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In Buno Haansh actor Dev has come a lot ahead than the days of challenge,yet i have some doubt over his skill in dialog delivery which is visible in parts of the movie.DoP did a great job in the movie,as the cultures of three different cities Dhaka,Bangkok and Kolkata has come alive.Score from Santanu Moitra is not something to remember coming out of the hall and it has failed to create suspense anywhere in the movie. What the film really lacks i feel is suspense.Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury has tried to mix thrill of chase with grief of losing loved and dear ones.The viewer is never forced to sit tight and shiver in tension about what is going to happen next moment.Though the film had great potential it lacks the x-factor to be remembered after years.However it is surely best Bengali movie of 2014.

"Buno Haansh" is an Indian film that has many ingredients you would want in a suspense film but it also has a serious problem which cripples the plot. It's worth seeing, perhaps, but is far from the best sort of film coming from this wonderful filmmaking country.

The story comes from a novel by Samaresh Majumdar and the film stars Dev. Dev plays Amal, a poor but apparently decent Bangladeshi immigrant living in Kolkata (Calcutta). But, like so many people, he's struggling--struggling to help take care of his family, struggling with illnesses and struggling to make a life for himself. While he does have a job, he realizes it will never allow him to get ahead of all his debts and obligations. One day, he sees an old friend and the friend offers him a job. This job sounds perfect--he gets to travel the world and make lots of money. All he has to do in return is bring home a package each trip. Because he's an honest looking sort, he shouldn't have any problems with the customs people...especially since he's been told that some of these agents are also in on it. But what is 'it'? What is he smuggling into the country? And for whom? Amal doesn't ask such questions--he just does his job and is quite good at it.

At this point I assumed that what would follow would be a rags to riches crime story where Amal worked his way up through organized crime to become a big man. This is a very typical sort of Indian film theme. However, the story surprised me--and I appreciate that. During one of his trips abroad, Amal meets a pretty Indian lady who is herself on the run from the mob. He fatefully decides to help her. Instead of minding his own business and returning home with the package as usual, he makes a few decisions--decisions which could easily get him killed. What's next for this ambitious young man? Well, I don't want to spoil it...suffice to day that his life gets a lot more interesting!

Unlike many Indian films, this one lacks the usual musical interludes, romance and clichés you might expect--and I appreciate that. It isn't that I don't like a more typical Bollywood film, but I also like variety--and "Buno Haansh" offers something different in style and content. But, there is a serious problem. Dev plays one of the most incredibly passive guys you could ever see--too passive. His friend convinces him to go into the smuggling business and the pretty lady on the run convinces Amal to do something even crazier. In both cases, the character says very little and soon finds himself pulled along by others. This makes for a strange sort of film--a film where there really is no hero nor any sense of direction. You find that there really is no one to root for and, at times, Amal is exasperating because he just seems awfully naive and stupid. Because of this, it's really hard to take the film very seriously or care about the guy and therefore it limits the impact of the story. An interesting near miss that is worth seeing but there are certainly better Indian films you could see instead.

I had read Samaresh Majumdar's novel Buno Haansh before watching the movie, so i had expectations from it, but i was a bit hesitant as i did not trust Dev's dialog delivery and acting, but i am happy to say he has pulled off a difficult role brilliantly, he was not perfect but was much much better than his previous movies and has acted really well in this one looking innocent and confused as Amol, the main character. It will surely be one of the highlights of his career and he has the potential. Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury has made a detailed movie with a soul, keeping the thrill elements intact. All the other characters are perfectly cast but Sudipta Chakraborty's act is the standout. The background score and music by Shantanu Moitra are great as always. Buno Haansh and Dev's act is surely one of the best this year.

A must watch..! A film made in heaven.. a life of a common man..his change from being the simple Amal to an unknown supplier from and to different countries.. his situation of desperation to end up needs of his family.. a good life for his love interest to making it big with one shot.. one can easily relate to Amal..

though the story line could have been made a little bit better with a more thrilling climax.. a little more suspense at the end should have grossed it a "Suspense Thriller" genre.. and the cinematography needs an applaud..it made it look more realistic..and the main thing..the music..Shantanu Moitra did a superb job..and Director Aniruddha Roy Choudhury placed it very well and maintained the pace..the songs fitted very well with some truly awesome lyrics and background score

I have read few Samresh Mazumder's novel during my teenage years. And did not find him fascinating. So, I was not hoping this movie to be great. But, I was not hoping it to be pointless like this either. Like at the end of the movie, I had a feeling that the movie is just a squandered opportunity. It had so much potential, but wasted them all. For example, what was the purpose of Addy, or Sohag? They did not add anything to the story. Like if you delete those two characters completely, you would still arrive at the plot end without any problem. Similar thing can be said about Badal vai, Dev's visit to his ancestorial home to Bangladesh, and the pointless lenghty ending after Tanusree left. There were so many good actors cast into this moview that if the writer and director consolidated their message and focused on some key characters and their evolution throughout the story, it could have been a masterpiece. Instead it was at the end a pontless time waster.

