jollyrancher-56592
This was the first Bollywood movie I ever saw, so maybe I'm a bit biased. But even after watching it multiple times, I still say that this is one of my favorite Bollywood movies. Its cheesy as hell for sure, but its also the total package- it's got romance, comedy, crime, action, killer music, great performances. Rani Mukerji is the best! Overall a great feel-good movie.
Umar Mansoor Bajwa
Well, if someone has just to kill time and entertain himself with a juvenile crazy motion picture, then Bunty aur Bubli is the right choice.After all, its not boring and not filled either with overly volatile sequences and neither with cheap, synthetic and temporal cinematic representation that have lately become the hallmark of most of Bollywood films.Above all, the versatile Big B is there to come to the rescue of these scoundrels turned thugs who had mastered the skill to be-fool and trick even the state authorities. The swindling acts of the freedom loving couple played by Abhishek and Rani Mukherjee is laden with interesting script and imaginative screenplay. The Kajra Re song bearing the dance sequence with guest star - Aiswarya Rai, Amitabh and Abhishek added color to the robust story line. The moral lesson should not be lost as primarily; "the Law should be used to reform the criminals and not only to exercise futile punishment !"
elshikh4
The summary plot of this movie is fascinating. However the outcome of the movie itself is damn idiot ! The matter of Indian (Bonnie and Clyde) who love being famous, with Amitabh Bachchan chasing them then ends up forgiving them could have made a good heist, thriller, musical comedy, with sentimental side indeed. But (Abhishek Bachchan) was there, along with belittlement too, albeit (Abhishek) alone is enough !(Abhishek) has a mute charisma, and – most importantly – CAN'T ACT AT ALL. During the whole movie I couldn't stand him on screen doing anything, spending the time cursing him, waiting him to act the way anybody would wait for having water out of squeezing a stone ! It was bad experience, especially while having The Big B himself around. I mean the comparison was horrible, enough to recall the long one-shot scene with them both talking and moving like drunks where one was doing the job effortlessly and one wasn't doing it at all. Another problem concerning the presence of Bachchan senior which's the tragedy of him being responsible of pushing his son into the showbiz, and – sorrowfully – his birth in this world in the first place !The bore was powerful. The thickness of the numbers turned the movie into an exhausting series of music videos. While being basically a comedy, the dialog was no lighthearted. The "jobs" of the 2 leads weren't interesting by any mean. The last heist was so fabricated to achieve a chase anyway. Review its disasters with me: the coincidence of Bunty and Babli meeting the officer who, by coincidence too, forgot his ID with them, after, at short notice, he became the head of security in the airport which, coincidently at another short notice, has a gold to be transported, which attracts the 2 leads to steal it while the delivery of Babli's baby happens ALL AT ONCE !Then a list of "hows"; how Babli could move that easily after the delivery? How (Prem Chopra), the lorry's deriver, provided the 2 fugitive leads with disguise that easily (and speedily?), and the most of all; how the officer could be waiting for the 2 leads in the train station BEFORE THEIR ARRIVAL ???!!! (How he knew their target place? How he managed to precede them?...). Well, this is why ladies and gentlemen we, in Egypt, name anything extremely unbelievable in our daily life : an "Indian movie." The thing is, we used to say it about their very movies before…however with pleasure !The character of (Amitabh) wasn't made well. The sound effect, which alerts about new scheme, was so annoying and repeated for unbearable many times. The try of impersonating Amitabh Bachchan's naive persona, from movies like Don, by his son was so pathetic. Speaking about naive, what the heck that ending was? Were the movie makers that optimistic to think that they made a hit which could spawn a sequel ???? Yet, nothing, and I mean nothing, can outclass the embarrassment of (Kajra Rethe); the number of (Amitabh Bachchan), (Abhishek Bachchan), and (Aishwarya Rai) together; that was unnecessary and ENDLESSLY LONG. I bet they wanted to gather the family of stars (the father, his terrible son and the last's wife) in one song anyway anyhow, even that served no one any good !Some moments assure that we have a talented director. For instance; the short scene of (Amitabh Bachchan) studying the 2 lead's way of thinking in their room seemed lovely and tangent with the supposed comic spirit of the whole thing. But that was used miserably with nearly awful script, and utterly awful lead !The survivors : After copious career, it's rare to see (Ranjeet) nowadays. He did, for instance, 16 movies in 1984 to only (Bunty Aur Babli) in 2005. Hence seeing him even in a cameo, as the store owner, is a delight before brining a lot of memories. Add to that (Chup Chup Ke); it was nicely scored and shot. And (Rani Mukherjee); no doubt she chewed up the scenery with her true acting and beauty. I have never seen her sexier yet. Some outfits were outrageous for an Indian star, and the fact that (Mukherjee) was in them was the only fact in this fake parade of luster.It's a show that wanted us to have a good time. I didn't. I deplored instead, feeling sad for : a talented-less actor of a talented star, a talented-less actor who stars a movie, a talented-less actor who has a mega-exaggerated chance that many talented ones wouldn't, and finally a possible good movie that didn't happen ! P.S : Seeing (Amitabh Bachchan) ending the movie with the rap song (B N B), having naked girls dancing hip hop around him, was ugly, rather deformed thing. The marriage of his image and Shaggy's one didn't work. The Indian cinema's borrowing from the MTV ended up this time as disgraceful beggary !
mel-301
BAUNTY AUR BABLY IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES FROM 2005 in the world, and unfortunately it is impossible to see it in the cinemas of Spain or the rest of Europe.. why we have to eat all the USA trash and never We can go to the cinema to see a bollywood film? Here in Barcelon, in the Indian supermarkets we are so lucky that we can buy this movie for 6 euros!!! We can't understand why such masterpieces are impossible to see in cinema! I recommend absolutely this movie. Musical numbers are not so well staged as in Kal Hoo Na Ho or Main hoon Na, but the documentary style of the movie with superb natural photography, the surprising plot and the great actors that make authentic an impossible bollywood argument make this movie a real surprise. Late movies of bollywood really make us so happy as it is like watching a new Hello Dolly! every month.
