Bob Biswas Review: The Iconic 'Kahaani' Character Deserves a Better Spin-Off

<div>Bob Biswas, the poker-faced insurance agent from Sujoy Ghosh’s 2012 cult classic <em>Kahaani</em> gets a spin off. This one is written by Sujoy and directed by his daughter Diya Annapurna Ghosh. Here Bob Biswas, we are told, wakes up from a coma after years and has lost his memory. But the deal is that we remember everything.<br> <br> </div> <div>In fact, Bob Biswas (pronounced Bob Bishash in Bengali) isn’t the kind one can forget easily. His deadpan face and steely cold psychotic stare can send a chill down the spine even now.<br> <br> Played by Saswata Chatterjee in the original, it’s now Abhishek Bachchan on whose nose rest Bob’s signature square frames. Carrying the cross-body sling bag, heavy footed Abhishek’s Bob trudges along but it isn’t easy to erase the memory of Saswata Chatterjee who breathed life into this character.<br> <br> </div> <div> <em>Bob Biswas</em> the film, one soon realizes is an attempt to humanize a deadly assassin. Bob might not have a bank of memory for easy access but he has a pretty wife (played by Chitrangada Singh), a young son and a daughter. Also, since his reputation holds him in good stead, he soon gets to wield a gun too.<br> <br> Tune in to the podcast!<br> <br> VO: RJ Stutee</div>