WILL DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY GIVE A ROCKING START TO 2ND QUARTER OF 2015?

The first quarter of 2015 has ended and it has been quite poor, as discussed last week. Now the flow of biggies and interesting films will kickstart and the first film to release is Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. It’s a significant flick as this is the first time that Dibakar Banerjee and Yash Raj Films have joined hands. Sushant Singh Rajput plays the lead role and from the promos, the movie looks like an interesting whodunit. The film is set in 1940s Calcutta and that era is brilliantly portrayed, as evident from the promos. Since there was no space for song and dance in the film, the songs are unconventional are as well and have managed to get noticed to an extent. Besides Sushant, there’s Anand Tiwari, Meiyang Chang and Swastika Mukherjee in the film. The identity of the villain has been kept under wraps and it’s expected to be a big surprise package.

However, the excitement for the film is limited. Since there’s no conventional romantic angle in the film, the songs are composed accordingly and have a niche quality. And normally Hindi movies are promoted through songs. But since Detective Byomkesh Bakshy songs are such, the promotion has got affected to an extent. Hence, it’s difficult to say if it’ll have a mainstream appeal. Hence, opening might be average despite the film releasing on Good Friday holiday. But with good word of mouth, it can pick up. Secondly, the big Hollywood release Fast & Furious 7 that also releases tomorrow can prove detrimental to its commercial prospects to an extent.

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy looks like an exciting product. Here’s hoping it works, if it’s made well!

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