But Diego agrees to try again, given Shankar’s interest in exploration. Diego had attempted the same voyage before, but the trip ended in tragedy when his companion, Jim, was killed by the supposedly mythical Bunyip, which looks like a stegosaurus with a goiter. The latter half of the movie involves Shankar’s friendship with another adventurer, Diego Alvarez (Gerard Rudolf), and their journey to find riches in the Richtersveld, a mountainous desert region in South Africa. In case that feat doesn’t seem improbable enough, the filming and editing should dispel any illusions that it might happen in real life. Much of the first half of the film is occupied with Shankar’s introduction to the dangers of the land, such as a lion that he manages to outrun. He can hardly believe his good fortune when he lands a job as a station manager along a Ugandan railroad, which means he’ll be living alone in the wilderness of Africa visited by people only when the train makes its brief daily stop.
The story follows Shankar (Dev), a young Indian man beset with wanderlust. The movie’s editing mishaps, unbelievable scenarios, overuse of music and computer-generated fakery distract from what should be a great adventure. Some fans of the book voiced concerns about a movie adaptation, and it turns out they had reason to worry.
Key plot points include an erupting volcano and a prehistoric-looking beast, not to mention deadly spiders, snakes and lions. “ Chander Pahar,” a beloved Bengali adventure novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay in 1937, is not an easy book to bring to the big screen.
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