A contract killer with amnesia. What an instantly delicious idea. In Bob Biswas, filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh revisits one of his most famous creations - the murderous life insurance agent from Kahaani who threw Vidya Bagchi into the path of a metro train, then pulled her back and solicitously suggested that Kolkata was a dangerous city. "Yahan kahin bhi, kabhi bhi kuch bhi ho sakta hai."
Bob, played superbly by Saswata Chatterjee, was a masterstroke - a seemingly nondescript, mild-mannered man who said Nomoshkar to his victims before disposing of them. When the pot-bellied, balding Bob appeared behind Vidya at the metro station, he sent a chill down your spine. The character, who was only onscreen for some eight minutes, became a sensation.
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Bob, played superbly by Saswata Chatterjee, was a masterstroke - a seemingly nondescript, mild-mannered man who said Nomoshkar to his victims before disposing of them. When the pot-bellied, balding Bob appeared behind Vidya at the metro station, he sent a chill down your spine. The character, who was only onscreen for some eight minutes, became a sensation.
Read the full review on Film Companion.