When I think of comedy in bollywood, I think of Govinda, who I detest. Fortunately for me, Abhishek and Rani were the stars of this light hearted and fun film. The first 20-30 minutes of the movie are a bit slow and could have been constructed better to develop the characters. However, after the brief introduction to each, the audience is quickly taken on a ride with the duo, Bunty and Babli, as they travel from city to city cheating people out of their money. Abhishek does a terrific job as Bunty and of course Rani is perfect as his accomplice, Babli. The film has enough laughs to last through to the very end. Even Amitabh, the veteran Indian actor, is comedic in his role as the police officer chasing the two. Aishwarya's dance number was a pleasant addition to the film. Some of the songs seemed to drag on for one too many minutes. In short, Bunty Aur Babli is a refreshing and fun experience worth watching.
49 Reviews
Good, but not great
monika-3415 June 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Bunty aur Babli goes in the 'good but not great' category. You can probably watch it once and even get entertained but thats about it. First, the three good things about this movie are : Abhishek Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan :D. Jokes apart, this movie is a perfect example of a great cast holding up a weak storyline. It starts of well with the one hummable song of the entire movie and pretty shots of North India. It picks up tempo as 'Bunty' and 'Babli' meet and embark on their modus operandi, but quickly loses out on account of a string of forgettable songs and sloppy editing. Rani's vivacious attitude, her colorful Kurtis, the plan to lease out the Taj Mahal, and the encounters between Amitabh and Abhishek, Rani's Punjabi accent and Amitabh Bachchan's dialog delivery are great. The songs, the 'item' number, the occasional sentimental scene between Rani and Abhishek are awful. Overall, a 6/10. The movie had the potential to be something great but I think the director lacks the insight and experience to achieve it.
An entertaining movie, well acted and delivered
Aam_Aadmi11 December 2005
The movie starts out very well, with the two dreamy-eyed, small town youngsters yearning to get out and live up their dreams in the big bad city. After that, the pace slowed down quite a bit as Big B's character is introduced. Some of the scenes appear to be forced. The plot itself seems to be based on either Matchstick Men, or Catch Me If You Can. The concept of the 'con' has been borrowed and the usual Bollywood elements added to it. The bar scene before the Aishwarya number has been dragged quite a bit. What truly pulled this one off is superb acting by Jr. B, Rani Mukherjee and the supporting cast, which is quite minimal in its appearance. One wonders if the director had a choice, or if someone was hogging footage (get it?). Both the parents are missing for quite a bit while B&B are romping it up. The reaction in the small town to B&B's exploits also could have been worth exploring but isn't shown.
Overall its an entertaining movie, the musical score is good except for one song. One should not watch it as a realistic movie, rather as a fun caper that oozes lots of small town charm. There are definitely shades of films made in the 70s, 80s and one feels the influence clearly. Not surprisingly, this has been a hit grossing 4 times its budgeted cost.
Overall its an entertaining movie, the musical score is good except for one song. One should not watch it as a realistic movie, rather as a fun caper that oozes lots of small town charm. There are definitely shades of films made in the 70s, 80s and one feels the influence clearly. Not surprisingly, this has been a hit grossing 4 times its budgeted cost.
passable fare
kramachandran10 July 2007
Overall this movie is just about average . Some scenes are really humorous like Rani and Abhishek meeting at the rail station. Rani as usual sizzles and Abhi gives a fairly OK performance. Amitabh is not in his element except for the dance sequence "kajrare". Somewhat his performance can be termed as overacting. This man ( Amitabh ) is overworked and his age shows. He is burning at both ends. It is high time he slows down a bit.
And now the piece de resistance of the movie : That is the music. The music is very good and all the songs are quite hummable. The music is quite experimental and unique.
The story is plagiarized from a number of Hollywood movies, chief of which is "Catch me if you can". The plot is not detailed enough . For example the way the duo ( Rani and Abhi )dupe their victims , seems childish and there are many gaps in their schemes. But anyway the viewer can take all this in his stride, for after all this is a Bollywood movie and they are notoriously not meant to be perfect in their plots.
All in all a passable fare..
And now the piece de resistance of the movie : That is the music. The music is very good and all the songs are quite hummable. The music is quite experimental and unique.
The story is plagiarized from a number of Hollywood movies, chief of which is "Catch me if you can". The plot is not detailed enough . For example the way the duo ( Rani and Abhi )dupe their victims , seems childish and there are many gaps in their schemes. But anyway the viewer can take all this in his stride, for after all this is a Bollywood movie and they are notoriously not meant to be perfect in their plots.
All in all a passable fare..
An apt movie to watch on a Saturday night
ci03mak15 February 2006
Warning: Spoilers
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
There are two types of people...and I'm not one of them!
Dingataca19 February 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I went to see this film expecting some terrible cinema, but I was surprised, it was actually quite enjoyable! Bunty Aur Babli is a movie showing romance, and comedy, mixed with an adventurous story.
Abhishek gives one of his better performances. He shows signs of great potential, and gives a very good performance. He looks very suave, cool and mischievous, and does an acceptable job as Bunty. Rani is a little less. I don't care if I get completely bashed by Rani fans for saying this, but she did an average job as Babli, I don't understand why she even does films sometimes, apart from dressing up, I didn't see what part she played in this film, and I mean that. I didn't like Amitabh Bachchan in this movie. As well as the really annoying wannabe gangster music that was played every time he entered, he disappointed me with a terrible performance.
