![]() ![]() The English subtitles translate it as “demon-woman” but her behaviour on Bulbbul is more akin to a vampire. Bulbbul - a period supernatural tale set in Bengal - centres on the folklore of chudail, a woman who rises from the dead (with inverted legs) after an unnatural death. Nearly all of that is down to writer-director Anvita Dutt, a lyricist and dialogue writer who makes her directorial debut on the Netflix original. ![]() It's only the film's characters - except for Bulbbul - who fail to see otherwise, to the point where it all feels like a giant prank, as if they are merely pretending to act oblivious. Unfortunately, Bulbbul is stuck in a drab, inert, and ridiculous film, the kind whose plot you can entirely predict after watching the first few minutes. And she makes no attempt to hide her true feelings, smiling ear-to-ear or heartily laughing at the predicament of others. ![]() Whenever she's sitting idle, which is nearly always, as the lady of the house, Bulbbul fans herself with peacock feathers. For most of Bulbbul, she's adorned in the most exquisite sarees and jewellery. Bulbbul Chaudhary (Tripti Dimri, from Laila Majnu) - would have made a fascinating villain. In a smarter film, its title character - Mrs. Bulbbul, the latest Indian original from Netflix, is a disaster. ![]()
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