The Bengali Detective
Rajesh Ji isn’t just a valiant detective, searching out every sort of evil from murder to the counterfeiting of shampoo. He’s a family man in the world of middle-class India that outsiders rarely see, and a serious aspirant in his spare time to enter televised dance contests with his ensemble of detectives. Think of The Full Monty, then use your imagination.
For filmmaker Philip Cox, this character is a storytelling dream come true and Kolkata offers innumerable encounters and a unique pageantry.
[Cox] connects you with a character whom you can’t stop watching, even if you’re laughing at him – whether he’s at work, with his family and sick wife, or rehearsing dance numbers earnestly and ineptly with fellow cops. But this director also has a remarkable peripheral vision. Endless dimensions of Kolkata are revealed while you travel through with the doc’s protagonist.
David D'Arcy, Screen International
Duration: 90 min
Dialogue: English
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K7
