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.
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namashi_17 July 2012Rohit Shetty's Much Awaited 'Bol Bachchan' is a Time-Pass Fare, that shouldn't be taken seriously. Its strictly pop-corn entertainment, that doesn't even attempt to be remotely remarkable. If having fun at the movies is what you're looking for, then 'Bol Bachchan' is waiting for you.
'Bol Bachchan', inspired by the classic 'Gol Maal', tells the story of how one man's lie, leads to a puzzle of confusions.
'Bol Bachchan' has a hilarious first-hour, with each passing scene standing out. The interval point, is simply superb. However, the second-hour loses pace & the climax seems a bit stretched.
Yunus Sajawal's Screenplay is funny & entertaining, but it definitely could've been stronger in the latter hour. A Special Mention for the dialogue written by Sajid-Farhad. The dialogue are simply hilarious! Rohit Shetty's Direction is good. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are efficient. Action-Sequences are over-the-top. Music by Himesh Reshammiya & Ajay-Atul, is energetic.
Performance-Wise: Ajay Devgn is excellent, yet again! He very playfully plays his part & delivers the funniest lines with ease. His broken English is sure to bring the house down. Abhishek Bachchan does an equally good job. The actor scores as Abhishek & is simply flawless as Abbas Ali. Asin & Prachi Desai get limited scope & they both deliver mediocre performances. Krushna Abhishek, Asrani, Neeraj Vora & Archana Puran Singh are simply fantastic in supporting roles. Amitabh Bachchan appears in the title track.
On the whole, 'Bol Bachchan' works till it lasts. -
silvan-desouza9 August 2012Rohit Shetty after hit comedies turned to action with SINGHAM(2011) which was a runaway hit. Rohit Shetty's ALL THE BEST was a lame adaptation of Hrishida's earlier classics. BOL BACHCHAN is inspired by Hrishida's GOLMAAL(1979) which however is modified, Just the basic concept is the same and some twists. I wont be foolish to compare it to the classic as RS is no Hrishida Bol Bachchan doesn't only resemble GOLMAAL but the story has been done to death by David Dhawan in COOLIE No.1, Saajan Chale Sasural and Chor Machaiye Shor. There are many scenes copied with dialogs from Chor Machaiye Shor(2002).Like the scene where Ajay and Neeraj Vohra lend in Abhishek's house and also the dialogue by Abhishek Izzat kam ho jaati hai. Also several more scenes are similar to CMS which was a flop. BOL BACHCHAN's biggest asset is the dialogs especially the half broken English dialogs for Ajay Devgn. To start with the film starts with an item number with Amitabh, Abhishek and Ajay Devgan in their own voices and then Bachchan gives a warning that only his name is in the film. Seconds later we are introduced to Small B in a simple avatar. Then Ajay Devgn is introduced with all the slow motion shots, loud background score.etc Every scene of Devgn is shot in the same manner which gets repetitive soon. Rohit Shetty seems to have not forgotten SINGHAM or perhaps he intendedly let the hangover of that film creep in, Ajay's character is moulded like mix of Utpal Dutt and Singham character. some scenes have the same background music of Singham too, even the action scenes are similar with the same over the top slow motion punches, the extras leaping slowly after being hit. There are some funny scenes like the first scene by Ajay-Abhishek, even the scene where Abhishek cooks an alibi about his name and his brother later. Abhas's intro is quite funny though long drawn. Abhishek's dance is funny. Also the scene where all his 3 mothers arrive on the scene. The best part is the hinglish dialogs inspired from TASHAN but work well. The film keeps reminding us the GOLMAAL reference, from the play act which is named GOLMAAL which also has comedians VIP imitating Utpal Dutt(better then Ajay Devgn imitating Utpal in 1 scene) and also a scene showing Golmaal(1979) on TV which is a copy paste of a similar scene from COOLIE No.1(strangely the same movie was shown there too) The second half has some funny scenes too but some scenes don't work too, like the forced Asin lookalike track, Rohit Shetty tries to cram in too much just for the sake of laughs which is boring at many places, like in many scenes we suddenly have Abhishek and Krishna break into some weird jigs which don't work. The climax too is long drawn and isn't impressive much. Also there is the usual masala of Rohit Shetty which is playing with cars, blasting cars, buses.etc which is repetitive.
