Rewatched the movie after ten years. Just after watching Manik da's Nayak. Autograph was a revolution in the great depression of Bangla cinema and I admired Srijit for starting the new era. The rewatch at the right maturity made me understand and feel the movie deeply.
Take Satyajit Ray's Nayak and wrap it up with the shooting crew's life around that time- there you get the plot of Autograph. Srijit caught the relay stick of Manik da's legacy so gracefully.
The movie is great, the scenes catch the spectators so deeply. The twist, the love, the hatred- all flourished with glaze on the screen. What is so special to me about this movie goes beyond the movie too. I mentioned in the caption that it initiated a good culture of Bangla movies. Also, the good culture lets many great actors , actresses play roles that matter. I was never a fan of Prosenjit Chatterjee until I watched Autograph. (Later I watched his movies directed by Rituporno Ghosh and I was like, o gem, so you have done so many good parts before, and a real good actor) Prosenjit amazed me, simply! I felt like, man this is his role. This is him. No acting. Nandana and Indranil amazed me too!
Can't but mention the songs. My most favorite lyric is from this movie! The lyrics said as much as the characters. They kept the movie, the sensation of the Nayak alive to this day.
"Don't light a candle for me, the sea of crowd I have seen
I have been lost in them, not catching the last train home."