Bol Bachchan

2012
5.6| 2h35m| en
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Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi with his sister Sania (Asin Thottumkal). They are legally fighting for an ancestral property— land case. But the odds turn against them and they lose. Their well wisher, Shastri Chacha, advises and convinces them to migrate to his village Ranakpur where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his owner's place. The owner being none other than the powerful Prithviraj Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgn). Abbas enters Ranakpur village and while saving a child trapped inside a temple, he breaks open the lock of an ancestral temple but fate plays an important twist in Abbas' life as the whole village including Prithviraj's step-brother Vikrant opposes Abbas' actions but Prithviraj arrives and handles the situation.

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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Vivekmaru45 Plot in a nutshell: Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi with his sister Sania (Asin Thottumkal). They are legally fighting for an ancestral property— land case. But the odds turn against them and they lose. Their well wisher, Shastri Chacha, advises and convinces them to migrate to his village Ranakpur where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his owner's place. The owner being none other than the powerful Prithviraj Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgn). Abbas enters Ranakpur village and while saving a child trapped inside a temple, he breaks open the lock of an ancestral temple but fate plays an important twist in Abbas' life as the whole village including Prithviraj's step-brother Vikrant opposes Abbas' actions but Prithviraj arrives and handles the situation. On being asked his name, Abbas's friend comes out with a fake name 'Abhishek Bachchan', as it would create a rage if villagers came to know that the lock of a temple had been broken by a Muslim. From here starts a series of cover-ups, goof-ups and comic situations where to cover one lie, Abbas starts padding up with a bigger lie telling people that he also has a twin brother with no moustache. From here on starts the topsy-turvy journey of a single person acting as two different entities.Prithviraj is made to believe that Abbas is a gay. So he appoints Abbas as a kathak dance teacher to his sister Radhika (Prachi Desai). This makes Abbas to work as supervisor as Abishek Bachchan at morning and kathak teacher to Radhika at night as Abbas. Soon, Radhika and Abbas fall in love. In the climax, Prithviraj comes to know the truth, but he likes Abbas's character and spares them.Verdict: as I said its a decent time-pass comedy film. Abhishek looks and acts well. I always thought he was a decent actor in comic/oddball roles. Well also see Krishna Abhishek the nephew of Comedy King and Dance Superstar Govinda. Govinda is in a "CLASS" all by himself and an Indian CINEMA ICON. Will Krishna surpass him? It remains to be seen....
GaneshKSalian Bol Bachchan directed by Rohit Shetty is a tiresome movie.The movie follows the same routine of Rohit Shetty movies:A plain story,some idiotic car chase sequences,ironic stunts and monotonous hamming by the actors.Bol Bachchan does offer some laughs but they are far and between.Even the title track featuring Amitabh Bachchan along with the movie's lead actors is bland.Story: Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Karol Bagh, New Delhi with his sister Sania(Asin Thottumkal). They are legally fighting for an ancestral property - land case. But the odds turn against them and they lose. Their well wisher, Shastri Chacha (Asrani), advises and convinces them to migrate to his village Ranakpur where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his owner's place. The owner being none other than the powerful Prithviraj Raghuvanshi(Ajay Devgn). Abbas enters Ranakpur village and while saving a child trapped inside a temple, he breaks open the lock of an ancestral temple but fate plays an important twist in Abbas' life as the whole village including Prithviraj's step-brother Vikrant opposes Abbas' actions but Prithviraj arrives and handles the situation. On being asked his name, Abbas's friend comes out with a fake name, as it would create a rage if villagers came to know that the lock of a temple had been broken by a Muslim. From here starts a series of cover-ups, goof-ups and comic situations where to cover one lie, Abbas starts padding up with a bigger lie telling people that he also has a twin brother with no mustache. From here on starts the Topsy-turvy journey of a single person acting as two different entities.The saving grace of the movie is the performances of Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn.Abhishek Bachchan is awesome,although he gets over-the-top at times,he rocks!Ajay Devgn plays the role of Prithicraj Raghuvanshi with panache.His Hindi-translation English lines are humorous.The direction is bad.The music is fine.The dialogs are excellent, especially the ones delivered by Ajay Devgn.The action sequences are bland.Performances: As mentioned above,Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn,are the only ones who manage to bring smile on your faces.The rest of the actors do not deserve a mention because they either just come in and say two-three dialogs(Prachi Desai and Asin) or start hamming(Asrani,Neeraj Vora,Krishna Abhishek and Archana Puran Singh).All in all,Bol Bachchan is the same routine Rohit Shetty movie,which has got a bit more worse.I am giving it a three on ten.Watch at your own risk!