Direction is average Music by Himesh is okay, CHADAON NA NAIN is good, Chori se nazrein by Ajay-Atul is the best track Dialogues are awesome, especially those mouthed by Ajay Devgn
Ajay Devgn with a tattooed torso(which doesn't gel with his villager role though) with a well built body looks great. He plays his part with a mix of the SINGHAM Angry Young Man act and also mixes it with comedy and does it very well, for an actor who was initially awful in comedy, slowly his comedy is getting much better though at times his act does get boring. His high pitched baritone dialogue delivery is also at times irritating, yet he does a good job especially when it comes to delivering the English lines. Abhishek in his first attempt perhaps in full over the top comedy tries his best, he does a good job especially in the gay act, as Abhishek too he plays the serious scenes very well, in comedy too he is good at times but at times tends to look uncomfortable. Prachi Desai looks cute and does a decent job Asin however annoys with her dubbed voice Amongst rest Krishna gets lot of scope and does the most of it, in his second innings thanks to Comedy Circus, after the dismissal debut in YEH KAISI MOHABBAT HAI(2002) which is forgotten, Govinda's nephew does a good job though at times he does get too loud and jarring VIP is however releagated to the backseat. Archana Puran Singh is superb in her act thankfully not hamming it up with her shreaky voice like she does mostly. Though not as great as the late Dina Pathak in the original. Asrani was a regular in Hrishida films hence it's strange seeing him in a lame remake of GOLMAAL which was one of the best films by Hrishida. he is as usual. Neeraj Vohra after recently making small appearances finally gets a meaty role which reminds us of Om Puri in CMS, he does a great job He gets most of the best dialogs too. The villain is okay -
It is a known fact that Rohit Shetty is synonymous with nonsense. With a fight composer's blood running in his veins, he spares no penny in over-the-top action sequences that would put Tollywood to shame. His comedy is bi-polar as well, ranging from inane and retarded to occasionally, genuinely funny. Music has never been tasteful in any of his films nor has the importance of characterization and plot. After his career highlight, 'Singham', Shetty partners with Ajay Devgan (also co-producer) in this outlandish remake of 'Golmaal' (Shetty can't get over it) which would be as forgettable as his previous films were it not for some funny dialogues, situations and Ajay Devgan.
Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) is running out of luck in Delhi as he loses the case around his ancestral property. Along with his sister, Sania (Asin), he pays heed to Shastri's (Asrani) advice and moves to Ranakpur to work under Prithviraj (Ajay Devgan). Unfortunately, in a brave attempt to save a child from drowning, Abbas opens the gates to a controversial temple and after the tension around Prithvi's family feud cools, his friend had no choice but to introduce Abbas to Prithviraj as a hindu, named Abhishek Bachchan. From hereon begins a series of goof-ups, cover-ups and unabashed lies that conceal Abbas' true identity. However genuine his intentions may be, he would always have to confront Prithvi's stringent policy of honesty with fear.
Ajay Devgan is the major reason you would bear this film. His comic timing, expressions and dialogues are the saving grace. With equal ease he transforms into the angry Singham version when enraged. Abhishek Bachchan is passable. Comedy isn't his expertise and he does try hard but in an unconvincing manner. Others could've played his role better but then they're not a Bachchan. Asin looks beautiful but has little to offer in her acting, Asrani was splendid and Krishna Abhishek is hilarious especially when he weeps in nervousness. Archana Puran Singh was hilarious switching between two characters and Neeraj Vora, although loud, portrayed some natural comedy.
The film works in many of its dialogues, confusing situations and being a spoof of several films. Where it falls flat into Rohit Shetty (nonsense) territory is its overdone mockery of the English language, the ridiculous action sequences, the wasteful song and dance and the immature climax that drags the film to unnerving lengths. With smaller expectations, the film delivers the goods. Popcorn entertainment is what we can categorize it as and after a few laughs, you won't regret spending the time and money.- 6.81 on a scale of 1-10.
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bhaveshbhatia14 September 2012Comedy-of-errors has been the most explored areas in drollery. The humor growing out of false identities has been explored by many directors and producers in Bollywood since its inception. Some very popular films based on this sub-genre are "Golmaal" (Hrishikesh Mukherjee), Coolie No.1 (David Dhawan) and the Housefull series by Sajid Khan.
