Hawa

Watched Hawa on the third day of it's release. Came out of the theatre and discussed the film with my friends. Then took a bike ride and went to a bank. Did my work in the bank and came home in a rickshaw. Took a bath. Then sat in front of the TV to watch Bangladesh's match. From leaving the theatre till watching the match, all I had in my head was ‘_HAW_A’ the film. Yes, I JUST CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT !!

Hawa being one of the most hyped film before release in the history of Bangladeshi cinema, made me a bit nervous thinking, will it be able to live up to the expectations? It sure did. Hawa gave me one of my most satisfying theatre experience ever. I had better experience of watching a cinema in a theatre before, but never with a Bangladeshi cinema. That makes my today's 2 hours and 30 minutes of experience in the cinema hall more special.

The film started off with calmness. With stunning visuals that kept on serving my eyes as a treat. But I was proved wrong soon about the mindset I had set for the first half of the film. Most of the reviews described the first half as slow. That you need patience to go through the first half. Whereas I found the first half extremely enjoyable. Not only me, the whole theatre seemed to enjoy every bit of it. The lighter moments really clicked. The humor seemed so natural. Not just the laughs, the whole thing had a feel good vibe to it. Again the beautiful visuals helped a lot. But even though the story progressed at a slow pace, the director kept the audience engaged with enough elements.

The second half is where it all happens. If you could sit back and relax with your popcorn in the first half, well that was it. No scope for that in the second half. The second half is all very crazy. The film takes unexpected turns. Tragedy, agony, shocking events take place one after another. And an angle of Fantasy that mixes with the Bengali mythology takes the film to a whole new level.

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