Rohit Shetty's Tribute To Gol Maal

Bol Bachchan Review: In Brief - A young man gets trapped in a web of lies with hilarious consequences...


Bol Bachchan Review: Verdict - A fun watch for fans of Rohit Shetty


Bol Bachchan Review: Story Plot - A young man Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) and his sister Sania (Asin) migrate from Delhi to Ranakpur when they lose their ancestral property to greedy relatives. In Ranakpur, with the aid of a family friend Ravi Shastri (Krushna Abhisheik), Abbas is forced to change his identity and impersonate as a Hindu named 'Abhishek Bachchan' to avoid communal tension when he breaks into a locked temple to rescue a drowning boy. Impressed with his valour, Prithvi Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgn), a stickler for honesty and truth, hires him on as a supervisor of his estate. However, things get out of hand when 'Abhishek' has to keep on lying to save himself from being discovered as Abbas Ali. Meanwhile, Abbas also falls in love with Raghuvanshi's feisty sister Radhika (Prachi Desai) whereas the 'pehelwan' Prithvi is himself smitten with Abbas's sister Sania. Thrown in the mix is a danseuse Zohra (Archana Puran Singh), who has to impersonate as the mother of 'Abhishek' and Prithvi's right hand man Makhan (Neeraj Vora), who is suspicious of 'Abhishek' and his last minute invention of family members…


Bol Bachchan Review - Performances: Shetty favourite Ajay Devgn is in top form as the short tempered pehelwan with a penchant for translating Hindi proverbs in broken English, with hilarious results. What works for Devgn is his deadpan comedy and his bouts of anger, which had made us laugh in the Golmaal series too. Abhishek Bachchan is quite passable as Abbas Ali but it is when he pretends to be the pansy twin that he makes us guffaw in delight. Bachchan Jr, who has not tried an out and out comedy film in a long time, sure shows promise in Bol Bachchan. Unfortunately, Prachi Desai and Asin do not get to do much. Having said that, special mention should be made of Krushna Abhisheik, an actor who has made us laugh on the small screen with his comic timing. Krushna, a relative of the inimitable Govinda, brings the same magic to the big screen with his debut film and is an absolute delight to watch, whether he is bickering with his father Asrani or coming up with fresh lies at the last minute to save Abhishek's skin. Archana Puran Singh, Asrani and Neeraj Vora too perform their parts well enough…


Bol Bachhan Review: Direction - Director Rohit Shetty has claimed time and again that Bol Bachchan is loosely inspired from Hrishikesh Mukherjee's laugh riot Gol Maal and Shetty is gracious enough to doff his hat to the cult classic in quite a few scenes in the movie. Like all Rohit Shetty films, Bol Bachchan has its share of wacky humour, crazy characters, action scenes that defy the laws of physics and of course, cars that fly across the screen and perform somersaults in slow motion. Though the film starts with some melodrama about ancestral property and greedy relatives, things start getting funny when Devgn and Krushna Abhisheik enter the frame. However, though the movie is an enjoyable watch, this reviewer does feel that Shetty could have replaced some of the action sequences with more humorous situations and could have easily done away with unnecessary characters and angles like Devgn's evil cousin and their dispute over some power plant, which is anyways vaguely touched upon by Shetty.


Bol Bachchan Review: Music - The music of the film is not really memorable, except maybe for the title song, which plays at the beginning of the movie. Amitabh Bachchan as always is a delight to watch because of his easy grace and chemistry with son Abhishek, as he mouths Big B's unforgettable lines from his earlier movies like Mard and Amar Akbar Anthony.


Bol Bachchan Review: Final Word - Like mentioned earlier, fans of Rohit Shetty and his films are sure to enjoy Bol Bachchan though die-hard Gol Maal (the old one, we mean) loyalists might turn up their noses at Shetty's product…

Bol Bachchan - Himesh adds on chartbuster 'masala'

Music album of Bol Bachchan creates a mood of festivity and the kind of celebration which is as melodious as the big name involved - Bachchan. Core strength of the album is Himesh Reshammiya who has not gone over the board to experiment with the music. It seems like he firmly believed that at times going over board may land you no where. On the toughest pitches even Sachin Tendulkar sticks to the basics and Himesh has stuck to these basics and finally scored a boundary century. Even the arrangements are simple but add on to the overall effect.
Album has a total of 8 songs, 4 original and rest being their remixes. Original tracks are all amazing and it becomes difficult to rate which one is the best of all.

Track one, Bol Bachchan, starts as a tribute to the great work of My Name is Anthony Gonsalves (Amar Akbar Anthony) where a horrendous game of words is played by the magnanimous name - Mr. Bachachan. Looks like Himesh has made Sr. Bachchan work hard for the song and he too has competed well with best of singers. This Farhad-Sajid written song has a certain quality; it is for all age groups - Bache, Budhe aur Jawan. The remix is as good as the original and equally enjoyable. It has been made especially for the discotheques and dance parties.

In track two, Shabbir Ahmed written Chalao Na Naino Sa, Himesh is back with a bang as a singer after a brief period of lull. The first few words tell the whole story of the song; it is melodious, amazing and a hit in the making. What is best about the song is that, it has given due respect to the instrument that has been the backbone of Indian music – Harmonium. This has made the song even more attractive. Shreya Ghoshal has also complemented Himesh well and competed well to make everyone realize that a song can not only be running on his name and she is an equal partner in all the fun. This one, just like the first track, will surely do well in the masses. The remix, though using drums to a good effect, is just similar to the original and doesn't cover much distance.

Track three, Nach Le Nach Le, is another song to mark the mood of celebration and festivity. A celebratory number, it sees Sukhwinder in a full form. He has always done justice to the work that has ever come his way and with his strong voice; he ensures that the song becomes enjoyable all over again. Guest composers Ajay-Atul are in good form here and Swanand Kirkire's lyrics only add on further weight to the song. Same can't be said though about the remix where one does feel that it could have carried much more spunk.

With the next track, Jab Sa Dekhi Ha, Mohit Chauhan shows that he can be a part of a really happy outing as well instead of just demonstrating the pathos of a character. His amazing voice in a Sufi rendition is always a pleasure to hear. Mohit's voice is complemented well in the song by good and simple lyrics by Sameer, hence proving all over again that being simple more often than not pays. Thankfully the remix is a tad better here as well and one can see that there is some good effort behind it.

Overall, the album has the kind of instant masala which can be expected to rule the world of parties, marriages, social gatherings and discotheques. Though it isn't quite the kind that makes for a memorable outing, for the purpose of film it ensures there are enough hit tunes to cheer about.