Chocolate (2016)
Platform: Netflix
Police
officer Rana is working an undercover operation when he receives a phone call from his demanding
fiancee Ria. He is distracted and takes off the flashy ring she had
given him, just as it's time to move in on the target, and a thief
takes the ring. Raju, the thief, is chased all across town, as Rana is determined to recover that special ring. Raju ends up hiding it
inside a box in a warehouse, thinking he can come back later to
collect his prize, but much to his dismay, Raju had put the 50 lakh
ring (worth about $75,000 US dollars) inside a box of
chocolate-flavored condoms! So with the authorities breathing down
his neck, Raju follows the box around as it is delivered and keeps
changing hands. Will the cop track down the thief before he has to
meet with his fiancee? What happens when Raju realizes who the ring
really belongs to?
*This
is a campy, raunchy film – sleazy even by American standards (but
that becomes apparent as soon as the viewer realizes the ring is
hidden in a box of condoms...). There are so many plot holes as well
– what cop worth his salt answers a phone call in the middle of a sting? And it wasn't believable that the thief would be shy or
discreet in any manner about stealing the condom box once it was
delivered, especially with a prize worth that much. The torture room
at the POLICE STATION was also very disturbing. The film is Bengali;
perhaps that explains the different standards. I definitely won't
watch this again, and I strongly urge others to avoid this film.*
