey jay,
eka lagey janlar pasey...

'Cha banao' boley haak di
fuluri-o asey tar sathey,
ajeybajey bhabna-key chhere
mon diy rosona bilasey.

Ki Kotha

Thomkano du ekta kotha
mukh nichu daranor bhongi
chaye nirob chumuk
ar bikel...

Uthey jawa nailpolish er daag
seeter kora pora pa
elo haat-khopa ekta
topto deerghoswas...

Baro besi jamar botam
baro gobhir se sunyosthan
baro dur tomar sohor
baro kachhey dako protibaar...

Okaron maney khujey chola
protidin ki eto sondhan
ogonito sobder bhirey
ki kotha lukiye sunlam...

Onno Kichhu

Jibon niye onek lekha holo
ebar kichhu nijekey niye lekho
agami niye onek kotha holo
ebar kichhu chayer cup-ey eso.

Sob i sudhu 'hole kemon hoto'
sobai sudhu 'thakley boro bhalo'
ektu borong ajke bechey thako
ektu borong aspaas ta dekho.

Somosto din sukher majhey theke
kon osukhey dub merechho jeno
ebar kichhu batash bhoro bukey
ajkey barong ajkey niye bancho.

Barano haat firiye dilo keu
basi thalay sukiye jawa bhat
chena otripti periye eso aj
onno taray bhorey uthuk raat.

Delhi Belly!

Watched Delhi Belly last Friday on the first day of its release. The movie has made more sensation in indian box-office for its use of cuss words and vulgar situations than its story or other artistic aspects. So, I thought of contemplating on these less talked-about aspects.

First and foremost, this is a great film, completely entertaining with a coherent plot and fair acting. The cinematography is world-class, camerawork perfect. A very interesting aspect of the movie is that it is almost entirely shot in real locations, there are very few sequences inside studio - apart from the song-sequences.

Delhi comes as a dazzling backdrop in Delhi Belly. The narrow streets of old Delhi, with an abundance of hawkers and cows make the movie stand in a solid ground. We, the citizens of another similarly old and dilapidated city can readily identify with these locations. Also the way the city has been used as a part of the story is important, much of the humor is directly drawn from the shabby rent-houses, red-lighted areas and its filthy surroundings. The story in its perversion, its confusion and jeopardy mingles with this convoluted backdrop. There were no effort to beautify these elements from the fear of famous Indian make-it-glitter-and-glow mentality discarding it. This is a rare attitude for Indian mainstream cinema.

This attitude of keep-it-as-it-is has mingled in the characters of the movie as well. They just do not care about their filthy surroundings, their broken cars, their cursed fate. They are probably the coolest people on earth, beaten by gangsters, ditched by girlfriends and aided by bad-luck in every single aspect of their life, but they can still continue playing carom when the ceiling on top of their heads are about to fall off - thanks to the Kaththak teacher up-floor. They can still check-into a washroom when there is a gang-war going on in the same hotel-room.

Life had a few surprises in store for our protagonists and when they start coming, they cease to stop. The story runs, sprints, jumps and we giggle and laugh our hearts out at the outcome. At times, the story is similar to the famous British movie "Lock, stock and Two Smoking Barrels", but the interpretation is so deeply Indian that I would refrain from calling it a copy and consider the work immensely creative.

The movie ends with a sweet note - fitting to the setup. Surprisingly, the couple do not reach the clouds in white costumes, they merely lose themselves in a car going backwards and end up hitting a scooter.

There was an item number by one famous Indian actor during the end credit, which was as loud and foolish as it could be. I initially felt that it did not go well with the movie. But then, I realized that probably like the rest of the movie which was mocking its characters and surroundings, the item number was also a mockery of itself, a mockery of the very popular item-number-culture!

Bhitor o Bahir

Protyekei nijer modhye ekta prithibi bohon korey beray. Sei prithibitar sathey bairer jogoter mil achhey abar omil o achhey onek. Jemon onekey bhabey sara prithibir sob kota lok i kharap ar sobai tar biruddhye sorojontro korchhey. Keu bhabey amar political party chhara bakigulo sob chor-jochhor der jayga. Keu bhabey iswar namok kono ek bhodrolok akashey bosey jiboner sob khuti-nati thik korey dichhen. Abar keu ba bhabey tar moto buddhiman duniyay kom i achhey.

