15 Park Avenue

Shabana Azmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Waheeda Rehman, Rahul Bose, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Kanwaljit Singh, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shefali Chhaya

Besides, the culmination to the story is another sore point. Not only does it look abrupt, it just doesn't make any sense to the viewer. In fact, the ending is difficult to grasp and comprehend and only tapers the overall impression of the film. Read More

There's dry, black humour all over the film, if you care to look for it. There's comedy in the darkest of scenes, if you dare to laugh. As Joydeep himself broods, 'It would have been funny, if it wasn't so sad. Watch the film, and forgive the small irregularities and pace. Read More

Aparna Sen deliberately created such a conclusion so that we, the audience, could decide for ourselves what happened. It's time to free ourselves from visual realism and let our imagination run free. Read More

Konkana Sen is incredibly convincing in her delusional, schizophrenic and epileptic act. Shabana Azmi fills her performance with subtle nuances that make her character very real and believable. Rahul Bose plays his part competently. Waheeda Rehman is natural. It doesn't seem that she is acting. Read More

Fans of Mr and Mrs Iyer will not be disappointed by Aparna Sen's latest offering. 15 Park Avenue is an intelligent and sensitive film, meticulously researched and scrupulously honest in its portrayal of the lives of two sisters. Read More

Coming from the creator of the timeless 36 CHOWRINGHEE LANE, 15 PARK AVENUE is a bit of a downer. Sen's superb sensitivities seem to peep out at us from all quarters in this attractively packaged, wonderfully performed film about coping with an illness. Read More