As
Family
Man
Season
3
takes
the
country
by
storm,
an
interesting
wave
of
conversation
is
emerging
among
critics
and
audiences
alike,
the
striking
thematic
parallels
between
the
Manoj
Bajpayee-led
espionage
thriller
and
the
Bengali
blockbuster
Raktabeej
2.
Both
projects
delve
into
high-stakes
national
security
narratives,
powered
by
layered
performances
and
hard-hitting
political
undertones.
The
comparisons,
however,
are
not
about
scale
or
medium,
but
about
the
shared
intensity,
geopolitical
context,
and
grounded
storytelling
that
have
drawn
audiences
into
both
worlds.
A
key
point
of
connection
between
the
two
is
Seema
Biswas,
whose
commanding
presence
has
become
a
talking
point.
In
Raktabeej
2,
she
portrays
the
Prime
Minister
of
Bangladesh
with
remarkable
restraint
and
emotional
depth.
In
Family
Man
3,
she
transforms
yet
again
as
the
Prime
Minister
of
India,
delivering
a
performance
marked
by
authority,
vulnerability,
and
quiet
power.
Speaking
about
her
experience
playing
two
politically
charged
roles
in
the
same
year,
Seema
Biswas
said,
“Both
characters
demanded
very
different
energies
and
emotional
worlds.
In
Raktabeej
2,
the
political
tension
is
rooted
in
the
Bangladesh-India
dynamic,
while
in
Family
Man,
it
shifts
entirely.
What
connected
both
experiences
for
me
was
the
human
side
of
leadership,
fear,
responsibility,
and
the
weight
of
every
decision.
I’m
grateful
that
audiences
are
seeing
and
appreciating
that
contrast.”
The
parallels
also
extend
to
the
protagonists,
Abir
Chatterjee’s
character
in
Raktabeej
2
and
Manoj
Bajpayee’s
Srikanth
Tiwari,
both
officers
who
navigate
complex
moral
dilemmas,
often
forced
to
break
protocol
in
the
pursuit
of
truth
and
safety.
Director-producers
Nandita
Roy
and
Shiboprosad
Mukherjee
shared
their
thoughts:
“It’s
heartening
to
see
Raktabeej
2
spark
conversations
across
the
country.
Good
stories
always
travel
beyond
borders,
and
this
film
is
no
exception.
When
we
imagined
Sultana
Rahman
–
the
Prime
Minister
of
Bangladesh
–
Seema
Biswas
was
our
instinctive
and
only
choice.
Her
presence
commands
attention,
her
voice
carries
gravitas,
and
when
she
speaks,
people
listen.
Any
resemblance
to
characters
she
has
portrayed
before
or
after
is
purely
coincidental;
what
she
brings
to
this
role
is
entirely
her
own
strength
and
interpretation.”
As
discussions
around
both
projects
continue
to
grow,
one
thing
is
clear,
audiences
today
are
drawn
to
narratives
that
blend
realism
with
emotion,
politics
with
humanity,
and
suspense
with
cultural
authenticity.
And
in
that
space,
both
Family
Man
3
and
Raktabeej
2
stand
tall
as
compelling,
conversation-starting
works
of
Indian
storytelling.