A Death in the Gunj - Brilliant piece of Cinema

Watching this gem of a movie was like reading a real interesting piece of work of Ruskin Bond,simple,relatable and brilliant. This movie is based on the short story by Mukul Sharma The town shown in this movie is exactly the place where one would like to take a break from the noisy superficial world and immerse oneself in the simplicity of life. Not letting the story out that would be unfair,to sum it up all I would say is it has good share of thrilling moments,moments of joy and moments of suspense. Storytelling and direction is impeccable,the apple definitely has not fallen far from the tree,in other words the directorial debut of Konkona surely make her mother Aparna Sen proud. Vikrant Massey as Shutu/Shyamal is the best part of the movie,super impressed with his acting skills,an actor to watch out for. Gulshan Devaiah as Nandu is just fabulous,the fun and sometimes mean character of his definitely has a pivotal role to play in the movie. Every actor fits their role to the perfection. Kalki Koechlin after 2016 release 'Waiting' this has another superb performance of hers. It was a pleasure to see Tanuja after a long time lighting up the screen. Om Puri sigh, the actor will be missed,big loss for the film industry. Tillotama Shome is fabulous so is Ranvir Shorey. Jim Sarbh as Brian portrays the role of an Anglo Indian character to the hilt. Arya Sharma the child actor as Tani is very good. Its unfortunate that the mainstream Bollywood does not utilize the talent of the above mentioned characters,the way it should be,but there are some movie directors who do and thankful to them for presenting this awesome cast and a gripping story. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others,and if you can't help them,at least don't hurt them. A brilliant piece of cinema not to be missed,of course recommended.