The music, is the saving grace, though I do like the way the director, Shaad Ali, did some of the scenes. I felt "Kajra Re" was over-hyped, I personally didn't like the song at all. Aishwarya was used solely for commercial purposes, its obvious.
I was disappointed with this movie, but in the 2nd half, it got more interesting, things became easier to understand, it started making sense. But my issue with it was that, as soon as you understand it, it zooms ahead and before you know it, the movie's over. I didn't like that, it went too fast.
Be prepared for a roller-coaster...of doom!
Abhishek gives one of his better performances. He shows signs of great potential, and gives a very good performance. He looks very suave, cool and mischievous, and does an acceptable job as Bunty. Rani is a little less. I don't care if I get completely bashed by Rani fans for saying this, but she did an average job as Babli, I don't understand why she even does films sometimes, apart from dressing up, I didn't see what part she played in this film, and I mean that. I didn't like Amitabh Bachchan in this movie. As well as the really annoying wannabe gangster music that was played every time he entered, he disappointed me with a terrible performance.
The music, is the saving grace, though I do like the way the director, Shaad Ali, did some of the scenes. I felt "Kajra Re" was over-hyped, I personally didn't like the song at all. Aishwarya was used solely for commercial purposes, its obvious.
I was disappointed with this movie, but in the 2nd half, it got more interesting, things became easier to understand, it started making sense. But my issue with it was that, as soon as you understand it, it zooms ahead and before you know it, the movie's over. I didn't like that, it went too fast.
Be prepared for a roller-coaster...of doom!
Average - But still entertains!
Can8916 June 2005
Warning: Spoilers
Tired of their boring lives in their small boring villages, raw passion for a better, bright future and hunger for success is what our main two protagonists Rakesh and Vimmi aspire.
Rakesh aka Bunty, wants to be amongst the richest, he wants to be famous and be known by one and all, and he has the sense to know that he isn't going to achieve all that by staying in his village. So he decides to fly the coop! Vimmi aka Babli, a wannabe Miss India, has dreams and desires that she wants to fulfill. Unfortunately for her, her parents fix her marriage. As what all girls of marriageable age are supposed to do. But the young and vibrant Vimmi wants to follow her dreams before she can settle down, so she too decides to fly the coop! Along their individual journey, the two meet. Being honest and sincere leads them nowhere, so the two decide to fulfill their dreams by conning and swindling people. And so, the duo B&B are born. At first, their crimes are on a small scale, but soon, B&B make a career out of conning people.
From cheating a hotel owner to robbing a mall to leasing the Taj Mahal to a foreigner. B&B start doing crimes just for the fun of it. During the course of their 'work' B&B get closer to each other and gradually fall in love.
Their antics become nationwide news. Everyone sits up and takes notice of the two, known as the smoothest con-artists in the country. Much to the annoyance of inspector Dashrath. Who's main mission is to catch these two swindlers.
Bunty aur Babli can be best described in three words, light, fun and a little crazy. The film starts off as a roller-costar ride. Keeping the viewer glued way into the second half. But the pace of the narrative slackens towards the finale. As the situations tend to get boring and predictable.
One of the biggest flaws in B&B is the many loop-holes in the writing itself. The main two protagonists openly conning and swindling people all over the country and no one knows how they look. Didn't anyone even have the sense to make a sketch of them? Also, inspector Dashrath makes catching B&B his main mission in life, but at the end he simply lets them go because their sorry for what they did? Weird! Honestly, if the writer had only put a little sense into the storyline.
Plus, the ending is completely snatched from the Steven Spielberg directorial brilliance Catch me if you can.
Apart from the above mentioned flaws. B&B is still a decent entertainer. The first half is a joy to watch. While some of the situations in this half may seem unreal, it still manages to bring a smile onto your face.
The second half starts off promising as a new character, the inspector, is introduced. But as I said, the end sequences could have been better.
Music by SEL is good and goes well in-sync with the theme of the movie. All the songs have been well picturized.
Cinematography is adequate. Dialogues are witty at times.
Performances of the three principal characters are the glue that holds the film together. Rani Mukherjee is a delight to watch! She plays the spirited and perky Babli with extreme conviction. Abhishek Bachchan finally delivers a competent performance. He handles the comic sequences adequately. But he still needs to brush up on his dancing skills and expressions. Amitabh Bachchan is good. He tries his best not to go over-the-top and succeeds.
Aishwarya Rai sizzles in the much talked about item number. Yes people -- she has never looked so hot! Shaad Ali succeeds at making a light fun-filled entertainer. Although nothing compared to the directors earlier offering Saathiya.
Not recommended for people who thrive on intelligent cinema. Trying to find logic in the going-ons in B&B will just give you a headache.
In the peak of summer, Bunty aur Babli is the most chilled out offering. Enjoy! 7/10.
Rakesh aka Bunty, wants to be amongst the richest, he wants to be famous and be known by one and all, and he has the sense to know that he isn't going to achieve all that by staying in his village. So he decides to fly the coop! Vimmi aka Babli, a wannabe Miss India, has dreams and desires that she wants to fulfill. Unfortunately for her, her parents fix her marriage. As what all girls of marriageable age are supposed to do. But the young and vibrant Vimmi wants to follow her dreams before she can settle down, so she too decides to fly the coop! Along their individual journey, the two meet. Being honest and sincere leads them nowhere, so the two decide to fulfill their dreams by conning and swindling people. And so, the duo B&B are born. At first, their crimes are on a small scale, but soon, B&B make a career out of conning people.
