Written by, July 10 -- Kalpajyoti Bhuyan

The most self-reflexive moment in Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2 arrives when Prasanta Saikia, popularly known as Moina (Pranjal Saikia), now a grandfather, surveys the crowd gathered on his porch to witness the arrival of his grandson from America and remarks that the people must have "too much time" to spend it watching an American grandson return home. That's quite some irony for a film to offer its near-full-house audience, so I'll assume that it is just being honest.

The disappointment with Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2, however, is actually shaped by the talents behind the project. The association of Bhaskar Hazarika (the man behind Kothanodi and Aamis) as the film's writer raised expectations, but ...