Bol Bachchan
movie reviews online. Rohit Sheety’s next comedy movie Bol Bachchan
review.
Here are the critics reviews of Bol Bachchan featuring Ajay Devgn,
Abhishek Bachchan in the lead roles along with Asin and Prachi Desai.
Amitabh Bachchan makes a special appearance in the movie.
Bol Bachchan is inspired by the 1979 comic flick, Gol Maal.
Below are the movie reviews from some of the popular critics:
- Bollywood Hungama | Taran Adarsh
BOL BACHCHAN works primarily thanks to the entertainment quotient and
of course, the persuasive portrayals by its lead actors, especially
Ajay and Abhishek. Ajay is super-efficient and, expectedly, his comic
timing is unimpeachable. At the same time, Ajay allows Abhishek to
take the lead
as the film chiefly revolves around his character/s. And Abhishek does
complete justice to those parts. Though Abhishek has wowed spectators
with wonderful performances in the past, the two characters in BOL
BACHCHAN are sure to multiply his fan-following by
leaps and bounds. More on that later!
If there’s one thing about this over-crowded, over-the-top,
overboard, overlong flick, with not an ounce of subtlety — right from
the obese pahelwans populating Devgn’s entourage to the bright,
magenta flowers on Abhishek’s
shirt
— which actually clicks, it’s the eponymous hero. Abhishek Bachchan
underplays it as the regular, unspectacular dude with his Rowdy
Rathoreish
moustache but it’s his turn as the queer brother where he really lets his hair down like a guy who hasn’t had this much fun at
office in days. Despite the overstated tone, it works.
- NDTVMovies | Saibal Chatterjee
The acting is generally so unabashedly hammy that you might be forgiven for wondering whether you have wandered into a pigsty.
Be warned. Bol Bachchan is a comedy so absurd that it could reduce
you to tears of despair. Conversely, if you have the stomach for such
rampant silliness, it might propel you into paroxysms of delight. The
call is entirely yours.
- The Times Of India | Srijana Mitra Das
On the plus side, BB’s a dialogue-lover’s delight – lines like ‘fish
and chips without water’, Devgn conveying the situation of a ‘jal bin
machli’ –
sparkle across the
plot and you can feel the love as the actors reprise bits and bobs of
vintage Bollywood. On the downside, it exceeds by about 30 minutes and
has that odd, uneven heart-chart quality accompanying the film. But that
aside, BB showcases Shetty as the maharaja of madness, Devgn clearly
his crown prince. And Abhishek? His judwa bhai, of course.
- Glamsham | Martin D’Souza
What’s left then is for Devgn to lord over the rest of the plot, and
this he does in style. Acting silly, he is very convincing. His English
lines are the only
saving grace for this film.
Both the ladies, Asin and Prachi, are thrust into the plot without a
proper game-plan and Asrani is mouthing inanities when he is cut out to
do even better roles. You can’t keep him in the “angrezo ka zamano ka
jailer” time zone all his life. Even the music is pedestrian.
Director Rohit Shetty loses the plot and Abhishek Bachchan, playing the side-kick is a sad sight.
When re-inventing a classic, the obvious benefit for any filmmaker is
that the story has already been told. This allows for time and
opportunity to experiment with parallel
screenplays
or embellish characters with fascinating traits. But director Rohit
Shetty not only assumes that his audience hasn’t seen the original ‘Gol
Maal’ but also that they’ve been snoozing through this one. Reason:
the finale has Devgn and his chamchas putting up a musical act that recaps the entire film.
- Koimoi | Mrigank Dhaniwala
The story of Bol Bachchan uses the basic plot of Golmaal and expands
upon it. In fact, the film has many references to the original. Yunus
Sajawal has weaved a screenplay that is not only engaging but also very
entertaining. Of course, many will find the going-ons to be brainless,
but even such detractors will not be able to hold their laughter.
Abhishek Bachchan performs competently in the double role. His
portrayal of the gay dancer is amusing. He could have done better in the
climax scene though. Ajay Devgan is in his element as Prithviraj, the
strongman with the soft heart. He is good in the action sequences.
Rohit Shetty’s direction is efficient as he holds the comedy together
very well. He packs a solid punch again, this time, going a notch
higher. Amar Mohile’s background score is effective.
Movie: Bol Bachchan (2012)
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Archana Puran Singh, Krishna Abhishek, Neeraj Vora, Jeetu Verma
Director: Rohit Shetty
Producer: Dhillin Mehta, Ajay Devgan
Song: Nach Le
Banner: Viacom Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, Ajay Devgan Films
Release Date: July 6th 2012