Rohit Shetty, the director of the hilarious Golmaal trilogy, also tried his hand at making a film based on comedy of errors by making the movie "All The Best". The film was a success. However, Rohit had created a brand out of Golmaal movies. Whenever we talk of Rohit the first thing that comes to our minds are the hilarious characters in the movie that provided us many laugh-out-loud moments. Rohit has also shown us a glimpse of his expertise in the action genre with Singham. Now, he tries his hand once again at the comedy-of-errors genre with his latest flick Bol Bachchan, which is a rip-off of the cult classic Hrishikesh Mukherjee film, Golmaal.
In the movie, Ajay Devgn plays a wrestler and the most powerful man in the village. His character has been inspired from the character essayed by late Utpal Dutt in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal. The character played by Amol Palekar in Golmaal has been portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan in the new movie. However, there are a few changes that have been incorporated into the characters. While we saw Utpal Dutt had an affinity towards pure Hindi Language in Golmaal, Ajay Devgn's character is so much influenced by English that he translates every proverb in Hindi into English. This makes up for some hilarious one-liners like "when the elders getting cozy, young don't get nosy" or "he will die Tommy's death"! Amol Palekar had played the role of a singing teacher and also posed as his twin brother. Abhishek Bachchan, in the movie Bol Bachchan, portrays the role of a dance teacher and also poses as his twin brother. To make the character more genuine and in tune with the audience, Abhishek has played the usual sissy act when posing as the dance teacher.
Rohit Shetty has followed the 1979 classic to the hilt. That is the main reason why his movie has not wandered off at any point. He was aware that it was pointless to try and be better than the original cult classic, therefore he sticks to the pilot act and has kept the classic moments and characters intact. Therefore, in Bol Bachchan as well, we will see Archana Puran Singh (who plays the role of Abhishek's mother and also poses as her twin) entering through the back door, just like Dina Pathak's character in the 1979 movie.
To make the movie more grasping, Rohit Shetty has included one character in his movie and that is of Ajay's rival cousin from the neighboring village, played with elegance by Neeraj Vora. This gives Rohit a scope to try his trademark action sequences which involves blowing up cars and mindless fight scenes. However, sometimes we feel that he might have over-done in a few scenes. Certain scenes like Abhishek's dance sequence before interval could have been curtailed. The non sense English by Ajay seems a bit over-the-board and after some time, one fails to grasp on to the humor that his one-liners present.
Nonetheless, Rohit Shetty does not complicate the script and keeps it simple. There is no slapstick humor and the scenes are genuinely to be laughed at. All the characters have been portrayed with perfection. The most notable name will be Abhishek Bachchan who plays the role of his life.
Final Verdict, Bol Bachchan is a family entertainer and will certainly make you laugh and laugh till you drop! -
darshancruz8 July 2012"Boy under armpit, hyper city noise pollution" & "I will make him remember milk no 6 " define Bol Bachchan
The 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 ! -
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! -
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. -
bobbysing23 August 2012When a director is back after delivering a fabulous string of 4 big blockbusters in a row, then it's indeed going to be a hugely stressful event for him undoubtedly. Because not only the viewers but the industry also is bound to expect a lot from his project keeping in mind the excellent track record of his successes. And when further, the same director is back with a remake of one of the Top 10 All Time Favourite Comedies of Indian Cinema then obviously the expectations are going to reach sky high.
So here we have director Rohit Shetty striking again with his updated version of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Cult Classic GOLMAAL, to which he tries to give his own twists and turns instead of copying the original as a true fan. In fact this very intelligent step of the director remains the only plus point going in his favour, as there are not many in this world (including myself) who would appreciate seeing an updated revised version of that incomparable original classic having a tremendous repeat value of itself.
Now what Rohit does in his BOL BACHCHAN is that he re-writes a completely new & fresh script around the basic storyline of the original GOLMAAL and never makes the viewer feel that they are watching just a pure re-make. On a positive note, this is exactly how it should be done as there is no way that any director can re-live a classic film like GOLMAAL after more than 3 decades with the same elegance. So though we have the same plot being worked upon here, still Rohit tries to rope in some new characters, more comic mannerisms and few more forcibly funny sequences to make his BOL BACHCHAN a completely fresh film based on a famous masterpiece.
But unfortunately, the sad part of all this hard work done by the director and his team is that they hugely fail in the process and their newly added ingredients in the re-written script of GOLMAAL simply do not work or fall flat. In other words, the last 20 minutes of the film, even make you wonder that Is this really a Rohit Shetty film running on the screen? Moreover, the disappointment doesn't stop on the writing and execution level only as all the actors in it also remain a big let-down throughout which was not at all expected in a film by the director, who is known to have the pulse of his audience.
