Reviews & Ratings for
Te3n (2016)

Since this week there are SO many bad films in the theaters, like Ghostbusters (ugh) and The critically and generally maligned and big bomb The BFG (who cares anymore!)

I decided to see a movie that’s been on my catalog for a while.

Mr Bachchan’s TE3N.
The film is about 2 kidnappings 8 years apart. Is the original kidnapper back? The Grandfather of the previous victim and the cop assigned to the first case rush to find out…

This movie is a remake of Korean film Montage.
I had seen Montage back in 2013 and this film is barring a few scenes, exactly the same.
The biggest difference is In montage the victim’s Mother was the lead, here it’s the victim’s Grandfather to suit Amitabh Bachchan.

The poster of this film looks strangely like Inception or the recent Dr. Strange. Why is there a road upside down in it? I knew this was a kidnapping drama, but the poster is ‘strange’ none the less!

Over all the film is quite good. It follows all the same beats and plot points of the Korean original with minor tweaks to suit Indian culture.

The highlights are Mr Bachchan’s acting as a grieving grandfather and the Nawazuddin’s portrayal of an ex-cop turned Padri.
I can’t give much point to story OR direction as it’s a remake and it not that hard or innovative to do a scene by scene remake.
The cinematography is very organic, low key and realistic.
The pacing is bit slow but it’s the intrigue of the who is the kidnapper and what’s going on.
spoilers Aside, the movie made the plot very clear by the end. The Korean original did a much Worse job of explaining what’s going on. This remake improves on it by some degree.

Overall you can see the Korean original or if you prefer Mr Bachchan, you can see the remake, both have the exact same plot so either is not better or worse than the other. The Indian remake has the added benefit of familiar actors doing a very good job.

Overall Rating : 8.5/10 IF it was an original film. That my rating for Montage.

Final Rating : 7/10 for this film. Minus 1.5 for the remake angle.

P.S : Vidya Balan looks way to chubby (and too cute) to be realistically a police officer.

Te3n is a Hindi thriller starring Amitabh Bachchan as the grandfather of a young girl who was kidnapped and killed 8 years ago. He can"t let the unsolved case go, and visits the police station every day for an update. Vidya Balan is the police detective who tries to gently get him to move on. awazuddin Siddiqui was the police officer investigating the case 8 years ago, and botched it. He has since become a priest, and Amitabh (John) also torments him regularly about the cold case. Amitabh neglects his disabled wife, the bills and regular life in his obsession to find justice for his granddaughter. He uncovers what he believes is new evidence in the case, and gets Martin (Nawaz) to accompany him to track down more clues. Then another young child is kidnapped, and the details of the case seem to be an exact copy of the case of John (Amitabh)'s granddaughter. Vidya calls on Martin (Nawaz) to help her find the kidnapped boy. Full thoughts here: https://moviemavengal.com/2016/06/11/te3n-amitabh-bachchan-as-an-obsessed-grandfather-searching-for-clues-to-a-family-tragedy/

Te3n is a thriller which is directed by debutant Ribhu Dasgupta. Starring Amitabh Bachchan(John Biswas) and Nawazuddin Siddiqui(Martin Das) in lead roles, it also stars Vidya Balan and Sabyasachi Chakraborty in key roles. The story revolves around the kidnap and murder of Amitabh's grand-daughter. Big B's only aim is to achieve justice and find out the main culprit. Surprisingly, the same old crime is repeated after 8 long years and this time the victim is Sabyasachi's daughter. The same process of kidnapping is followed. Hence, Big B couldn't afford miss this golden chance to catch the criminal. As a result, he seeks the help of a female cop(Vidya Balan) and an ex-policeman(Nawaz), who is presently, a priest. What follows is ample suspense accompanied with lots of twists and turns. Top notch performances by the star cast helped the movie but the pace is very slow for a suspense thriller. Nevertheless, it is an awesome watch, whatwith an unpredictable climax.