Bob Biswas (बाॅब बिस्वास)

"Bob Biswas (बाॅब बिस्वास)".

Watched Hindi movie "Bob Biswas (बाॅब बिस्वास)". 

This movie is directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. Story by Sujoy Ghosh. Produced by Gauri Khan, Sujoy Ghosh, Haurav Verma. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, Chitrangada Singh, Kunal Kohli, Ditipriya Roy, Samara Tijori. Music by Vishal-Shekhar. Cinematography by Gairik Sarkar. Film runs for about 2 hour and 11 minutes and was released on 3 Dec 2021. I watched it with Aditi on 26th Dec 2021 on Zee5.

Bob Biswas wakes from coma but can't remember anything. Neither his wife, nor kids, nor his previous life, not even his profession. With a little coaxing by a Chinese food stall vendor he reaches a medical shop owner who gives him Nux Vomica. That's a code name for gun. He was a professional assassin earlier. 

What will his reaction be? Does his family know it? Who is the father of his daughter? Will he get his memory back?

It's a spinoff from Sujoy Ghosh's movie Kahani, where Bob Biswas was introduced to the audience. An innocuous life insurance salesman-cum-assassin. Abhishek didn't play the role in Kahani. He is roped in for this movie. Director handles this story well. It slows down on occasions, sometimes considerably, but retains interest of audience. 

There are some loose ends like why was Bob's friend killed? Based on the end, does this movie happen before Kahani or after. 

Abhishek delivers a good performance. A man without memories. A confused man. A doltish man. A man with hidden talents. He gets an opportunity to display them all. Chitrangada looks beautiful in unglamorous role, acts decently. However, the actor who leaves lasting impression is Paran Bandopadhyay. His character is special and his acting is memorable. You remember him after the movie despite he not being a protagonist. 

Recommend watching if you like slow burns.