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Bala

  • 2019
  • TV-PG
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
17K
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Bala (2019)
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Comedy

It tells the story of a man who is balding prematurely and how he copes up with the situation.It tells the story of a man who is balding prematurely and how he copes up with the situation.It tells the story of a man who is balding prematurely and how he copes up with the situation.

  • Director
    • Amar Kaushik
  • Writers
    • Niren Bhatt
    • Parth Gadhavi
    • Ravi Shankar Muppa
  • Stars
    • Ayushmann Khurrana
    • Bhumi Pednekar
    • Yami Gautam
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Amar Kaushik
    • Writers
      • Niren Bhatt
      • Parth Gadhavi
      • Ravi Shankar Muppa
    • Stars
      • Ayushmann Khurrana
      • Bhumi Pednekar
      • Yami Gautam
    • 176User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Ayushmann Khurrana
    Ayushmann Khurrana
    • Balmukund 'Bala' Shukla
    Bhumi Pednekar
    Bhumi Pednekar
    • Latika Trivedi
    Yami Gautam
    Yami Gautam
    • Pari Mishra
    Saurabh Shukla
    Saurabh Shukla
    • Hari Shukla (Bala's Father)
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    Jaaved Jaaferi
    • Bachchan Dubey
    • (as Javed Jaffrey)
    Sunita Rajwar
    Sunita Rajwar
    • Manju (Bala's Mother)
    Seema Pahwa
    Seema Pahwa
    • Indira Mausi
    • (as Seema Bhargava)
    Abhishek Banerjee
    Abhishek Banerjee
    • Ajju
    Umesh Shukla
    • Nana (Bala's Grandfather)
    Dheerendra Gautam
    • Vihan (Bala's Brother)
    Deepika Chikhalia
    Deepika Chikhalia
    • Susheela (Pari's Mother)
    Sachin Kavetham
    Sachin Kavetham
    • Young Bala
    • (as Sachin Chaudhary)
    Saniya Touqeer
    • Young Latika
    Sunehri Shah
    • Young Shruti
    • (as Sunheri Shah)
    Ranjan Raj
    Ranjan Raj
    • Sumit
    Mushtaq Khan
    Mushtaq Khan
    • Lawyer Raina
    Charu Agrawal
    • Older Shruti
    Sumit Arora
    • Bala's Boss
    • Director
      • Amar Kaushik
    • Writers
      • Niren Bhatt
      • Parth Gadhavi
      • Ravi Shankar Muppa
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    User reviews176

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    7Tejas_Vinda_AITS

    Hair or No Hair - Life is beautiful..!! 👍

    A feel-good comedy that tackles premature hair loss.

    Ayushmann as a bald man, who struggles to get a girl due to the defect. Every girl he tries to impress rejects him as soon as they see his head. He also faces a lot of embarrassment and humiliation on a daily basis.

    Finally, his father gifts him a wig, following which he is able to impress a very pretty girl, played by Yami Gautam. However, he soon realises that wig cannot be a permanent solution, and hence, the drama continues.

    Bala is a feel-good, highly entertaining movie that will definitely make you laugh out loud.

    Though the message of self-acceptance and being comfortable in your own skin is something that dosnt come through convincingly.

    But one thing is guaranteed - you will walk out of the theatre with a smile on your face.
    8abdullah-53914

    One of the best films I've seen this year

    A must watch. Excellent screenplay and storyline. Well done to the makers of this film.
    8satvikmishra2000

    Brilliant message !

    Aayushman khurana has been delivering movies on social issues and has been nailing those roles again and again. Bala too, will be considered as one of his finest performance because he potrays the emotions so nicely that even though you laugh at some scenes, you still feel sad for him. The supporting cast also nails and fit perfectly in there roles. The UP accent, family drama, all these things make you believe that indeed you are in kanpur. Yami Gautam also has been given some good scenes and has played her role nicely. Just one problem with the film was the casting of bhumi pednekar. The make up done on her is really distracting whenever she comes in screen and also just opposes to the social message that the film wants to deliver. Still you ignore this because of the way Bhumi played the character of Latika and you feel for her from the first scene itself. Constantly entertaining and not even a single dull moment ! Go for it !!
    9msunando

    Hair today, gone tomorrow

    Bala - Kudos to Ayushman Khurana for doing it again. He seems to slide into roles that other mainstream actors would cringe at, with such fluency that mirrors reality, and Bala is yet another proof of his diverse talent. Bala (Ayushman), the young stud boy in school whose mane was his pride suffers from premature baldness, and this becomes the central issue of his life. He has to address the problem at any cost, but his inability to control the gradual decay throws his life into a disarray first, and then he descends into embarrassment. Unable to come to terms with the situation, he tries scores of remedies until he finds a solution that will give him enough solace to find the love of his life.

    Without further going into the story it's pertinent to mention that Bala is a fantastic narrative of self pity and the process of coming to terms with the reality. The social stigmas associated with premature balding and being dark toned are still a matter of reality and the embarrassment or self pity is a result of shying away from accepting oneself for what he or she is. Director Amar Kaushik allows the problem and the eventual catharsis to slowly but steadily unfold, mostly using humour as a medium that keeps the proceedings light hearted. The purge is a poignant essay by Ayushman and Bhoomi Pednekar, both of whom give firecracker performances, whilst being ably supported by the extraordinary talent pool of Abhishek Banerjee, Javed Jaffrey, Saurabh Shukla and Seema Pahwa. Bala fills you with warmth and wisdom, and may at times seem to drag a little, but you won't mind it as it's not a caricatured treatment of premature balding or a comic take on it, but an in-depth psychoanalysis of a sufferer.
    10sinhaabhinav-00498

    1 star Really!!!

    Those 1 star are from those who never wants to accept themselves as they are they just want to live a fake and so trying to harm this film An another mind blowing film by Ayushmann khurrana means if someone asks me to give review of an Ayushmann starrer i Just reply them by saying "Bhai iski film ko kya sach mein review ki zarurat hai??" (Does his film really need any kind of review) and what to say about the Director "Amar Kaushik" he is just too good P.s. this is not a review!

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    • Trivia
      The film clashes with Ujda Chaman starring Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety fame, Sunny Singh which is also based on the same issue, premature baldness.
    • Goofs
      Film starts in 2005 when Bala is In school.But the school black board mentions year as 2004.
    • Connections
      References Baazigar (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Don't Be Shy Again
      Music by Dr. Zeus, Sachin Sanghvi-Jigar Saraiya

      Lyrics by Mellow D., Badshah

      Performed by Badshah, Shalmali Kholgade, Gurdeep Mehndi

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2019 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Stream Bala officially on Hotstar Singapore
      • Watch Bala on Disney+ Hotstar
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Лысый
    • Production companies
      • Jio Studios
      • Maddock Films
      • Skywalk Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,447,766
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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