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Grihapravesh Movie Review: A visually-rich journey navigating complexities of love, loss and freedom

*The overall critic's rating is not an average of the sub scores above Grihapravesh Meghpeon Megh Peoner Bager Vitor Golpo Holo Suru Grihapravesh unfolds like a visually striking tale where each frame is meticulously composed, where even the silences tell the audience a story. Director Indraadip Dasgupta creates an emotionally charged narrative within the time-worn walls of a North Kolkata mansion preparing for Durga Puja. In the course, the house becomes a character itself, steeped in tradition and melancholy, on the cusp of new film's art direction and cinematography are its crown jewels — building an old-world setting where every frame expresses longing, depression, and emotional distance. The colour palette changes as the days go by, reflecting Titli's ( Subhashree Ganguly ) evolving emotional landscape. An orphan married to Shaon (Suprovo Tagore), Titli is both embraced and stifled by her new family. Her father-in-law Apratim ( Kaushik Ganguly ), burdened by the regret of his son abandoning his bride, gently urges her to start a homestay — a gesture of redemption and the homestay's first guest arrives, a quiet storm brews beneath Titli's composed exterior. Doctor-photographer Meghdoot ( Jeetu Kamal ) is both enigmatic and emotionally withdrawn, stirring in Titli a deep longing that she wasn't prepared for. Subhashree's luminous performance, especially her expressive eyes anchor the film. As she dares to dream again, her beautician best friend (a lovely cameo by Sneha Chatterjee) grows quietly her, Dasgupta weaves a tapestry of relationships: the history between Apratim and his nephew Bilu (Rudranil Ghosh), Bilu's warmth with his aunt Sreemati (a wonderful Sohini Sengupta ), and Apratim's transformation — a man trying to unlearn the patriarchy he once embodied. Shaon (Suprovo Tagore) is portrayed with affecting always in a Dasgupta film, music is a vital presence., a reimagined version of(sung by Debayan Banerjee, lyrics by Prasen), is haunting with well-thought lyrics.(by Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Armaan Rashid Khan) adds a reflective lull to the a film of quiet revolutions — where transformation comes not through loud declarations but silent awakenings. Though the second half could have been tighter, the film rewards patience. For those willing to lean in, it offers a gentle meditation on desire, autonomy, and the quiet courage it takes to choose oneself sometimes.