Performance :

The film The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013) opens characterized by the incident where a young Bile throws out clothes to the needy from his window. It genuinely gives us a feel of the things to come. Biswanath as Bile's advocate father has done a good job, as is regarded as likely of him. Even though there are a few lack of consistence. Why the Hanuman Chalisa would be sung in Maithili in an out and out Bengali household? Afterward Gargi, who is still understandable as the young Ma Sarada, looks exactly the same even after Ramakrishna's death, even when Swami Vivekananda is dying. Basic make-up could have taken care of it. Deep, is a perfect fit for the role of Swamiji. Accompanying large penetrating eyes and a good enough range of emotions, he has tried his best to be Swamiji on screen. His frustration trying to find a job subsequent to his father's death, his helplessness when the Universe is revealed to him by Ramakrishna, his sudden outburst of anger at Khetri Royal court, is good work. In fact we also liked his offensively familiar way when initially he is sceptical about Ramakrishna's being an ascetic. Yet his hindi is really not good, and he should have worked on it. As well as when two iron wills meet, in the US during his encounter with Rockeffeler, or when advising Jamshedji Tata on board the ship, he is not very convincing. Adorned in his outward appearance gifted by the Maharaja of Khetri at the Chicago speech, Deep has looked as much as he could like Swamiji, but alas, it is not his fault that such a magnetic speech can never be reproduced on screen.

Premankur as Thakur Ramakrishna has appeared as well played the great sage to the hilt. The typical position of fingers during bhab samadhi, otherwise his toothless smile, are good examples of acting. One small hindrance is that the man is too healthy to be an ascetic suffering from cancer. We had seen this earlier when Mithun had played Ramakrishna. In Hollywood, the actor would have probably gone on a diet subsequent to shooting. Special mention must be made of Archita Sahu as Moina Bai. When Swamiji calls her mother and blesses her, the wonderful range of emotions, fear, devotion, respect as well as bliss, has been done marvelously by her. The music by Nachiketa as well Dr. Haricharan Verma is undoubtedly good, to emphasize the song Tumi hriday nadi along with the title track.

Final Word:
There shouldn’t be any doubt in the fact that this film even though not stressed towards any specific group in society otherwise people, yet would be appreciated and justified by the different minds in the society. The point to emphasize here that everyone wouldn’t feel comfortable watching it not because it's not a typical subject of romance, but because it has got highest degree of depth about swamijis life. The matter of fact that everyone must watch this film along with their families for the special reason that it's genuinely a great opportunity for millions to experience the great swamiji and get inspired by his powerful words! I am a follower of his philosophy and I pray him everyday. I feel we must know thoroughly about the great Swami Vivekananda, a Hindu monk and thinker from West Bengal who elevated India’s spirituality on the international forum. I rate the film The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013) with 3 star. Don't miss this opportunity, get inspired!