Have you ever seen a film whose first half and 
second half feels completely disconnected?
Hi, welcome to Film Companion Local.
I'm Aritra and I'm about to review the film Parineeta.
So, Parineeta is a story of carefree girl Mehul 
who falls in love with her tutor Babai da.
This story is mainly about 
the one-sided teenage love.
But, one day she suddenly discovers that
Babai da has committed suicide.
This turns Mehul's world upside down 
and this incident transforms her completely.
But, was Babai da's death really 
a suicide or something else?
This forms the rest of the story.
Now we all know that Raj Chakraborty has 
taken this story from a Facebook page
which was written by Arnab Bhaumick & Priyanka Poddar, so they should be credited for it.
The idea seems promising, but what goes 
wrong with Parineeta is the screenplay.
The screenplay becomes flat after the interval
and it feels like we are 
watching a completely different film.
So, the first half and second half of the film are completely different from each other.
Suddenly in the climax, the filmmaker has
 tried to surprise us with twists and turns,
but it doesn't make any impact.
Because it already feels like 
it's being dragged for too long.
The climax feels like 
it all happens too hurriedly.
So, one of the biggest flaws 
of this film is the screenplay.
Coming to the performances,
Ritwick Chakraborty has his face on the poster
but his role can be called 
an extended cameo or guest appearance.
He has very little to do in the film.
Also, Gaurav Chakraborty as Mehul's boss 
is also not convincing
This role doesn't work for him,
he's a complete misfit!
While watching this film, 
I was wondering what Adrit is doing here!
His character has no significance 
in the entire narrative.
Now, coming to Subhashree Ganguly, 
who plays the lead role.
She is good in the emotional scenes.
But, while playing 
the 18 year old girl Mehul,
her real age reflects in the frame.
Her performance as immature Mehul 
comes across quite over the top.
Especially, the comic scenes are 
over the top as well.
Now, there are certain good things 
about Parineeta too.
Like the songs by Arko Pravo Mukherjee. 
They're outstanding!
A song sung by Shreya Ghoshal 
really touches the heart.
And the cinematography by Manas Ganguly - 
it is also very good.
One of my favourite scenes 
after the interval is that in which
you can see clearly see 
Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D's vibe.
Raj Chakraborty's effort is quite genuine,
but this film fails to reach that mark.