From cheating a hotel owner to robbing a mall to leasing the Taj Mahal to a foreigner. B&B start doing crimes just for the fun of it. During the course of their 'work' B&B get closer to each other and gradually fall in love.
Their antics become nationwide news. Everyone sits up and takes notice of the two, known as the smoothest con-artists in the country. Much to the annoyance of inspector Dashrath. Who's main mission is to catch these two swindlers.
Bunty aur Babli can be best described in three words, light, fun and a little crazy. The film starts off as a roller-costar ride. Keeping the viewer glued way into the second half. But the pace of the narrative slackens towards the finale. As the situations tend to get boring and predictable.
One of the biggest flaws in B&B is the many loop-holes in the writing itself. The main two protagonists openly conning and swindling people all over the country and no one knows how they look. Didn't anyone even have the sense to make a sketch of them? Also, inspector Dashrath makes catching B&B his main mission in life, but at the end he simply lets them go because their sorry for what they did? Weird! Honestly, if the writer had only put a little sense into the storyline.
Plus, the ending is completely snatched from the Steven Spielberg directorial brilliance Catch me if you can.
Apart from the above mentioned flaws. B&B is still a decent entertainer. The first half is a joy to watch. While some of the situations in this half may seem unreal, it still manages to bring a smile onto your face.
The second half starts off promising as a new character, the inspector, is introduced. But as I said, the end sequences could have been better.
Music by SEL is good and goes well in-sync with the theme of the movie. All the songs have been well picturized.
Cinematography is adequate. Dialogues are witty at times.
Performances of the three principal characters are the glue that holds the film together. Rani Mukherjee is a delight to watch! She plays the spirited and perky Babli with extreme conviction. Abhishek Bachchan finally delivers a competent performance. He handles the comic sequences adequately. But he still needs to brush up on his dancing skills and expressions. Amitabh Bachchan is good. He tries his best not to go over-the-top and succeeds.
Aishwarya Rai sizzles in the much talked about item number. Yes people -- she has never looked so hot! Shaad Ali succeeds at making a light fun-filled entertainer. Although nothing compared to the directors earlier offering Saathiya.
Not recommended for people who thrive on intelligent cinema. Trying to find logic in the going-ons in B&B will just give you a headache.
In the peak of summer, Bunty aur Babli is the most chilled out offering. Enjoy! 7/10.
BUNTY AUR BABLI is trash
silvan-desouza27 February 2009
Oh my God does Yashraj films think like how normal people do? Okay the plot is okay 2 people want to make it big but can't because they have no money and their scenes at the start are nice but the robbery part is so stupid
How does Rani, Abhishek get the expensive clothes for the first crime? Then every robbery so fast is too much to believe Even Dhoom 2 Mr. A looks more believable
The entire love angle, marriage front of Taj MBhal is even weirder Amitabh's characterization too fails to leave a mark The entire climax is even worst The scene together between Amitabh and Abhishek before Kajra Re is the worst scene ever featuring them
Shaad ALi goes 100 steps backward from SAATHIYA Music is saving grace but too many songs
Abhishek acts well, overdoes at places but is good Rani irritates with her voice but does some scenes well, her performance is over-hyped Amitabh bachchan is alright
How does Rani, Abhishek get the expensive clothes for the first crime? Then every robbery so fast is too much to believe Even Dhoom 2 Mr. A looks more believable
The entire love angle, marriage front of Taj MBhal is even weirder Amitabh's characterization too fails to leave a mark The entire climax is even worst The scene together between Amitabh and Abhishek before Kajra Re is the worst scene ever featuring them
Shaad ALi goes 100 steps backward from SAATHIYA Music is saving grace but too many songs
Abhishek acts well, overdoes at places but is good Rani irritates with her voice but does some scenes well, her performance is over-hyped Amitabh bachchan is alright
B&B worth a "Look-See"
larubia9063114 October 2005
Let me preface my comments with this disclaimer, I am a nonIndian. Forgive my obvious ignorance and any misspellings, and proceed at your own risk.
I rented B&B from Netflix because I've seen KHAKEE with Bachchan. the father and Ash Rai, plus KUCH NAA KAHE WITH Bachchan, the son and, again, Ash Rai. The father is obviously an national Indian treasure as a wonderful, serious actor. The son is clearly a gifted comedian and maturing, sensitive actor. Ash Rai? She's one of a kind too, and she clearly knows how to pick 'em in her leading men. By the way, Ajay Devron, her leading man in Straight From the Heart, Raincoat, and as that nefarious terrorist in KHAKEE, is another example of her very good taste in who appears opposite her on screen.
B$B is delightful especially for Bachchan the son, who did great work here in various con man roles and in his interaction with his perky, little costar, Rani Munkerjee. Of course, the whole thing is a bit of fluff from beginning to end, and anyone who expects more, should leave as soon the first energetic musical number hits the screen.
The narration by Bachchan, the father and his eventual, inevitable appearance as the world-weary cop chasing these carefree, con kids is worth the wait. Of course, it is just like every other American cops 'n robber spoof that I've ever seen; nobody really gets hurt.
