Bob Biswas, as depicted in this iteration of the character, is insipid, listless and downright boring. The fault, though, is not the actor's, but the writer's. Bachchan is sincere and earnest in his performance, but lacks the chillingly placid menace that Saswata Chatterjee exuded so effortlessly in Kahaani. Review By Kamal K Abhishek Bachchan brings his own unique take on the character of Bob Biswas, made iconic by Bengali actor Saswata Chatterjee in Kahaani.

Also, no marks for guessing if Chitrangada Singh still sizzles! Watch it as a standalone film, barring its umbilical connection to Kahaani, and it won't disappoint you SO MUCH! Heck, it might even be mildly entertaining. Having said all that, Bob Biswas isn't a total write-off. It even tries to be a bit of a desi John Wick, what with the explanation of sticking to rules in the world of gangsters, drugs, and assassins. I'd attribute much of that blame to the writing department. He gets the gentle, family man bits right, but the ruthless killer parts feel rather rushed and inorganic. On the other hand, AB gives Bob a different set of emotions before eventually transpiring into the cold-blooded, no-nonsense killer. He doesn't have to try to be intimidating he is a natural. In Kahaani, Saswata catches your attention even when he shows up for a few minutes and gets the job done before his character is written away. Comparing Abhishek Bachchan with Saswata Chatterjee is like comparing chalk and cheese. The rendering of Kali Da (by Paran Bandopadhyay) is also effective. Even memory loss can't hurt acquired skills. There are infrequent bits of writing brilliance: the scene where Bob subconsciously connects the components of his silenced pistol is one such. Aside from the film's sober first act, which revisits Kolkata's low-key beauty, there's not much of the city playing its own character here. Ghosh? Bob Biswas is his daughter Diya Annapurna Ghosh's directorial debut. So, it becomes easy to weed out the bad guys here. To amp up plot urgency (which is frequently slowed down by scenes where Bob reconnects with his family), a drug called 'Blue' is introduced. So, even when the film begins with him recovering from an accident that leads to memory loss, we know that his past sins (and skills) will soon catch up to him. As we already know, Bob is a contract killer under the garb of an insurance agent. On the other hand, Bob Biswas plays out more like a family drama with a few elements added.

It also got our brains to work, figuring out clues and unleashing our inner investigators. The 2012 film by Sujoy Ghosh breathed new life into the city of Kolkata, revisiting its aesthetics for many filmmakers to follow in later years. There's a certain lack of plot in Bob Biswas, the character spin-off to Kahaani.

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