If I was to say that Bunty & Babli is the product of a genius, I would be telling a lie. However, if I were to say that B & B is utter nonsense, I would then again, be telling a lie. The truth according to how I see it is that B&B lies somewhere in the middle of this spectrum and can be described as an "adequate" movie. Rani mukherjee's acting performance is "adequate", just as "abhishek bachan's is, although the latter being slightly better than the former due to rani's slight over-acting performance in the "crying scene" when they first meet each other in the movie. Amitabh bachan was also "adequate" in his performance, although I thought there were times when his "bad acting" shined through. The parents were OK on both counts..
To those of you who do not know the story, Bunty & babli is a narration of 2 twenty-something year old male and female individualists who have a strong dislike for societal conventions. They have ambitions of their own, but are not taken seriously. They live in a small and impoverished town somewhere in north India which fails to complement their ambitions. One night, acknowledging that the only way to fulfil his dreams of becoming rich and famous is to escape from this claustrophobic town, Abhishekh bachan runs away from home. Co-incidentally, Rani mukherjee does the same because her parents were compelling her to marry against her will. Both embark on their own autonomous journeys, which eventually leads them to each other. Because both were in the exact same boat, they had several commonalities which allowed them to relate to each other, eventually spawning a question in both of their minds "how can we get money to go to Mumbai?". Abhishek had a desire to go to mumbai because he had a business proposition to discuss with potential investors, and Rani wanted to go to mumbai because she wanted to become a contestant in the miss India contest. Trusting their instincts, both decide to con a local man into giving them the money they needed to go to mumbai. They succeed and leave with 15,000 rupees. From this point onwards, they are known as Bunty & Babli (fake identities). However, as their needs become bigger and bigger as they walk their journey, their cons begin to develop both in terms of quality and quantity and eventually, they become "con artists". They become so commercialised that every newspaper begins to write about the mysterious duo. Then, they both fall in love with each other and get married..
Following this, somewhere near the interval of the movie, Amitabh bachan is introduced as a cunning police officer who embarks on a mission to catch bunty & babli. However, after several failed attempts to outsmart the duo, Amitabh realises that catching B&B is not as easy as he had anticipated. As a result, he accepts this as a challenge and vows to catch them at any cost.
In the meanwhile, B&B become so engaged in their acts of con that they fail to realise that they have become criminals. The movie then follows a cat and mouse game and in the midst of this, rani becomes pregnant with Abhishekh's child. This is the turning point of the movie because now, their priorities change and they both decide to give up this con-life, as the aftermath may affect their child. Ironically, amitabh bachan catches them at a time when they had repented for their sins, but unfortunately, nothing is to stop amitabh from bringing them to justice. Luckily with time, Amitabh develops a soft-spot for the trio (baby inclusive) and decides to let them free. Bunty and Babli go back to the small town where this story began and live normal lives.
The final segment of the movie begins with an unprecedented visit from Amitabh bachan. He hires the duo to solve a complicated police case, and they happily become con-artists once again; their task being to con criminals this time.
I would recommend this movie to be watched on a Saturday night, when you do not really have anything important to do. However, it isn't a total waste of 2.5 hours.
I rate B&B 6/10
To those of you who do not know the story, Bunty & babli is a narration of 2 twenty-something year old male and female individualists who have a strong dislike for societal conventions. They have ambitions of their own, but are not taken seriously. They live in a small and impoverished town somewhere in north India which fails to complement their ambitions. One night, acknowledging that the only way to fulfil his dreams of becoming rich and famous is to escape from this claustrophobic town, Abhishekh bachan runs away from home. Co-incidentally, Rani mukherjee does the same because her parents were compelling her to marry against her will. Both embark on their own autonomous journeys, which eventually leads them to each other. Because both were in the exact same boat, they had several commonalities which allowed them to relate to each other, eventually spawning a question in both of their minds "how can we get money to go to Mumbai?". Abhishek had a desire to go to mumbai because he had a business proposition to discuss with potential investors, and Rani wanted to go to mumbai because she wanted to become a contestant in the miss India contest. Trusting their instincts, both decide to con a local man into giving them the money they needed to go to mumbai. They succeed and leave with 15,000 rupees. From this point onwards, they are known as Bunty & Babli (fake identities). However, as their needs become bigger and bigger as they walk their journey, their cons begin to develop both in terms of quality and quantity and eventually, they become "con artists". They become so commercialised that every newspaper begins to write about the mysterious duo. Then, they both fall in love with each other and get married..
Following this, somewhere near the interval of the movie, Amitabh bachan is introduced as a cunning police officer who embarks on a mission to catch bunty & babli. However, after several failed attempts to outsmart the duo, Amitabh realises that catching B&B is not as easy as he had anticipated. As a result, he accepts this as a challenge and vows to catch them at any cost.
In the meanwhile, B&B become so engaged in their acts of con that they fail to realise that they have become criminals. The movie then follows a cat and mouse game and in the midst of this, rani becomes pregnant with Abhishekh's child. This is the turning point of the movie because now, their priorities change and they both decide to give up this con-life, as the aftermath may affect their child. Ironically, amitabh bachan catches them at a time when they had repented for their sins, but unfortunately, nothing is to stop amitabh from bringing them to justice. Luckily with time, Amitabh develops a soft-spot for the trio (baby inclusive) and decides to let them free. Bunty and Babli go back to the small town where this story began and live normal lives.
The final segment of the movie begins with an unprecedented visit from Amitabh bachan. He hires the duo to solve a complicated police case, and they happily become con-artists once again; their task being to con criminals this time.
I would recommend this movie to be watched on a Saturday night, when you do not really have anything important to do. However, it isn't a total waste of 2.5 hours.
I rate B&B 6/10