Now the surprise and joy for me was the so-called 'item number' in the bar with father, son, and their co-star from other recent movies, Ash Rai. The drunken banter (no, I don't speak Hindi and had to rely on the subtitles) and body language was very funny to me despite, or maybe because of, this obvious handicap. Their interactions with Ash prior to the dance number were perfectly timed comedy reactions too. The dance number itself ripped up the place and Ash looked as if she was having a lot of fun "flirting" with two of her favorite men. Now that's entertainment in my book, and in any language.
Go rent B&B, or, even better, buy the DVD and add it to your Bollywood collection. That's what I'm doing right after I finish this review. Thanks to both Bachchans, Ms. Munkerjee and Rai for sharing their talents with all of us.
I rented B&B from Netflix because I've seen KHAKEE with Bachchan. the father and Ash Rai, plus KUCH NAA KAHE WITH Bachchan, the son and, again, Ash Rai. The father is obviously an national Indian treasure as a wonderful, serious actor. The son is clearly a gifted comedian and maturing, sensitive actor. Ash Rai? She's one of a kind too, and she clearly knows how to pick 'em in her leading men. By the way, Ajay Devron, her leading man in Straight From the Heart, Raincoat, and as that nefarious terrorist in KHAKEE, is another example of her very good taste in who appears opposite her on screen.
B$B is delightful especially for Bachchan the son, who did great work here in various con man roles and in his interaction with his perky, little costar, Rani Munkerjee. Of course, the whole thing is a bit of fluff from beginning to end, and anyone who expects more, should leave as soon the first energetic musical number hits the screen.
The narration by Bachchan, the father and his eventual, inevitable appearance as the world-weary cop chasing these carefree, con kids is worth the wait. Of course, it is just like every other American cops 'n robber spoof that I've ever seen; nobody really gets hurt.
Now the surprise and joy for me was the so-called 'item number' in the bar with father, son, and their co-star from other recent movies, Ash Rai. The drunken banter (no, I don't speak Hindi and had to rely on the subtitles) and body language was very funny to me despite, or maybe because of, this obvious handicap. Their interactions with Ash prior to the dance number were perfectly timed comedy reactions too. The dance number itself ripped up the place and Ash looked as if she was having a lot of fun "flirting" with two of her favorite men. Now that's entertainment in my book, and in any language.
Go rent B&B, or, even better, buy the DVD and add it to your Bollywood collection. That's what I'm doing right after I finish this review. Thanks to both Bachchans, Ms. Munkerjee and Rai for sharing their talents with all of us.
Nice movie, not that funny though.
calhobbes998 June 2005
Not a bad movie. Specially liked Rani as the bubbly bubli :)! Though the movie started with a lot of laughs and had a good premise, the funnies died out in the second half. A lot of implied humour which misses the mark when bachan meets bachan. The son and father scenes were well done but the potential of humour wasn't exploited enough. Even in the cons scene things could have gotten funnier. As one of the other reviewer pointed out it had a touch of Natural born killers but thankfully the gore of that movie was replaced with humour (or ladoo-jalebi). I always think Abhishek looks too ordinary hence he was good for this movie as it was a non-glamorous role.
Feels nice to see Hindi cinema on regular basis in theaters in Canada :)! 6 out of 10.
Feels nice to see Hindi cinema on regular basis in theaters in Canada :)! 6 out of 10.
Bonnie and Clyde, Hindi style!
Sherazade19 February 2006
Warning: Spoilers
This film was not bad, but it was not excellent either. The last quarter of the film was so botched that it makes you wonder if it was the same writer who wrote the beginning and middle who also wrote the end. It was such a shame to see such an upbeat riotous fun film go down with a clunk like that. Nevertheless, it was a hit at the box office and the Rani + Abhishek show proved to still hold heat. They play a couple of oddly matched lovers who go on a Robinhood type of crime spree through various parts of India, when they don't get their way in life and elude authorities for as long as they can. Personally, Amitabh Bachchan was wasted in his role as the police detective on their trail, to the point that someone as lovable as him gets annoying after a while. His role was overblown and not needed, to be frank. Aishwarya Rai shows up towards the last quarter of the film, to add some much needed spice to the now dragging on plot with her item number 'Kajra re' which she does stunningly well but not enough to save the rapidly souring storyline. Perhaps they should have included her in the script as a distraction for Amitabh's character, I don't know but at that point I'm thinking anything would have worked. I enjoyed the film, but it could have used a better plot twist and not to mention a better ending. Note to director: Never remake something you can't make better!
A joy ride.
ank_jabberwocky19 June 2005
Leave your rational back at home and when you come out of the theater you leave the place smiling. Shaad Ali did a marvelous job of capturing the beauty and essence of North India. The story is not a ground breaking one and have been used before but it is the treatment and screenplay which makes it so enjoyable. The movie has got it all groovy North Indian dance steps, dancing on the train selling of Taj Mahal.
BAB is about two dreamers from small towns of UP Rakesh ( Abhishek Bachchan ) and Vimmi (Rani) who in the quest to fulfill their dreams elope from house and bump into each other. They both faces failure at the first stage so they both decide to twist things around and get into conning. To con they develop an alter -ego Bunty and Babli. from then they never face failure and their scams become a headache for the system.DCP Dashrath Singh Amitabh Bachchan takes the charge of catching B n B.