A must watch! Dev has given another powerful performance as the central character and silenced his critiques yet again. Not sure how long the intellectuals can go on ignoring his talents! Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's direction is outstanding. The thrilling story is based on Samaresh Mazumdar's novel, - it is the gripping story of Amal - a simple man, born into a poor family who works as a security guard at a mall. He gets tempted by the world of wealth and lust and lives his ordinary life to join the underworld, and gradually gets trapped into the world of greed and crime. All the supporting casts - Srabanti, Tanusree Chakraborty, Sohag Sen, Sudiptaa Chakraborty, Moon Moon Sen have performed their acts exceptionally well. The music and songs have matched the situations perfectly. Shantanu Moitra along with Anindya and Chandril and other singers have done wonders. Specially I was in love with the song - "Zindagi kahin bhi thamti nahin (Life never stops anywhere), " Overall 4.5/5 from me.

Devastating acting from the hero Dev who doesn't have the clear idea when & how he should react or which situation how to show emotion or not & he just only utters hush hash sound throughout the whole movie in every scene LoL.

Director wanted to make Bunohash as an art and a thriller movie simultaneously.

Irrelevant story, screenplay & Ending as well as.

The director portrays the hero as a naive & innocuous person from the very begining of the movie but at the end of the movie when the hero who first touched the Pistol in his life & later on he killed a villain by just a shot from a long distance.

Pure piece of ridicule.

This is Dev's one of the finest performance ever. Nowadays he kind of getting trolled by netizens. But this film is a masterpiece of this Bengali actor. Wonderful story, great script writing, promising supporting cast, awesome music, beautiful screenplay, acting all the things portrayed beautifully. Unlike other stereotypical bengali offbeat films, this film ends with a mind blowing open ended climax with spectators with their own interpretation that's why this is a must watch for every Bengali movie lovers, offbeat movie lovers and always Dev's lovers.

Thank you for the movie . One of the greatest Film of Indian cinema .

Buno Haansh, a wild goose chase by the protagonist. Amal(Dev) a lower middle class honest Bengali boy who works as security guard in a shopping mall manages his family with monthly income of Rs.7000. His life changes when he meets his childhood friend Robin on duty and the later takes him to Madam(Moon Moon Sen) who entrust Amal with a job of receiving and delivering goods between countries. Movies keeps you back on your seat when Amal does a job to earn extra money with the help of Rijula(Tanushree). Does this extra money leads him to the dark world, will he be able to come out of it ? Will Amal be able to escape this wild goose chase ?

Anirudha Roy chowdhury is well known for his urban complex love story which we have seen in Aparajita Tumi. This film he made a 360 degree turn. In this movie there is thrill, every character is playing their game and the game plan changes for each character in the family. Amal a simple honest man who waits for his chance to secure a better life. He cries when he visit his home in Bangladesh, get restless and never looses his simplicity in the whole journey. The other characters which are Amal's Boudi(Sister-in-law) whose presence makes you believe the small aspiration that lady of the house feels. Rijula a lady completely bounded by lust for money which is reflected in her eyes and body language and last not the least Sohag college crush of Amal who savors the moment and scares everyday as she succumbs to cancer every day.

All in all Buno Haansh is a must watch Bengali film as it explores the another paradigm of Bengali movie.

Awesome. Keep it up very good work by all the stars. Luv you guys

As I saw this movie a couple of years ago so I might not be able to give the best review. Yet the movie was really good and the movie never had a dull moment . Even the performances by everybody in the lead cast were too good. Overall a great watch.

This is probably the best performance of dev. He is a commercial superstar, still he chose this type of script and did a real justice to the cherecter.

Finally I watched it..it takes almost 10 years to come over to this perticular dev movie. After watching this..now I can say it's actually ahead of its time..all the performances are great..i actually shocked after realising that this movie shot at real locations..the bgms of this movie are perfect. Firstly it makes you emotional and then the thrill takes you to the end and leave you with an unsatisfactory ending..the editing..the screenplay all are great..never thought this movie can be that good in cinematography..i am a little bit unsatisfied with the ending of the story..the twists and turns engaged you all the time..you never bored..it you are a Bengali movie lover then you should give it a watch. That's it..

BUNO HAANSH unfolds the story of an unsuspecting youth who gets trapped in the activities of an International smuggling racket. Amol (Dev) lives in a poor colony in Kolkata with his Mother, elder brother and his wife. Theirs is a needy family. Through his friend's contact Amol meets an influential lady of the nefarious group (MoonMoon Sen). Soon, he is criss-crossing the world, from Dacca to Bangkok, meeting dubious people and handing over illegal stuff to them. In the process, Amol moves further away from his family and his lady-love (Srabonti) who is battling a debilitating ailment..

In Bangkok Amol meets a mysterious girl J (Tanusree Chakraborty). She reveals to Amol that she did a course in tourism in Kolkata and was recruited by a travel company for a plum assignment in Bangkok. When she reached Bangkok, her passport was taken away by the company and she was coerced to work as an Escort. She somehow managed to grab her passport and flee from that place. Now goons are on the lookout for her...

The film is based on a story by Samaresh Mazumdar and directed by Aniruddha Roy Choudhury. The director ARC is repeatedly working to expand the breadth of meaningful Bengali cinema in terms of locales. In his APARAJITA TUMI he shot at several cities in the United States. Even in this film he takes the Bengali viewer to Dacca, Bangkok and other International destinations.

The director keeps the ending open-ended. I particularly liked the way the film ended. None of the relationship is taken towards a logical conclusion. The character of J is quite interesting. She is ambitious and quite ethical in her dealings. She is practical too, and when Amol could not get a Visa, J doesn't let her sentiments bog her down.

Rating: 3.8 out of 5