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Sauraseni Maitra plays pregnant gun-toting action star in Nibba Nibbi
Sauraseni Maitra plays pregnant gun-toting action star in Nibba Nibbi
Sauraseni Maitra stars as Paro, a heavily pregnant woman wielding a gun in the Bengali dark comedy road film Nibba Nibbi, directed by Tathagata Mukherjee. The film follows Paro and her volatile…
The Story in Brief
Sauraseni Maitra stars as Paro, a heavily pregnant woman wielding a gun in the Bengali dark comedy road film Nibba Nibbi, directed by Tathagata Mukherjee. The film follows Paro and her volatile partner Deba (Rishav Basu) as they flee with a stolen hard drive. NDTV reports that the character challenges typical portrayals of pregnant women as vulnerable.
Maitra told NDTV that she wore a prosthetic bump to rehearsals and home to make her performance seamless. She said the pregnancy is part of Paro’s identity but does not define her true nature. The actor, who began her career at age 9, has appeared in films including Chittagong and Generation Aami.
The Indian Opinion
The buzz around Nibba Nibbi risks framing a pregnant action heroine as groundbreaking, but Bengali cinema has long defied Bollywood’s formula, think Rituparno Ghosh’s nuanced women. The real test is whether the film treats Paro’s pregnancy as gimmick or as a lived reality. Will the box office reward substance over shock, or will audiences flock only to the trailer’s blood-soaked spectacle?
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