SHaad ALi poured a lot of hard work to make BAB a treat to watch . His home work is obvious from many small points in the movie. THe opening scene of a Kite stuck in a TV antenna , the songs which are played in the background were just sheer right on the target. Songs like " CHalat Musafir " really captured the feel of North India. Using Taj Mahal as a backdrop for the marriage and their unconventional Vows were all brilliant.
Performance wise Rani Mukherjee is absolutely awesome. The way she captured the emotions her get up and talking style of a young Punjabi girl was point perfect.Amitabh Bachchan's comedy is still the best my god what timing. Abhishek Bachchan has seriously grown up as an actor and he proves his point in BnB .
Abhishek and Rani are a treat to watch and they were so lively on the screen it gets you into the moment. The bus scenes where Rakesh tells Vimmi about BNB is amazing then the scene on Mumabi CST station where they confess their love shows their on screen chemistry.
SEL gives a good enough soundtrack with songs like "Dhadhak Dhadhak" and Chup Chup Ke the soundtrack of the movie is really worth listening. Aishwarya Rai looks amazing on screen and Amitabh and Abhishek were marvelous together. The Bar scene between Abhishek and Amitabh is all about brilliant timing of comedy. I loved the groovy dance steps of Kajrare.
In times when movies like Kya Kool Hain Hum is making money BnB comes as a refreshing good taste comedy . 8/10
BAB is about two dreamers from small towns of UP Rakesh ( Abhishek Bachchan ) and Vimmi (Rani) who in the quest to fulfill their dreams elope from house and bump into each other. They both faces failure at the first stage so they both decide to twist things around and get into conning. To con they develop an alter -ego Bunty and Babli. from then they never face failure and their scams become a headache for the system.DCP Dashrath Singh Amitabh Bachchan takes the charge of catching B n B.
SHaad ALi poured a lot of hard work to make BAB a treat to watch . His home work is obvious from many small points in the movie. THe opening scene of a Kite stuck in a TV antenna , the songs which are played in the background were just sheer right on the target. Songs like " CHalat Musafir " really captured the feel of North India. Using Taj Mahal as a backdrop for the marriage and their unconventional Vows were all brilliant.
Performance wise Rani Mukherjee is absolutely awesome. The way she captured the emotions her get up and talking style of a young Punjabi girl was point perfect.Amitabh Bachchan's comedy is still the best my god what timing. Abhishek Bachchan has seriously grown up as an actor and he proves his point in BnB .
Abhishek and Rani are a treat to watch and they were so lively on the screen it gets you into the moment. The bus scenes where Rakesh tells Vimmi about BNB is amazing then the scene on Mumabi CST station where they confess their love shows their on screen chemistry.
SEL gives a good enough soundtrack with songs like "Dhadhak Dhadhak" and Chup Chup Ke the soundtrack of the movie is really worth listening. Aishwarya Rai looks amazing on screen and Amitabh and Abhishek were marvelous together. The Bar scene between Abhishek and Amitabh is all about brilliant timing of comedy. I loved the groovy dance steps of Kajrare.
In times when movies like Kya Kool Hain Hum is making money BnB comes as a refreshing good taste comedy . 8/10
Entertaining and Hilarious Passtime Movie !
Umar Mansoor Bajwa21 December 2011
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 !"
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 !"
Another Failed Attempt by Shaad Ali
shariqq2 June 2005
Shaad Ali, the son of the wonderful director Muzaffar Ali (Umrao Jaan, Gaman, Anjuman), and the Assistant Director to Mani Ratnam graduated to become a director in the sorry Saathiya - which he follows up with another sorry fare: B&B
In this movie, Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan) and Babli(Rani Mukherjee) are two dreamers from their respective small towns who, tired of the limited aspirations of their parents, "run away" to explore their dreams. As is inevitable, they bump into each other soon enough, form a bond, and spend the rest of the movie together. Realizing big dreams are good for small towns only they resort to conning, and become the celebrated "Bunty aur Babli" for their ludicrous scams and cons, never wearing a mask, and yet never being recognized. Cue: DCP Dashrath Singh (Amitabh Bachchan), the man who MUST catch them - he seems to be the only intelligent cop. Figure the rest - no surprises.
I have a very weird thought that Shaad Ali may have seen Catch Me If You Can and decided to make candy-floss (or Laddoo-Jalebi) out of it. Shaad should stop making movies, really. He just does not have it in him. And maybe, just maybe, after this movie he may actually never be able to make a movie again anyway.
Amitabh Bachchan is in over-drive. The Big B is clearly over-excited at being in the same movie with his son, and he ruins it by over-acting in every scene. Or the lack of a director left him directionless. Rani Mukherjee is in the movie, in rural-kurtas with the deepest neck I have ever seen. She looks the 21-year old Babli like any other 28-year old would. Abhishek is the only performer in the movie, doing justice to his role. His comic timing is good, and with Yuva & Dhoom, this actor proves yet again that he is growing with every next movie. The Shankar-Ehsan-Loy songs are all a mess, and this is the worst job Gulzar has ever done. After the wonderful soundtrack from Saathiya, I expected this movie to have at least one decent composition, but. The choreography & costumes are also third-rate; it features some of the weirdest gyrations in the weirdest apparels I have ever seen.
One thing I did like about the movie was the background sounds. Almost every scene is accompanied by a song playing in the background - from "Kabhi Kabhi" to "Mai Hoon Don!" to "Pinjre Wali Muniya". These songs suit each scene so well, that very soon I was playing a guessing game when each scene started.
