Review of Drona

Review of Drona.

Drona is the new film where Abhishek Bacchan and Priyanka Chopra have played their respective roles successfully. Abhishek Bacchan played the role of Aditya in the film who used to get nightmares from childhood. Whenever he used to wake up from sleep there used to be a magical blue rose petal which used to present itself before him.

An evil sorcerer, Riz Raizada in another town wanted to get hold of the secret which Drona had. It was not possible to get the secret without conquering Drona. One day Riz met Drona and recognized him. Sonia, the leader of the cult made Drona realize his identity.

She took him to his place of birth that was the ancient city of Pratapgarh. Her main intention was to remind him about his background where his mother Jayati Debi lived. She could answer all the questions which Drona never remembered but required to know as there were lot of stories relating to his past life and they were material in his present life.


But Riz Raizada caught hold of him and the confrontation with the evil powers started. The remedies which Drona used to see in his dreams helped him to face the odds and win over the challenging circumstances.

The story was based on fantasy, but Abhishek Bacchan and Priyanka Chopra were brilliant in their respective roles. The action sequences were also innovative. Priyanka Chopra had many releases this year and most of them were successful.


Jaya Bacchan was impressive in the role of the mother Jayati Devi. KK Menon did well in the film. Ashu Druv had given the music and it was impressive. The only concern is that none of the films relating to fantasy could succeed this year. Otherwise Drona has all the elements of impressing the audience and becoming hit.

Nirmal Kumar - the sophisticated actor of bengali cinema

Nirmal Kumar – the sophisticated actor of Bengali cinema.

Nirmal Kumar had acted in landmark Bengali films during the 50s and 60s. He acted in the role of literary educated character in the film Sesher Kobita in the early 50s. Then he got a landmark role in Tapan Sinha’s Louha Kapat. He played the role of a jailor who witnessed the stories of different prisoners in his prison. He almost portrayed the observation of Jorasondho, the author of the epic novel.

He played the role of a compassionate doctor in Tapan Sinha’s film Khaniker Atithi. He treated a small boy who was suffering from infirmity in the legs. Later on he came to know that the boy was the child of Ruma Guha Thakurta, the woman he was supposed to marry but could not marry due to different reasons. He even took the child to Kolkata to show him to his senior doctor played by Radha Mohan Bhattacharya who ultimately cured him. His ability to interact with the little child had created a lasting impact in the minds of cinematic audience.

He received the BFJA award for best performance in the film Kamal Lata. He played the role of a muslim poet depicted by writer Sarat Chandra Chatterji who had stayed in Baishnov Ashram and composed devotional songs. His association with one of the devotees played by Suchitra Sen compelled the other members from boycotting her from society. Uttam Kumar played the role of (Srikanto) Sarat Chandra Chatterij and he took Kamallata ( Suchitra Sen) from the place. Nirmal Kumar died at the end of then film. His lips in the song “o mo kokhon shuru” sung by Shaymal Mitra and composed by Robin Chatterji had touched the souls of the viewers of classic films.

His performance in the film Chaya Shurjo requires special mention. He played the role of the uncle of Sharmila Tagore who was disliked by all the family members and who lost his husband also due to illness. Nirmal Kumar was the poet in the film who was the silent observer of the ill-treatment towards the unfortunate girl in Partho Pratim Choudhury’s epic film. His other successful films include Upahaar, Kono Ekdin, Lal Pathor, Bishkonya, etc.

His soft style of performance in majority of films had touched the viewers and for those reasons his films should be preserved and restored.