A Death in the Gunj Review: Go Gunjing Here! Surreal, Intriguing and Brilliant.

ADITG is a movie which perhaps many of us do not know about. To begin with, it is the debut of the fantastic actress Konkana Sen Sharma and features an ensemble cast of Kalki Koechlin, Vikrant Massy, Gulshan Deviah, Om Puri sir, Tanuja, Ranvir Shorey and Tillotama Shome. With such an ensemble cast of actors and not 'stars', ADITG surprises.
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With such brilliant 'actors' on board, a movie can never gone wrong on the acting stage. Like I have said earlier, Vikrant Massy has to be the 'find of 2017'. He plays Shyamlal 'Shutu' with finesse and to perfection. Gulshan Deviah as Nandu, Kalki as Mimi and Ranvir Shorey as Vikram give solid performances which are ably backed by Tanuja and Om Puri sir. Jim Sarbh as Brian shines in the movie with his fine English accent and emotions.
 
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ADITG introduces us to director, Konkana Sen Sharma. Like her acting prowess, her directorial skills are top-notch. She should rightfully walk away with "The Best Debut Director" trophy. Sharma takes proper care of the script, its setting which talk about the details she cares for. Fantastically scripted in the likes of an Agatha Christie novel, ADITG has brilliant direction, camerawork, dialogues and subtle undertones of dark humor which feel likable and at times relatable. Though the English language used in the movie maybe a hurdle for the people, but otherwise ADITG cannot be missed. The movie has some MAJOR goofups because of which ADITG becomes a slightly disappointing watch. The predictable climax, a somewhat lousy screenplay and the background score which sounds creepy. ADITG fills one with eeriness and creates an intriguing world which all of a sudden seems to disappear. And that's a drawback of the movie.
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Anyways, with all said and done, ADITG should NOT be missed. Though, it's more of an indie film which might not suit the pallet of many a people but for those who like engaging cinema, don't give it a miss. I am going with 4/5 for A Death in the Gunj. Surreal, intriguing and Brilliantly presented.
 
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                                    Don't miss a directorial debut so stunning and brilliant.
The movie unfortunately won't go far in the box office run as we are quite 'intolerant' towards meaningful and engaging cinema and part of which can be blamed for minimal promotions. The movie will make a maximum of 50 million (5 crores) at the box office solely in the name of Konkana.

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