There’s a routine I follow before watching most local films. I see the trailer, I see the director’s previous films, and I keep my expectations in check. Going into the premiere of Fakhrul Arefeen Khan’s latest film Gondi, my expectations were bare minimum, given I couldn’t finish his last film Bhuban Majhi after two failed attempts. All I was looking forward to in this film was the on-screen chemistry between two screen legends Sabyasachi Chakraborty and Suborna Mustafa. But the film positively exceeded my expectations.Gondi 2020 Movie Download.
Based on a story by Suvojit Roy, the film revolves around Asgar (Sabyasachi), a retired old man who lives alone, dabbling in astrology to pass the time. His closest friend is his granddaughter who lives in England with her parents (Majnun Mijan and Aparna Ghosh). The highlight of Asgar’s lonely days is the Skype call with that granddaughter. Suborna’s character, on the other hand, is a practicing dentist; a widow, whose daughter also lives in England. Fate seems to play Cupid, as these two keep bumping into each other under hilarious circumstances. As their friendship deepens, their children can’t accept the intimacy and stage a cruel intervention. Both Sabyasachi and Suborna have a gift for comedy, as is evident in Gondi. Their portrayals of these unconventional characters were a delight to behold. But this comedy film was breaking tone every time Majnun Mijan and Aparna Ghosh occupied the screen. They almost seemed to be unaware of the genre of the film they were in.
The amount of product placement in this film is far above the norm. Sponsorship is hard to come by for non-FDC films, but selling the title is a definite overkill even by Bangladeshi standards. From ACI to JCI, the products and logos appear too often and are too loud to ignore. The hostility between the parents and their distressed children resolves abruptly towards the end. A calamity brings the two families together.Boundary.