Bulandi (2000) User Reviews (9)

Bad-Average-Bad... I'm tired...

[Peter_Young · 3/10 · 15 June 2009]

T. Rama Rao made some extremely beautiful films in the 1980s, but he seems to be a filmmaker who cannot mature with the changing times, styles and fashions. He's like stuck with the same old-fashioned film-making style.

Actors are not bad, not good either. Anil Kapoor generally acts convincingly his two roles of a father and his son, but the flawed script often makes him look funny and pathetic. Rekha is good, but then - she's always good, and here she's nothing more than such. She makes the best of what she is given, but she always does that. In conclusion, nothing great at all. Raveena is OK, which means ordinary, not bad, not good, nothing.

This film is melodramatic, occasionally stupid. Maybe it's a delayed film? Well, even then it still would be below standard. The script is terrible, the film is overdone, and the story goes nowhere. It feels like a film made in the early 1990s, but the script makes it look even older, the style is like from the 1950s.

Don't recommend, unless you're a big fan one of the starring actors.

Genuinely Unpleasant (inc. Spoilers)

[Mrs_Chowdhury · 4 December 2004]

Relentlessly violent potboiler with no redeeming features. Not even the violence is original, save for the seeming relish in battering the female members of the piece in a variety of ways.

Oh yes. You'll see most types of abuse here. Raveena Tandon a Meena tries to be sympathetic as the wronged heroine wife of the outcast(e) brother but just ends up looking like any other once-glamorous actress marking time before she ends up playing grey-haired sainted mothers. Rekha just looks depressed. When they aren't being beaten up by the predictably demonic villain. There is a final scene where the pregnant Tandon is battered in an open arena whilst trying to protect husband Arjun, and immediately goes into labour/miscarriage, culminating in local village women surrounding the stricken Meena, and Rekha reuniting the female family members. This culminates in a perversely orgiastic scene where her face is splashed, porno money shot style, with Meenas' breaking waters. That was the only new thing I could see in this trashcan of a film.

Worth a watch

[rahulgangwani-28675 · 7/10 · 25 March 2017]

Well to begin with....Bulandi is not the best of T.Rama Rao,Anil Kapoor,Rekha or Raveena but it is not even a bad movie.The Box Office of Bulandi does not have any substantial figures yet it is a movie which can be viewed for it's storytelling,performances and old rural Indian customs,beliefs and traditions. The movie with the backdrop of a village takes you through the lives of the 'Thakur' family.The story is not very unique and looks like more of 1980's or early 1990's(you may even recall other village based stories of Bollywood like Viraasat...).But the storytelling is entertaining and doesn't slow down except a few places.Performance wise Anil Kapoor is as always convincing with a double role of Thakur and his younger brother.Rekha looks beautiful and as always shines with some good scenes like the one where she surprises Raveena by speaking English.Raveena looks beautiful and matures from a rude,arrogant girl to a dedicated wife.Supporting cast is fine with veterans like Aruna Irani and Kulbhushan Kharbanda.The comedy at some places stoops down too much while in some places even is hilarious.In the comedy segment better was expected from the script and with fabulous performers like Paresh Rawal and Late Sadashiv Amrapurkar it was achievable.Shakti Kapoor looks evil as a negative actor.And never to forget....Rajnikant in just a few scenes shows his Starpower!!!His style and larger than life screen presence is really fun to watch.The music is average and definitely a chart-buster was expected from Viju Shah.Yet 'Koi Hungama Ho Jaaye','Teri Meri Ik Jind' and 'Humne Tumko Chun Liya' rise above.Yes a couple of songs could have been edited in the second half.The glamorous avatar of Anil and Raveena in two songs don't leave you disappointed as we are used to it(especially urban audience).But the biggest drawback is the resemblance to old classics in the year 2000.By the new millennium arrived, people(especially metro city and larger urban centres)were rejecting old ideas and drama.The limited performance of 'Sooryavansham'(a rather good film) which released in 1999 is an example.So when the Multiplexes were about to arrive and old faces were going to take a backseat,Bulandi's timing went wrong. But that doesn't mean the film lacks everything.In today's 'Blind Multiplex Formula Era' Bulandi is still a reminder of those stories of Rural India which are completely neglected by the filmmakers who are only bothered about the 100crore club.(How many have dared in the last 15 years to make something like Swades(social) or Malaamaal Weekly(comedy)???) So to sum up-Bulandi if not Great is at least Good if you watch it 'Neutrally' without thinking about Box Office.

