Movie Review: 'TE3N'

There is a moment of subdued splendour in this thriller that is both brutal and tender, where a "chaprasi" (peon) in a government office gives our autumnal hero John Biswas (Amitabh Bachchan) some vital information. Then the "chaprasi" casually asks if there is petrol in John’s rickety scooter. As John parts with his only means of transportation he even helps the bureaucratic broker start the ancient vehicle. Yes, the scooter has seen better days. So has John Biswas. There was a time when he knew joy. His granddaughter Angela, who was left in John’s care while her father went abroad, was kidnapped for ransom and killed.