Bang Baaja Baaraat

It's really interesting.. You can also watch it..best of luck

Sweet and simple and loving story , really loved it , ali fazal you nailed it again

Pawan(Ali Fazal) & Shahana (Angira Dhar) are to wed soon & their families have been invited to meet each other for the first time, except unlike any other 'Indian Pre-Marriage Ritual' the parents are only meeting, for the first time, 2~3 days before their marriage.

Slick writing, beautiful shot taking (actually very intelligent cinematography) and some nostalgic Band Bajaa Baraat songs engulf you from the very first episode of this series. The only sad part is it that the episodes are small, almost making my statement like an oxymoron; what I mean is that every viewer whose seen the series will want it to not get over, will want more layers unfold off of every character. Will want to know more about each person's background (which btw Anand Tiwari, Amrit & Sumeet Vyas - the three writers have tried to achieve) but with every format of storytelling comes a set of set parameters, which they have to had to abide by.

The series cuts off of its original location, of that of the wedding hotel and moves out to show us how the protagonists met & let me not spoil it for you, because their medium of having met is like a mirror pointed in the faces of our generations.

The parents of each of the protagonists are pivotal. Their performances are spellbound(shouting out loud proving that they are experienced actors). Ayehsa Raza & Gajraj Rao play Ali's parents and tell a tale of the small town parents and their set norms and protocols while Rajit Kapoor & Shenaaz Patel play the parents of Angira Dhar and show us what it is like to have a merger via marriage between the small town and metropolitan (via their parents attitudes) folks.

Neil Bhooplan(Dhulan ki maa ka boyfriend) and Preetika Chawla (Dulhe ki behen) are talents that could have been used well and seem wasted.

A BGM, which is that of a movie which already has pre-set norms and notions in our heads sometimes becomes a hindrance in making new connections. I mean I have to try really hard to not associate the cuteness and innocence of Angira with Anushka (from Band Bajaa Baraat) and the trass language and being a complete desi of Ali with Ranveer (of the same movie).

Bang Bajaa Baraat makes you wait for the last episode like any popular American SITCOM. It makes you realize how its (with much subtlety) a spoof of a Yash raj Film which celebrated the relationships of a couple that organizes and makes weddings happen. It shows you something different with the same melodrama. A guy and a girl after having fought, go to their parents to talk; except unlike the norm, the guy talks to the father and the girl to the mother.

Anand Tiwari shows up in a special appearance; but what he gives us is a special Web Series, unlike any other thats come out in India. Season 2 is awaited more than anything now.

There has been this sudden rush of online series in India ever since few vloggers got lucky in 2014, but that doesn't mean that all web-series are good; there are average ones, too. One such series is Man's World (2015). And one that stands on the line is Bang Baaja Baaraat.

Pawan (Fazal) and Shahana (Dhar) are two hot millennials who meet on Tinder, have a few pints of beer, and subsequently decide to get married. Pawan, being a rich gourmet chef, plans a destination wedding at a 7-star and invites his and his fiancée's quirky parents for the wedding ceremony. The series follows the difficulties that they and their parents experience before the D-Day and the surprising secrets that tumble out of the closet one by one.

While the show definitely has potential in this harried times, depicting and ridiculing the humdrum chores and banality that surrounds a wedding, realism is a factor that has not been embraced much. This seriously affects the viewing experience, because it neither challenges the reality nor does it showcase any unlike those hit web-series like Permanent Roommates (2014) and TVF Pitchers (2015) which definitely look like were inspiration behind this. A few jokes here and there, a few cleavages and butt clefts in slow-mo there and here, and convoluted relationships just to induce slapstick humor, and the writers thought the audience would like, comment, and subscribe.

Unfortunately, the audience are getting more and more intelligent. Sometime ago, Shabana Azmi opined that art which irreverently showcases woman as an object of sensuality only surrenders to the male gaze. Which is what primarily happens in the first three episodes. Why else is there not a bachelor party?

Anyways, not getting too critical with the show, the actors do a fine job at enacting the characters. Special love for the parents, and mainly Gajraj Rao. Apart from those mentioned above, the series is shot and directed well. Of course, it would be foolish not to follow YFilms and their creation in the future, but if it continues to mimic YRF (like it did in episode 2, introducing a small clichéd twist), then we better stick to international sitcoms.

BOTTOM LINE: Bang Baaja Baaraat is not a great show, but it sure is a pass-time drama that will appeal to today's generation mostly because of the topic of marriage it unrealistically tackles and how. Enjoy the show for its lightheartedness, nothing else.

GRADE: C-

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? NO

Vulgarity/Profanity: Medium | Kissing/Alcohol: Low

This is one of the best mini web series I have watched in recent times. The best thing is that this web series has not a single dull moment in it.

I am very surprised with the acting skill of all the characters involved in this series. The dialogues are written in a way that you will laugh and enjoy them at the same time.

I don't have so many words to say about this series because this is simply awesome and the best you can get.

If you are watching my review on this I am strictly advising everyone to please go and watch this series for fun ride it will refresh your body mind and soul you will not regret a single moment.