BB starts off unlike a comedy and surprisingly there is no great funny stuff to be enjoyed in its opening 40 minutes. With such an uninteresting start, all the high spirits of watching it actually turn negative and this continues till the intermission working against all the expectations from the Hit team of Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgan. In the second half too, the director tries to add more elements than required which actually result in a poor mess. Particularly the inclusion of a gay character in the script remains the weakest part of the film as neither the actor (Abhishek) nor his director are able to handle it well.
Honestly, I only enjoyed watching Neeraj Vohra &Prachi Desai alone, despite of the presence of all the know actors in this big banner project. Ajay, more or less remains in his SINGHAM hangover only & Abhishek tries too hard to be funny without any success. Frankly I neither could laugh on the English dialogues of Ajay nor on the weird kind of Kathak dancing of Abhishek which was really awful. Asin is just there to look beautiful and Archana Puran Singh does make a sincere effort to generate some laughter. But overall they all are not able to put up a good show collectively. Plus I remained hugely dissatisfied from the supporting act of Krishna, who unarguably was given a role much below his actual caliber.
BB also falters in its action and cinematography department as whatever happens on the screen looks like 'all seen before' in the director's earlier films only. Its high time Rohit should realize that he cannot use the same kind of camera-work, slow motions, fighting stunts, flying people and car blasts in all his films repeatedly. Musically also the film doesn't have anything great to offer apart from one interesting song "Chalao Na Naino Se Baan Re". Just like the film, its title track also goes over the top showing the over-confidence of both its actors and the director.
To be straight, BOL BACHCHAN is just not a Rohit Shetty film full of light entertainment as compared to some of his previous ventures. I loved watching his GOLMAAL 3, ALL THE BEST and SINGHAM, but BOL BACHCHAN is simply not anything even close to these. Interestingly one sequence of the film (when Archna Puran Singh is introduced in a Nautanki), also reminded me of a similar scene in Mukul Anand's HUM, wherein Kader Khan is discovered in an exactly similar situation by both Anupam Kher & Anu Kapoor.
The director revealed his fascination towards the cult classic GOLMAAL (1979) when he started using the word in the title of his chain of films beginning with GOLMAL: FUN UNLIMITED in 2006. But now when he has re- made the classic officially, he simply misses the opportunity and comes up with a project which will be surely remembered as a "Bad Attempt" in his career.
However, there is one silver lining in this black cloud that after BOL BACHCHAN, perhaps the silly and avoidable trend of re-making the golden classics of 70s & 80s would come to an end. Because if this doesn't stop here, then be ready for seeing many more such trash remakes of those cinematic masterpieces, which surely indicate the emergence of a "Creative Block" in our Hindi Film Industry. -
kinjalprabodh-vh7 July 2012The movie begins with a disclaimer from Amitabh Bachchan that he is not a part of it. But its a delight to see him rocking in the prelude. Especially so, with the extravagant and loud background, which pulls you right into the plot.
There is no tussle for appeal between Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan. They have the best chemistry, seen after a long time. In fact, Devgan lets Abhishek have his moments of some very gay dancing. Abhishek creates some of his Dostana magic, and it does not go waste. And both of them suit very well to Rohit Shetty's characteristic but awesome and amplified fight sequences.
The other characters too, have done well. The whole cast responds well to the story, with each one's personal touch to their roles. This helps in evoking the audience, even despite, the weak plot.
Despite being a comic flick, the movie expects a certain intellect from the audience, to see the connection and word play which the makers wish to create. And here in lies the beauty of a well-made comedy.
The action and car sequences are typical Rohit Shetty stuff. However, even if you know they are coming, one cannot have enough of them. In fact, the only let down in this movie is that it ends too quickly and abruptly.
This is a clean comedy film. It is a must watch for those who enjoyed Golmaal, new and old. -
harrym6311 July 2012Bakwaas story... In spite of this, very good direction by Rohit Shetty. Very good acting by Ajay Devgan, Abishek Bachchan. Koja Abbas was good too.
Scriptwriters for the movie should get the worst scriptwriting award for this movie... Even a fifth grader could come up with a better story than this. But Rohit Shetty has done an excellent job of directing a bad story. Since the story is absolutely worst, it seems Rohit Shetty has painstakingly gone through the trouble of giving the movie a life. If the movie was directed by a bad director, the movie would be a total flop. Kudos to Rohit for his brilliance.
