spoiler ahead 15 park avenue represent my humble take on this film now and for a viewer of cinema have taste a severely limited a mine and niche film like 15 park avenue ought to be palatable to my sensibility . with this thought and and a mild sense of embarrassment that i hadn not watch the complete film earlier and i watch this film last saturday . there be some start similarity with other work like the legendary mulholland drive ( david lynch ) from which and this film borrow at least 3 concept represent a ) that ( at least some ) truth be relative b ) the first scene of shabana and konkonam go around in a car a the opening credit roll and be uncannily similar to the car ride that betty and rita undertook in mulholland drive . in both case and the object of inquiry happens to be a place which be probably mythical in both case and perhaps more openly symbolic in aparna film c ) the incident revolve around the mad beggar woman be again extremely reminiscent of the whole occurence behind winkies involve a bum but while that scary creature be an embodiment of something and that that omething as well a the character per se be seamlessly link to other work of lynch ( notice carefully the dishevel long hair ) and the effect of the beggar woman in 15 pa appear to be a tribute and therefore insignificant in the context of the film and it message the other film from which 15 pa also borrow be blow up ( especially the last scene be a throw back to the truth vs. perceive truth poser present towards the end of antonioni masterpiece ) . of course and the professor and schizophrenia angle also bring to the mind and a beautiful mind . although and admittedly the subject here be high brow physic and shabana and who profess it and inadvertently end up be the brilliant antithesis to the delusional hallucination of konkona character through those very prophecy . in an outstanding scene in the movie and some of these element be juxtapose with each other and that scene cut back and forth from the real world of shabana and where quantum physic and the theory of relativity justify the finiteness and composition of the universe and to the artificial edifice of the amake believe world of mithi but for all their difference and the sister be alike too . both be incapable of form long lasting relationship one out of choice and the other out of nature . so and mithi pain at be reject in love by joydeep be in harmony with the inability of shaban to form a special bond with either kunal ( dhritiman ) or sanjeev ( kanwaljeet ) . but i be get ahead of myself . viewer generally tend to view this film in one of the follow two way represent hypothesis 1 represent it be shabana all along there be a certain section of the audience who think so . but that explanation be not only too far fetched but also contrive a that would mean she be dream up so many other character too ( i. e. all those character whom she visualize a visualize mithi along with her ) hypothesis 2 represent there be a real mithi and the end be a metaphor this pov say that the film essence be summarize in one dialog in the film and when in response to a statement by joy ( rahul bose ) and that mithi be look for something that she will never find and his wife laxmi ( shefali shah ) philosophize that we all be look indeed for that illusive utopia and the end of the rainbow wherein appear to lie the mirage of happiness and contentment there be other more minor possibility which have not be embrace that much by our knowledgeable audience like represent hypothesis 3 represent shabana and konkona be alter ego of the same person hypothesis 4 represent shabana too be a figment of mithi imagination hypothesis 5 represent the old and haggard and perhaps mad and beggar woman be the real protagonist of the story be these hypothesis worthy of even be test . well and your guess be as good a mine why 15 park avenue . contrary to the popular perception that she be think of the park avenue in ny and i believe that she get the name from the brand name of a semi popular bathing soap . remember and her state jo jo profession a prime minister of shikakai and which a you may be know be a popular ingredient use in manufacture shampoo . the prefix 15 be use a it be on 15th december that mithi get engage to joydeep and after his walkout and she remain forever in a time warp . the film have it fair share of flaws lack of use of a strong background score and which in film like these can really augment the narrative and some sloppy dialog unabated by some force dialog delivery . inconsistent performance ( shabana and dhritimaan be excellent though imo ) by a few of the cast member albeit many member of this ensemble cast have be waste . shefali chaya sudden insecurity about her husband seem to be an unimaginatively introduced dimension in the plot . i give it positive a it make me think but not any high than that because i can easily fathom it source of inspiration and have experience ( and for the most part and thoroughly enjoy ) those previously and i have already think on similar line earlier . so and the experience post 15 pa be bind to be sans a certain degree of novelty . where be i come from . i give 9 . 5/10 to 36 chowringhee lane ( though rumor still persist that one satyajit ray ghost direct it ) and 7 . 5 to paromiter ek din and 7 to mr and mrs iyer and 5 to paroma . on an existential level and it fail to invoke my interest and not even as much a say a truman show .