Here the lights are dim and bylanes eerie and empty. It’s not the world of shining skyscrapers, but a city where the walls demand a coat of paint. Vidya Balan plays a police officer Sarita in the film. You can’t doubt his good manners, but there’s something which makes you wary of him. Here’s a sad, strong-willed Kolkata guy who is polite yet firm in his approach. John Biswas’ long face and hunched walk make an impression the moment he appears onscreen. Watch: Amitabh Bachchan in the song Haq Hai from TE3N It becomes a speculation game where you compare your theories about the next scene. Though Dasgupta takes the audience straight to the scene of the crime, he doesn’t offer see-through solutions. He begins to probe into the matter but a police officer Sarita (Vidya Balan) and a pastor Martin Das (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) can make his task easy.

It leaves the child’s justice-seeking grandfather John Biswas (Bachchan) in lurch, but he won’t accept defeat without a fight.

Read: When Amitabh Bachchan’s song was dismissed as horrible by TE3N team Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Vidya BalanĪ grieving grandfather, a crumbling city and a sarcastic cop-turned-priest: Director Ribhu Dasgupta’s TE3N is the sum of this riveting combination, made more powerful by one of Amitabh Bachchan’s finest performances.Īn eight-year-old girl is kidnapped and the police are clueless, because what looks like an ordinary crime turns out to be a meticulously planned abduction.

Te3n 2016 review