Ei sob bhabnay, segulo thik-i hok ba bhul, khub besi khoti karo nei. Jotokhon ei sob nijer moner bhetorer jogot-key manushta tene ene guliye felchhena bairer jogot er sathey.

Guliye na felleo misiye fele boiki. Tai Kalighat-ey lomba line porey bhor theke, trinamool-er na-khete-pawa chhele CPM er na-khete-pawa chheler matha fatiye asey, masima ohetuk jhogra korey felen komola-lebur doradori-tey thokchhen bhebe.

Ei bhitorer ar bairer prithibi-r bhitor jeno ek byapon prokriya choltey thakey sob somoy. Bairey theke information niye bhitorer chhobigulo bodlatey thakey, abar bhitorer chhabir obikol replica khujtey giye bairey takey ignore korey jai amra prayosoi.

Kintu besirbhag manush-kei dekhi je se tar bhitorer jogot ta niye eto besi mete achhey, je bairey takanor somoy tar nei. Thik ei jaygatai boro besi peera dey amay. Duniya bishal ebong osesh. Sudhu manusher srishti-guloi jodi dekhtey thaki taholeo bodhoi ekta jibon jothesto hoy na. Tar cheye onek besi royechhey nature er srishti. Ar amader chhotto groher bairey pa baraley to kothai nei, etodiney matro ekti satelite periyechhey souromondol ... Orthat jakey boley, "Miles to go and miles to go before I sleep".

Eirokom ek bipul ebong bishal, monimukto khochito jogoter majhkhaney dariye jokhon keu ei somosto-kichhukey ograhyo korey nijer moner bhitorer chhotto jogotey lukiye bosey thakey, tokhon tar opor koruna ebong raag dui i jonmay.

Torko othey je taholey ki sprituality r kono mulyo nei! Chup korey nijer modhye dhukey jawar je ononto aram, jar kotha spiritual protiti manush bole esechhen, segulo ki mithya! Ta noi, kintu ami kuor byang-ey biswasi noi. Ekta manush jokhon jonmay, tar monta poriskaar slate er moto thakey, ar se nitey thakey tar bairey theke sobdo-alo-sporsho-gaan sob kichhu. Sebhabei tar bhitorer prithibi-ta toiri hoy. Kintu boyoser sathey sathey ei ahoron er prokriyata monthor hoye jete thakey. Tar karon ei noi je newar jiniser obhab holo, karon ei je tar gondi sebhabey barey na tai notun jinis tar kachhey hoye othey purano jiniseri nokol-matro.

Ar tai kromosoi bairer jogotey utsaho haratey thakey manush, ar biswas bartey thakey nijer bhitorer jogotey. Jeno ja peyechhi tototukui amar sara jiboner sombol, notun je kono kichhukey miliye nebo puronor kasti-pathorey. Etai bodhoi manob-sobhyotar sobcheye baro tragedy. Char hajar bochhor kete gelo kintu besirbhag manush-er i dekhar chokh khullo na puropuri.

Aha .. sur-khana

Oh my darling
Oh my darling
Oh my darling Clementine
You were lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry Clementine.

Ki jeno ekta achhey ei gaan-tay. Madok kichhu ekta. Dekhchhilam Jim Carrey er cinema-ta, "Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind". Nayika Kate er naam Clementine. Alap holei boley dey meyeta, amar naam niye iarki mere kono gaan noi kintu. Ar omni moner bhetor bejey othey gaan ta, Oh my darling, oh my darling...

Gaaner Clementine er moto cinemar clementine o hariye jay, ba bola jay hariye fele Jim Carrey, ar tarpor khujey o pay. Adyonto osadharon cinemata sesh hotey khujey ber korlaam gaan er notation-ta. Tarpor piano-y bajiyeo fellam, ar bajatei thaklam barbar. O.P. Nayyar niyechhilen sur-ta "yeh hai bombay meri jaan"-ey. Bodhoi onaro kichhu korar chhilona, eto nesha-dhorano sur. Amar moto onakeo ki jagiye rekhechhilo sararaat?