For a movie of this kind, I did the best thing possible - went with a group of 16 and loudly enjoyed the movie for everything it didn't have. If you were in the same screen as my gang, I'm sure you realize how much fun we had.
My Rating ---> 2 of 5 (for Small B & the sheer fun I had)
In this movie, Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan) and Babli(Rani Mukherjee) are two dreamers from their respective small towns who, tired of the limited aspirations of their parents, "run away" to explore their dreams. As is inevitable, they bump into each other soon enough, form a bond, and spend the rest of the movie together. Realizing big dreams are good for small towns only they resort to conning, and become the celebrated "Bunty aur Babli" for their ludicrous scams and cons, never wearing a mask, and yet never being recognized. Cue: DCP Dashrath Singh (Amitabh Bachchan), the man who MUST catch them - he seems to be the only intelligent cop. Figure the rest - no surprises.
I have a very weird thought that Shaad Ali may have seen Catch Me If You Can and decided to make candy-floss (or Laddoo-Jalebi) out of it. Shaad should stop making movies, really. He just does not have it in him. And maybe, just maybe, after this movie he may actually never be able to make a movie again anyway.
Amitabh Bachchan is in over-drive. The Big B is clearly over-excited at being in the same movie with his son, and he ruins it by over-acting in every scene. Or the lack of a director left him directionless. Rani Mukherjee is in the movie, in rural-kurtas with the deepest neck I have ever seen. She looks the 21-year old Babli like any other 28-year old would. Abhishek is the only performer in the movie, doing justice to his role. His comic timing is good, and with Yuva & Dhoom, this actor proves yet again that he is growing with every next movie. The Shankar-Ehsan-Loy songs are all a mess, and this is the worst job Gulzar has ever done. After the wonderful soundtrack from Saathiya, I expected this movie to have at least one decent composition, but. The choreography & costumes are also third-rate; it features some of the weirdest gyrations in the weirdest apparels I have ever seen.
One thing I did like about the movie was the background sounds. Almost every scene is accompanied by a song playing in the background - from "Kabhi Kabhi" to "Mai Hoon Don!" to "Pinjre Wali Muniya". These songs suit each scene so well, that very soon I was playing a guessing game when each scene started.
For a movie of this kind, I did the best thing possible - went with a group of 16 and loudly enjoyed the movie for everything it didn't have. If you were in the same screen as my gang, I'm sure you realize how much fun we had.
My Rating ---> 2 of 5 (for Small B & the sheer fun I had)
I can't tell (Abhishek Bachchan) don't act, because that's exactly what he does !
elshikh420 October 2010
Warning: Spoilers
The summary plot of this movie is fascinating. However the outcome of the movie itself is 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. Waiting him to act is like waiting 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 dialogue 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 - 1978), by his son was so pathetic. Speaking about naive, what on earth 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 believe 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 presence, being 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!
PS: 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 always ends up as disgraceful beggary!
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. Waiting him to act is like waiting 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 dialogue 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 - 1978), by his son was so pathetic. Speaking about naive, what on earth 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 believe 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 presence, being 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!
PS: 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 always ends up as disgraceful beggary!
Some brilliant moments!
saba211522 June 2005
I would never have gone to watch this movie if the media had not made such a hoopla about it.
The film is clearly inspired by Bonnie and Clyde. There is nothing great about the storyline. Bollywood has made scores of films on adventurers from small towns out to try their luck in the big bad world.
The music is loud and jarring. I have read elsewhere that it sounds "Bihari". I would say that it tries to imitate the sound of the folk music of the region which then comes out sounding common and totally unmemorable. I was amazed to learn that SEL had composed the score.
There are, however, a few brilliant moments.
Amitabh as the drunken cop gone to seed is fabulous. He plays his role to perfection down to the cynical sneering smile and the awful jokes that he makes when he is questioning the riffraff of UP.
Abhishek--hang in there! You have it in you. You are what we call a late bloomer. You are good especially as the safari suited, paan box holding con man in Agra.
Aishwarya's dance in which she comes out looking like a seedy trollop is SUPERB. The dance moves, the song, the choreography all justify the addition of what is euphemistically called an "item number"
The movie redeems itself at the end when we watch the two protagonists finally being able to make their escape from their REAL prison-- their stifling middle class existence in a small town in the back waters of Eastern UP. That is where I saw the real Bunty and Babli.
The film is clearly inspired by Bonnie and Clyde. There is nothing great about the storyline. Bollywood has made scores of films on adventurers from small towns out to try their luck in the big bad world.
The music is loud and jarring. I have read elsewhere that it sounds "Bihari". I would say that it tries to imitate the sound of the folk music of the region which then comes out sounding common and totally unmemorable. I was amazed to learn that SEL had composed the score.
There are, however, a few brilliant moments.
Amitabh as the drunken cop gone to seed is fabulous. He plays his role to perfection down to the cynical sneering smile and the awful jokes that he makes when he is questioning the riffraff of UP.
Abhishek--hang in there! You have it in you. You are what we call a late bloomer. You are good especially as the safari suited, paan box holding con man in Agra.
