Sandeep Ray : 2012
Kokkho-Poth
Kolkata, 2011. Amidst the restless mood of the family's birthday celebrations, we are thrown back to the student years of the ambitious and promising communist poet Sarthak Roychowdhury. As a young idealist and bon vivant, he works to refine his empathy for the social problems of his nation, his altruistic concern for living beings, and his revolutionary consciousness. The past is woven together from memories, dilemmas, and basic human fears, concerns and joys. The echoes of old rooms resonate with a revolutionary ethos, artistic elitism, and the inability to take care of oneself. Shot over 20 years, this exquisite Bengali documentary shows Sarthak's struggles to keep the poetry in him alive even as he is consumed by the daily business of living – teaching, marrying, raising a son, and dealing with a constantly nagging but affectionate mother. Remarkable for the way in which it celebrates the ordinary, the film evokes an amazing intimacy and empathy with the poet, his family, publisher, students and teacher, as well as the lively addas and dark alleys of Kolkata.
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