Bhool landi

[silvan-desouza · 1/10 · 25 November 2009]

The film released at the start of 2000 alongwith MELA both disasters So sad to start a millennium with such nonsense

The film seems to suit 70's but looks like an unintentional comedy for 2000

Anywayz some classic gems from the film: Paresh Rawal I don't understand to laugh at his role or cry Reason: He goes searching his mother in the village worst part is when he realises a secret of Anil he keeps the secret in his stomach which becomes big and makes him look pregnant I remember in my childhood my teacher told me the same joke Urrf!!!! as a child i laughed at it that time but here?

The whole film is a joke can't explain We have Anil in a dual role(One older and younger) and Rekha playing the older's wife and Raveena the youngers We also have reject Harish while Shakti playing the son of Aruna Irani who both fight on who has the worst wig

Direction is outdated Music is bad

Anil tries hard looks too old in the younger role and too young in the older role yet good effort Rekha is adequate, Raveena too is okay Harish is bad Shakti Kapoor is terrible Aruna Irani is as usual Rajnikant is okay in a cameo

Even 2 Anil Kapoor can't save this film for a disaster...

[shaikhirshad-41223 · 2/10 · 14 January 2024]

Director had a good vision but fails to deliver because too much screenplay just wasted on comedy jokes and unknown songs which had no meaning to the plot even the main characters didn't get the much screentime because of this silly things.

Bad songs, stretched screenplay and too much unnecessary dialogues and jokes makes the movie unbearable to watch after a moment.

Only Anil kapoor with his double role saves some of the film and the cameo appearance of Rajni kant is good to watch.

Raveena Tandon is average she looks hot in songs rest is just average whereas Rekha ji performance is outstanding though she hasn't got much to play but still she shines.

All n all a typical cringe action drama which could be a lot better if director had focused on storyline rather than jokes and songs....

Paresh Rawal shines the movie

[gurdeepmann59 · 8/10 · 11 July 2012]

This film is OK Like all the other reviews even I think that this film should have been made in the 70s or 80s

The film has Anil Kapoor's noble family taking charge of the village and making almost every decision It does look kind of weird as it's like their family is butting into the decision of every other family in the village

There is also a side story which eventually goes into the main story and that is Shakti Kapoor who plays the villain of the film

Direction is outdated Music isn't very interesting

Anil Kapoor doesn't suit the old role but is passable in the young role Rekha is brilliant Raveena Tandon is interesting in the first half Harish is bad Paresh Rawal is funny Sadashiv Ampurkar is good Shakti Kapoor is purely evil as the villain

disappointing overall

[sexysukh52 · 7 June 2004]

I watched this movie thinking it was an old one from 1994 but then was shocked to discover it released in 2000. Everything about this movies says early nineties, Anil Kapoor in a double role neither of which suit him one to old and one to young. Rekha looks great and still performs with vigour but she looked like she was competing with Raveena Tandon on screen. Raveena Tandon looked great also and being such a brilliant and professional actress she rose above Rekha's childishness and produced a good performances first spoilt brat and then pregnant wife. The movie overall was not good flop through and through 3 out of 10 the 3 for Raveena Tandon.

A astonishing movie by anil and rajni

[gopalkroy · 8/10 · 13 January 2019]

Astonishing movie by anil and rajni. Rajni kant acting was excellent man and very powerful. Small but good act

Great movie with heart touching scene

[atulalone · 10/10 · 4 September 2020]

Very good movie , many times i'm watching this movie but not boaring, i'm solute the director,writer and actors.very sensetive movie and not Overacting like latest present times movies