Aishwarya's dance in which she comes out looking like a seedy trollop is SUPERB. The dance moves, the song, the choreography all justify the addition of what is euphemistically called an "item number"
The movie redeems itself at the end when we watch the two protagonists finally being able to make their escape from their REAL prison-- their stifling middle class existence in a small town in the back waters of Eastern UP. That is where I saw the real Bunty and Babli.
Ok ok movie
dkgupta49319 November 2021
Movie could have been better
sauravjoshi8529 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The problem with Indian director is they do not go with the facts for instance the character of Rani Mukherjee has shown to be bought up in UP but speaking in fluent punjabi. A punjabi bought up in UP will definitely have UP touch. The comedy is nice. It's little strange that the con couple are famous in India but still people are getting conned by them using the same name. Comedy is good, acting of Both the lead characters are loud sometimes. Sr Ab has proved why he is called Superstar. Overall one time watch movie.
A refreshing change
troubleman200529 May 2005
I can slowly see Hindi films evolving and taking more chances with their content and characters, something it hasn't done in thirty years. With the release of films like Black, Hazaaron Kwaishein Aisi, Raincoat and now even Bunty Aur Babli you can't help but appreciate the effort, even if the results vary.
Bunty Aur Babli is in no way a breakthrough. It has its color, loud music and spoonfuls of melodrama like the thousands of Hindi films that preceded it. However, it also has a pair of anti-heroes as the leads; Bunty and Babli are lovable criminals that love crime. The sheer exuberance of the characters as well as the actors is one of the main selling points of this film.
The music is likable, though the shooting of Chup Chup Ke looks exactly like that of the song "Saathiya" from Shaad Ali's previous film. It could have been removed. The item number with Aishwarya Rai is practically forced into the screenplay with a pair of pliers, and could also have been removed.
The movie also unnecessarily milks a scene between Amitabh Bachchan and his son, Abhishek. The two get completely drunk and have a boring, drawn out conversation about love that may leave you squirming in your seat. What a waste. This was meant to be a mesmerizing scene, as it's their first time acting together, but it instead becomes a good time to take that bathroom break.
However, those gripes are minor compared to the rest of the film. Abhishek Bachchan gives a good performance, and hams it up like a pro. Rani Mukherjee is further cementing her stature as one of the few true actors in commercial Hindi cinema. She handles the humor (check out her catty fight with a Miss India contestant) and the melodrama with ease. Amitabh Bachchan is a cool cat. All of it works well because no one is taking it too seriously. It's pure entertainment.
All in all, I'm glad we're seeing popular films that shy away from the love triangles, characters that are too perfect to be human, and poor production values. Bunty Aur Babli falls into none of those traps. Yes, it falls into several others but it's still a step forward!
Bunty Aur Babli is in no way a breakthrough. It has its color, loud music and spoonfuls of melodrama like the thousands of Hindi films that preceded it. However, it also has a pair of anti-heroes as the leads; Bunty and Babli are lovable criminals that love crime. The sheer exuberance of the characters as well as the actors is one of the main selling points of this film.
The music is likable, though the shooting of Chup Chup Ke looks exactly like that of the song "Saathiya" from Shaad Ali's previous film. It could have been removed. The item number with Aishwarya Rai is practically forced into the screenplay with a pair of pliers, and could also have been removed.
The movie also unnecessarily milks a scene between Amitabh Bachchan and his son, Abhishek. The two get completely drunk and have a boring, drawn out conversation about love that may leave you squirming in your seat. What a waste. This was meant to be a mesmerizing scene, as it's their first time acting together, but it instead becomes a good time to take that bathroom break.
However, those gripes are minor compared to the rest of the film. Abhishek Bachchan gives a good performance, and hams it up like a pro. Rani Mukherjee is further cementing her stature as one of the few true actors in commercial Hindi cinema. She handles the humor (check out her catty fight with a Miss India contestant) and the melodrama with ease. Amitabh Bachchan is a cool cat. All of it works well because no one is taking it too seriously. It's pure entertainment.
All in all, I'm glad we're seeing popular films that shy away from the love triangles, characters that are too perfect to be human, and poor production values. Bunty Aur Babli falls into none of those traps. Yes, it falls into several others but it's still a step forward!
Pure bubble, no bubblegum
sandhirflora5 June 2005
Warning: Spoilers
This miserably stale product coming from country's top movie production house is a surprise. A Desi Bonnie and Clyde, the film works neither as a drama, or a Love story or an adventure or even a comedy or a musical, but a confused haphazard product. The weakness lies basically in a thin story line, which an equally weak screenplay as well as uninteresting dialogs (surprisingly penned by ace writer Jaideep Sahni) doesn't bring impact. The finesse of taking shots by director Shaad Ali is also missing (compared to his previous "Saathiya"). A few opening scenes were okay which sets the tone of the film but later when the characters goes out of character, narration turns lifeless. Songs and Music is very mediocre and does not support narration. The only novelty is the experimental dig at paying tribute to the films of 1970s in terms of certain tacky sets, overdone-gaudy costumes, Dance movements as well as use of back projection in a scene could all have been inspiring and brought freshness if film has something to offer content wise but it all misfires as every thing here is so predictable that it kills the curiosity factor completely. The result- film fails as even a bizarre film or a roller-coaster road movie, or a mindless, tapori, immoral entertainment. Even, neat performances by the trio (Amitabh, Abhishek and Rani) also do not bring any magical moments, so vital for such film, which basically works on treatment of certain scenes. Also cameos done by host of talented actors viz. Raj Babbar, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Ravi Baswani, Rameshwari, Tania Zaetta, and above all an item number by Ms. Rai makes you wonder whether it is unemployment or insecurity which made them accept it. More than anything else, what surprised me most is the fact that all the telecast audience reactions or published reviews of this film talks about its certain qualities, which I only wish that this one possessed. Overall, true to its name, the reaction it evokes on watching is equivalent to burst of a bubble. While watching the only thing audience is waiting excitedly is Ghanti of The End.
