Bol Bachchan

Bol Bachchan is a typical Rohit Shetty movie with a little more substance. It has cheap jokes - this time on lousy understanding of English by Prithviraj - character played by Ajay. It has those characteristic action sequences - people and vehicles flying in the air. It has few songs, which are light and melodious.

But this film should be remembered for an actor who has worked out of his skin to entertain audience - Abhishek Bachchan. I have never seen Abhishek show so many emotions in a single film. He is good at comic roles - if we see Dostana and now Bol Bachchan. Action sequences and sharing chemistry with females is where I find him a little uncomfortable. He should not be compared to his dad now. He has carved an audience for himself.

To the old, sweet, amazingly funny, classic comedy, Golmaal (Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1979), apply the Higgs Boson particle to it ie attempt to make it a 'mass' film, an 'entertainer'. So add liberal doses of silliness, unnecessary plot complications, shrillness, crassness, slow motion fight sequences and many, many blown up vehicles. Also add a few sequences & a few jokes that really make you laugh. Just pray that the cringe-worthy moments don't outnumber the LOL moments & that depends entirely on your sensibilities.

The broad outline of the original story is retained. Ajay Devgn, local tough & rich landlord, employs Abhishek as a supervisor. Unfortunately, Abhishek, a Muslim in the film, has to pretend to be a Hindu in front of Ajay. One lie leads to another and soon he has to invent a gay, Muslim identical step brother, a mother, the mother's identical twin sister etc. Prachi, Ajay's sister, is Abhishek's love interest. Asin, Abhishek's sister, is Ajay's love interest. And Jeetu Verma is there as Ajay's evil cousin only so that muscles can be rippled and bones broken. Neeraj Vora as Ajay's sidekick and Asrani and Krishna as Abhishek's uncle and son, respectively are there to attempt to wring a few more laughs from you.

Ajay's character likes to speak English and mangle it beyond belief, and this ability provides many of the comic, funny moments of the film. You watch in awe, wondering what he will come up with next, a bit like when you watch Sidhu comment on cricket. It works in short doses and appears a bit stretched in the second half. 'When elders get cozy, youngsters don't put nosy' or 'Thank you for the Complan Boy' (compliment) don't seem rib tickling but given Ajay's fulsome delivery and the situation, it does generate quite a few laughs.

Abhishek plays his two roles quite straight, pun intended. The sequence where the gay character has to dance to a medley of songs in unison with two of Ajay's henchmen is crass but makes you laugh in parts. Asin is strangely muted in the film, while Prachi also has a small role, without much meat.

The movie is too long, the songs aren't great, the fight sequences too similar to what we've already seen from Rohit Shetty's earlier films. There is a vision here to make it a comedy for the masses and judging by the loud laughs from the audience, he's got it right.

I feel, with the same cast, just keeping it along the lines of the original could've worked just as well, but I fear I would be in the minority in the industry. Would love it if there was a face-off between an intelligent, well made comedy (like a Vicky Donor, Khosla ka Ghosla) & a 'mass' one like this, with similar level of star power in both. I wonder which film would then have a bigger box office ? More at www.apurvbollywood.blogspot.in

If you believe me, I have this film in my hard-drive. This film is full of usual Rohit Shetty non-sense which isn't that painful to watch. Ajay Devgan, Asrani and Krushna Abhishek make this film worth watching (obviously after preserving our brains in the freezer). I would say "don't watch" if you are looking for a lot of meaningful comedy, but "do watch" if you aren't dead serious and are looking for having some light-hearted laughs.

Watched "BOL BACHCHAN". It is a typical Rohit Shetty's film. Just go to theater with your heart and leave the brain at home. Then you will enjoy the movie. It is a paisa vasool movie. It bores in the starting 45 minutes but after that, you will start enjoying it. Rohit Shetty has a different style of filming movie and always tries to show something different in action. He proves himself right again. Music is as usual weak of Rohit Shetty's films. One track could have been popular "CHALAO NA NAINO KE VAAN RE" but I think it was not well promoted. Screenplay by Yunus Sajawal is weak. It is jerky. Transition is not very smooth. It is forced. Dialogues by Farhad -Sajid are awesome at places but same time somewhere worst too. Ajay Devgan is marvelous in action as well as in comedy scenes. Abhishek Bachchan is irreplaceable as Abbas Ali. He has proved himself after "DOSTANA" that no one can carry a gay character better than him. He is simply mind-boggling and very enjoyable as Abbas Ali. When he comes as Abbas Ali movie sparks. Asin is a too good actress but totally wasted in this film. She does not have any good scene, so she can show her performance. I am shocked with Krishna Abhishek. I am a big fan of him in Comedy circus. I just laugh and love to watch him. There is some magic when he performs in Comedy at small screen but in this film, I am disappointed. His magic is missing in big screen. After all it is enjoyable.

This movie has got Rohit Shetty written all over it. It's loud, chaotic and entertaining. The action sequences are also very typical of his work. lots of noise, cars flying, and superhuman fighting skills. To enjoy this movie I suggest you leave your brains at home and watch it. Ajay Davgan has done a good job like he always dose in a Rohit Shetty film especially his English which was the only thing that got me chuckling in the theater. Krishna Abhishek has done a lot of overacting like he always dose even in his laughter challenge TV shows. People like him but I'm not a fan in particular. Overall I think it's a one time watch. Don't look for sense in the movie.