Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, TE3N stars Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, a dream cast of powerful performers. The makers have already released a few looks of the lead actors while on the shoot. With juts their looks they managed to create curiosity around the film.
The trailer of the film shows a despondent Amitabh Bachchan trying to start his scooter outside the police station. The scooter stutters but starts after a few tries. Later on, Amitabh is seen riding the scooter on the Howrah Bridge as he goes back home at the end of another day.
The story is about John Biswas and his search for his granddaughter who was kdinapped eight years ago. He loses his grand daughter, Angela, in a tragic kidnapping incident that scarred him & his wife Nancy forever. But eight years later, while the world has moved, John hasn’t given up his relentless quest for justice.
He continues to visit the police station where he’s shunned and ignored every day. The only person whose help he seeks is Martin Das (NawazuddinSiddiqui), an ex-cop turned priest who has one thing in common with John – the death of Angela had a life altering impact on both men.
But then, 8 years after that tragic incident, there’s another kidnapping and everything about it echoes of similarity with the kidnapping of Angela. Father Martin is once again dragged into the investigation by cop Sarita Sarkar (Vidya Balan). While the priest & the cop tackle the new kidnapping, John doggedly pieces together the identity of Angela’s kidnapper from little bits of information that he collects through his own investigations.
TE3N is a gripping thriller that brings together these two parallel investigations into the 2 kidnappings – & builds up into an explosive, emotionally-charged film.