Hilarious comedy caper!
AishFan6 August 2005
Abhishek and Rani team up as partners in crime as they try to steal all of India's money in this hilarious movie! Starting out as two innocent souls fed up of the small-town life, the two run away in hopes of fulfilling their big dreams of fame and fortune. After running into too many road blocks, they try to go the easy way out by, well, stealing. They never run out of ideas to fool people. The best and most creative scene is the one with the Taj Mahal! Both Abhishek and Rani give a great performance. All the songs are great be it Chupke Se or Dhadak Dhadak. This movie features the king of item numbers with the Bachchans and the mesmerizing Aishwarya in Kajra Re. She finally does an entertaining role, be it just a song, after all her serious films like Raincoat and Chokher Bali. Coming from U.P. and being intimately familiar with some of the filming locations, I took full delight in watching this movie! Amitabh, of course, is excellent. His music video is fantastic. Just when you think you've laughed all you could, Amitabh makes sure his rapping skills leave your eyes watering!
Cheap Copy
tanx-327 December 2005
Mr Chopra stole the idea from "Catch me if you can" and added all that garbage Hindi Masaalaa. Direction was totally senseless. You can make a comedy, which has some sense. But looks like current Bombay Directors start from the base thinking that all public is stupid and they can put any "masaalaa" in movie, to stretch it for 3 hours as long as they put some top faces on screen and show some skin. If they wanted to copy from English movie, they could have done better job. They could have taken some lesson from "Angoor". But by making some foreigner walking around in India, with millions of dollars in his bag and Deputy Commissioner of Police dancing around in Clubs made it a total senseless movie. In short - A senseless movie, total waste of time and money.
Inevitable steps taken by below average commonman's children.
g_aparna21 March 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Vimmi (Babli) is born and brought up in a remote Indian village - with very simple mediocre pair of parents. Being exposed to media and films - she decides to run away from home to make it big in the world and become rich. She meets yet another person - a male - who had also run away from his house - for again the same reason - Mediocre Life style. They meet and he convinces her to reach Mumbai and become rich. He uses exactly the same tools as used by most males to get rich quickly : make an attractive Lady dress p scantily and seduce some sex starved / rich idiot/ any male basically. So Vimmi - now Babli wear scanty outfits and they make a fool of anyone and everyone they meet and get away with all their antics! - the IPS Officers fail in front of two village bred loafers !! LAter things go wrong when they marry and decide to have a child !! After all they were foolish Indians- bred in remote Indian village - where it is thought that Abortion is a sin !SO when she was about to deliver, the Police Officer catches them - they escape yet again - but caught eventually but left on emotional grounds - marveling at their sharp brain and innocent hearts !! Later , after a gap of 4 years when the child is 4 years old - the Police officer requests them to help the IPS Officers by rendering them their sharp brained services !! HAil IPS - Movie is trying to teach the world that ultimately Let the dumb and the dumber rule...since majority of common mass are dull !!
Excellent score! excellent movie!
samshuk223 May 2005
It was a refreshing to listen to Bunty aur Bubly music. I could feel my roots reaching out for me. "Kimam Ki khushboo hai..." touch of class! Go on Shaad! I am not only impressed by the cinematic genius of the young director but also by his deep understanding of the Indian popular culture Abhishek-Rani look very good together I hope we see more of the together. Amitabh is cool he is the coolest main man in Bollywood. The ease at which he adapts to his roles is phenomenal. Indian musicals are getting better day by day and BNB is no exception. Bollywood coming to age and its good to see.I hope to see more of Shaad movies in years to come and wish him best of luck.
didn't like it
vijee_r200117 June 2005
After watching Saathiya (Shaad's first direction), I had high expectations from this movie. But he proved that it was Mani Ratnam's magic (Alayai Payuthe, Saathiya's original tamil version) which helped in the success of Saathiya.
If you are a die hard fan of Abhishek and Rani, then probably you can see the movie, but as a package, the movie falls flat. The cons are not properly developed and senior B adds to downhill of the movie. Actually I am getting sick of Sr B watching him in every other movie (though eagerly waiting for Verma's Sarkar). Aishwarya item song actually takes you to the heights of boredom.
I must say Abhishek and Rani are superb and they make a good on screen pair (after Yuva). Only if Shaad Ali had worked little hard on the movie, we could have had 'Catch me If You Can' of bollywood.
If you are a die hard fan of Abhishek and Rani, then probably you can see the movie, but as a package, the movie falls flat. The cons are not properly developed and senior B adds to downhill of the movie. Actually I am getting sick of Sr B watching him in every other movie (though eagerly waiting for Verma's Sarkar). Aishwarya item song actually takes you to the heights of boredom.
I must say Abhishek and Rani are superb and they make a good on screen pair (after Yuva). Only if Shaad Ali had worked little hard on the movie, we could have had 'Catch me If You Can' of bollywood.
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