Bol Bachchan's Movie Review

[bollywood]

Cast : Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Neeraj Vora

Director : Rohit Shetty

Rating : 1* On 5

Just after a cameo jig in the title song, Big B offers a disclaimer: he isn’t a part of this film, even though his name is. And that is hint enough for the wise. But for those who don’t know, Bol Bachchan (BB) jams chopsticks up the nose of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s comic classic ‘Gol Maal’ and digs itself six feet under with it. While the story is same in theory, being a Rohit Shetty film only adds some cars nailing somersaults, trucks attempting a ballet, baddies playing mid-air Garba after being biffed and Ajay Devgn drawing his eyebrows close enough to show that he means business.

The story has Abhishek Bachchan as Abbas and sister Sania (Asin) left in dreadful conditions after losing their inherited possessions to a relative. Following an advice from family friend Shastri, they make a shift to Ranakpur, b, where they bump into a pack of crowded actors including Ajay Devgn. Rest follows a round and round crazy confusion in story.

If you were thinking that two Bachchans (Amitabh Bachchan has guest appearance in the movie) make it worth watching then watch your words as double sometimes can bring trouble. Abhishek Bachchan in over glitzy, shimmery flower prints has not been able to come up well with the character. Ajay Devgn who ends up speaking not-so-funny Hinglish one liners couldn’t retain the fun element in the movie. The plot is not strong enough and script is not well written to justify the character.

‘Mooch nahin toh kuch nahin’ may seem like an understatement in this film as almost everyone, excluding Asin and Prachi (thankfully!) proudly jounce their bushy glory on their upper lips. But with a cardboard set and not enough costumes for all the extras, glueing on a mooch can be a cost-effective and efficient way to portray a village in Rajasthan. Kay bole se, Producer-sa?