Achyuta Ghosh The 70s were golden times- not only because i was born then, but also because it churned out timeless classics from Bollywood. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal was one such comic caper- Utpal Dutt and Amol Palekar effortlessly creating magic that demands multiple viewings. The definition of entertainment was different then- more substance, less style. Better acting, less special effects. High on creativity, tight script, memorable dialogues, hence less cringe-worthy situations. Rohit Shetty, after making billions through the name Golmaal, decided that he could wring it for some more, and out came Bol Bachchan, starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan.To be fair, and considering the current state of Hindi mass market comedies, Bol Bachchan is actually a watchable effort- i mean i actually did laugh a bit. The basic fabric of the original story is retained- Ajay is Prithviraj, the self-styled maharajah in Raunakpur, and he employs Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) who has had to hide his Muslim identity to prevent a caste war. The only think Prithviraj hates is deceit- but lies are told to cover up previous lies, and it snowballs into one comedic set-piece to another. Everything works out well at the end in an overdrawn climax as Ajay exclaims- "My chest has become a blouse"- go figure.Prithviraj is an extension of Ajay's character in Golmaal 3- Gopal. Tough, with a heart of gold, but a simpleton, he has two passions- the first one being body building, and the second being able to speak a version of English that is there just for added laughs. To Ajay's credit, he carries his character's stupidity with admirable honesty, and also allows AB Jr. to shine. As the titular character, AB gets the meatier role- and he is great in both, especially so in his gay avatar. Gay AB is even better than the current gold standard, Riteish Deshmukh- there i have said it!!!The funniest moment for me in the movie was where Mr. "Two left feet" AB Jr. has to dance to a medley of tunes. His chemistry with Ajay is great too, and this is one reason he should stick to ensemble movies, and stay away from solo features- Guru was an exception, then.The supporting cast also do a fantastic job in creating the laughs- its good that Asrani knows only one way to act, one way to deliver dialogues over 40 years- all through the movie you want Angrezo ke zamaane ka jailer to come out, and he does in the end. Neeraj Vohra as Makhan is a scene stealer, and TV comedians are in for good times it seems- the film starts actually getting funny once Archana Puran Singh makes her entry, as the evergreen Zohrabai, and Krishna as Ravi Shastri can make people laugh by his ability to cry at will.In fact it is the acting along with the solid source material which enables this film to punch above its weight. On the flip side, this is a typical Rohit Shetty movie with no connect to reality. The town of Raunakpur and its maharajah fearing denizens seem straight out of a period movie. There are unnecessary action sequences- cars are blown up, and glass shattered just because there is a budget for the same. Prachi Desai and Asin play the romantic leads in a strangely disconnected fashion, and like a lot of these action entertainers (Rowdy Rathore etc) the goons seem to largely come from Tollywood. The film should have ended 30 minutes before it actually ended, and the music by Himesh Rehammiya is really bad, even by Rohit Shetty's standards.To sum up, Bol Bachchan is another mindless comedy. Its heading straight for your wallet, not your senses, and i have a feeling that people who go to watch it already have their expectations set, so are going to enjoy it. A truckload of entertainment it isn't, its forgettable fare- been an hour since i have seen it and its already slipping my mind, but then there are a few enjoyable moments in the movie, and the humor is clean, the actors are sincere- 6/10 for that and i need to watch the original again ASAP.
darshancruz "Boy under armpit, hyper city noise pollution" & "I will make him remember milk no 6 " define Bol BachchanThe movie is about a village and its care-taker Prithvi aka Ajay Devgn. Asrani invites AB aka Abaas Ali to his village where Prithvi gives him a job as his super-man. (No, I am not kidding, these are the words used). What follows is a poor remake of the classic Golmaal. Twin AB, twin mothers, twin bathrooms and what not! Some dialogues like,"Pest control yourself", "A brother in need is a sister indeed" sound crass.Ajay as the village's anna-datta and an English lover is the only positive that the movie offers. ABs Abhishek side is plain simple and Abbas' side is crass; straight out of Dostana's books. Krishna irritates to the core. Asin & Prachi simply add to the glamor quotient. Isn't Asrani tired of doing the same role again and again? The songs are passable. The climax is straight out of Aneez Bazmee's No Entry & Welcome, hanging on a tree. Rohit Shetty did a great job with Golmaal-1 but all his later ventures are turning more silly than comic. Although this one isn't as bad as other movies of such genre, this one is not worth a cinema ticket. Conversely, if you have the appetite for such cinema, get ready to be treated !

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