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ishanrohit14 July 2012Bol 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. -
Reeshab-dutt15 July 2012This 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.
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mailctj5 July 2012Please don't watch the movie. Just a waste of money and time. There is nothing in this movie that is watchable. Songs are not good, the movie is a remake of a classic movie Golmaal which is narrated very badly. Ajay Devgans role in the movie is to bash the villains and mobs in the city and walk away in a slow motion. I don't know how can it make sense?? The songs come in the place where they are not at all needed. Romantic songs in an tragic scenario. Abhishek is just a gay and he'll always be like that since Dostana i guess. Prachi Desai has given a decent performance in the movie but still something is missing that makes her a good actor. Asin has given a performance like in every movie, we can't expect anything good from that girl. Overall my rating is 1/10.
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It's a good Rohit Shetty comedy which has his Zameen cast thrill again. It's a movie seen without a brain. The story is all rattled and tries to create subplots just to not let it get boring while the comedy is a little missing in the starting of both the halves. Yet, it gets really hilarious at times in the first half that it's difficult to control the laughter. Also, the fighting scenes almost show super humans in action and the fights do go a level beyond Singham and you get a smile while seeing the nonsense-action.
Among the cast, Prithviraj Raghuvanshi takes your breath away with his English and his shocking expression and even his innocence seems to work. Abhieshek unexpectedly comes with a superb act as Abbas Ali, the dance teacher. He is too good for what is probably his first complete comedy movie. And among others, Asrani rocks in his little screen time. The screenplay disturbs you as it prefers first time bollywood actors like Krishna over veteran Asrani. He just has too much screen time to handle. A little more VIP in sharing time with him would have helped. Yet, both of them were decent. Even Archana, I thought could have got more screen time.
Also, please tell me why can't the actress in in a movie have some punches. Both, Asin and Prachi Desai have little time on screen and then they have to take care of the emotional content in that too. I would prefer Kareena in Golmaal 3 over these. These talented actresses were not used properly. In the actors, even the characters are developed well. A little more to the 2 actresses could've helped.
Lastly, this movie does have a little lack of originality but it still doesn't bother the viewer much as AB Jr. and Ajay just excel. Watch it for them. It's sort of a 7.5 movie but I think lack of story and well developed subplots brings it down to 7. -
ehizvostro16 July 2012I Was Dragged to the Theater to watch the movie. At first i thought i was in for a big boredom and common not funny jokes. But This Turned out to be a good but not as good as Gol Maal 1979 movie. But I'll Say This is actually a good remake of the movie. The jokes Were good, and the story line of Gol Maal 1979 was kept with Extra Humor of Present Day. But The Flaws of the Movie was that it goes on with a good story and humor and all of sudden it falls down and gets bored and a again becomes more funny and entertaining this results in fluctuation of the entertainment to a good level and then a bored level. But Its a good movie to watch as it also teaches moral of life. so my 6 is for its moral, humor and still able to maintain a Classic Movie Remake (Gol Maal 1979) and for the -4 is for the Fluctuating entertainment.
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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 -
Bol Bachchan made me laugh period.
The "English" speaking Ajay Devgn (whose interpretation of famous Hindi proverbs, though forced, did extract quite a bit of laughter from the audience), the awkward Abhishek Bachchan playing 2 personalities (one of a hard-working man & the other a effeminate dancer) is hilarious and the surprise package Krishna Abhishek (better known from the comedy circus on TV) who has a meaty role and keeps you in tears (by making you laugh, of course), all have delivered a rollicking & high spirited comedy with signature Rohit Shetty action. Veteran Asrani and a regular character actor Neeraj Vora do a commendable job of supporting the main protagonists. The loud Archana Puran Singh is as usual loud, Asin could have been pivotal but is forgettable & Prachi Desai looks very fair (though the director was unfair to have given her a blink and miss role). Amit jee (Bachchan) graces us with his presence in the opening sequence song and very aptly clarifies, "I am not in the main movie only my name is there".
I read somewhere that the movie is the official remake of yesteryear's hit comedy Golmaal (No, I am not talking about the Rohit Shetty series with the same name) and though neither Abhishek Bachchan can ever match the subtlety of Amol Palekar or Ajay Devgn remotely take on Utpal Dutt's style this one still had me in splits from the start.
