Calcutta Mail

Starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee and Manisha Koirala, this fast paced movie is a good change from the usual movies.
Avinash arrives in Calcutta looking for Paswan. He ends up paying rent for the room that Bulbul lives in, by mistake. He is a mysterious guy to everyone in the colony (in India, a group of apartments with a common courtyard is a colony).
Bulbul weaves a drama to know Avinash's story. Bulbul's true name is Reema and she is the daughter of a rich family, but wants to write a novel by living in the same conditions as that of her novel.
Meanwhile, the villain, Yadav catches up with Avinash and wounds him. While he is recuperating, the movie shows flashbacks. Avinash is a young man moving to the city with a job waiting for him. In the train, he meets Sanjana, who has thugs following her with deathly force. He helps her escape.
Sanjana's story is another flashback. She is the daughter of a big minister, Singh. He wants heirs to his wealth and wants Sanjana to marry a thug - who did political murders for Singh. Sanajana is repelled by the situation and is forced to run away.
During the escapade, they fall in love and marry. They live a happy life until one of the ministers spots Sanjana on his election campaign and informs Singh. Singh is enraged. Sanjana senses her father's fury and is bent on moving to a different place.
The next morning as they prepare to leave and Avinash returns from the bank, he finds horror and lots of dead bodies in front of his eyes. Sanjana is shot dead. Ishu, their son, is missing. He is arrested for the crime of killing people.
By an interesting twist of events, he is set free and follows Yadav to Calcutta. He manages to find his son, but loses him again. Finally, he gets together with Singh and plots against Yadav. He manages to defeat Yadav, but then discovers another traitor.
Here is the climax worth watching. At the end, all bad guys reap the results of their sins. It was an interesting and engrossing climax.
Kapoor has handled his part well. Kapoor has been a great actor since his beginnings, but hasn't got much luck with becoming a megastar. He has handled many rare topics and stories, but hasn't yet touched the pinnacle of stardom. Mukherjee has done well as a bubbly girl. The speaking of Bengali in the midst of Hindi is cute and adorable (it made me want to learn the language). Koirala has handled her part well. Sometimes, she seems to overact, but the movie is still worth watching for an overall enjoyment.