The team of Ajay Devgan & Rohit Shetty are back again doing what they do best over the top action sequences (you do see a Singham hangover) & slapstick, in your face comedy which in this one was surprisingly funny. I hated myself for laughing at the Comedy Central styled jokes and loved every bit of it. Even though I went with a preconceived notion of watching a mindless, slapstick comedy, this one was completely worth it. -
Vivekmaru4511 February 2014Plot 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.... -
phadvijayanand7 July 2012Yes, you won't believe but that's true. After Golmal series & Singham, I was expecting a lot from Rohit Shetty. With stars like, Ajay & Abhishek, Directory Rohit Shetty you definitely expect a lot. But this movie has failed in each category.
Story: A big rubbish, copy of Amol Palekar's Golmal, some part from Chor Machaye Shor (almost copy of old Golmal). But directed so badly, that the copy is even worst.
Dialogues: Not a single dialogue, which you can laugh on. They are so worst, if you have ever watched Comedy Circus, you will definitely cry on poor dialogues. There are 3-4 dialogues which are repeated 3-4 times !!!
There are so many loopholes in the movie, you can't think about it. If this movie was named 'Golmal 4' may be I would have said less bad about it. Cause that's what the series is all about. But with so much bol-bola(Hype) of Bol Bachchan, you expect a lot from the movie.
Screenplay: So much of messy in screen play, even if you miss anything, not a prob, come at any time, you will understand the story. There are so many things which happen in the movie, which has no relevance in later part.
Acting: Not much, with poor dialogues & direction, even good actors can't do much.
Overall my ratings would have been -10/10. Watch movie only if you can keep your brain out.
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saytosandeep22 June 2013Why you would pick the classic subtle comedy like Golmaal directed by great Hrishikesh Mukherjee, remove the subtlety of it, add some boring characters and serve it again? Movies like Bol Bachchan are only made to exploit this plot again and again. I am fine if you use the basic plot of any movie, but why to keep the scenes as it is as if you don't want to pay anything to writers. The things look fine in the acting area but dialogs are not funny. Music is also not upto the mark. Rohit Shetty should stick to new age ideas like Golmaal series rather rehashing the old hits. Watch it as if you have not watched the old classic at all.
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sasikanth2010 July 2012I had no intentions of watching this film, but was forced to do so as there was nothing better running in theaters. After two and half hours, I walked out with a bad headache.
Overall, an utter waste of time. If you really want to watch a comedy film, grab a copy of the original Golmaal instead of wasting your time on this crap.
Acting: 5/10 Story-Screenplay-Direction: 3/10 Technical Aspects: 6/10 Is it worth your time and money??: No. Unless you happen to like such boring comedies, or have time and money to space, skip this one please.
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suman_emma6 July 2012Superb movie.Nit & clean comedy movie BOL BACHCHAN. I just watched the movie. Too good comedy. Bol Bachchan is a laugh riot. After a long long time a hilarious comedy me has been released. The main plus points of the movie is the fantastic dialogue of the movie, the funny English of Ajay devgn makes really laugh everybody all time in the movie. Beside this there are also so many things which makes everyone really laugh. Ajay Devgan and Rohit shetty pair proved again that only this pair can make the best commercial movies. Ajay Devgn's acting and comedy(mainly of wrong English) are too good.Abhishek Bachchan's coming timing also very good. A full entertaining package for everybody with family. Going to be a super-duper hit.
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uqbaankhan27 December 2018Probably a better Family Entertainer than other Shetty's films. Not boring , dialogues are written perfectly , keeping in mind the comedy . Dialogue delivery is perfect + Abhishek Bachchan & Ajay Devgan rule it . The other supporting actors are well . .... ... Don't go for any other Shetty film (except GOLMAAL 2006) they are sh** but this one is Great!
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sujit104-491-8826881 October 2012This is one of the worst movies of all times. This is one more Golmaal rip off. I don't understand why the director is obsessed with Golmaal. He has already made a string of sequences of it. There is nothing to laugh in the film - not the situation nor the dialogues. There were one or two good comedy dialogues by AB in the whole film - that's it! Krishna also fails at comedy, he cries in a particular way whenever something bad happens in the film. It is supposed to be funny - I don't think so! AD speaks some weird English language, but again not funny. Prachi Desai looks sweet and Asin does OK in whatever chance she gets. Overall - one of the worst films. If such directors are encouraged in the industry, then I don't see a good future for our films.