Director: Shaad Ali Sahgal
Producer Yashraj Films
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan
Screenplay Aditya Chopra
Are you seeing what I am seeing? Are you listening to what I am listening? Are you thinking what I am thinking? Then let’s con them ….
I am Bunty - dreamy eyed, think big, live adventurous, get fame, and enjoy life, kind of guy; also known as Rakesh when I am not conning. I come from Fursatgunj, a small town in U.P. Born to simple people who live life without complications and not many aspirations; I get away for bigger dreams.
I stumble across in my journey with a runaway girl with dreams from another small town –Pankinagar. Aspiring to be a beauty queen, she has designer ideas, naïve heart and big dreams. I christened her Babli for her conning role, otherwise she is Vimmi.
Together we make a great couple. We have some great scam ideas, interesting plots, charming personalities , excellent performances and thrilling moments, Bonnie and Clyde (1967 Hollywood movie) may have been our inspiration but we have more fun, more thrills, more song and dance and of course not a tragedy.
Abhishek Bachchan as Bunty did an awesome job; each con role is unique, enacting many of Amitabhs roles in older movies. He is starting to even look like his father. Each con act is entertaining and hilarious besides being well choreographed with appropriate 70’s songs in the background to accentuate the situation. Rani Mukerjee as Babli/Vimmi is her bubbly self through out. Probably has inspired a new fashion for short shirts with deep necklines on bulky salwars. Amitabh Bachchan was wasted in a small role; his presence was to only capitalize on the double Bachchan phenomenon. Some of the scenes with Bachchans together are overkill. Amitabh’s rap number in the end though was an interesting genre in Hindi cinema. Aishwarya in an item performance was neither scintillating nor enthralling. Her dress sense should take into consideration of her long torso. All the songs in the movie have meaningful and eloquent Gulzar lyrics and pulsating music. Dhadak Dhadak, Kajra-re, Bunty aur Babli, BnB - rap, and Nach Baliye are vibrant catchy numbers.
Bunty aur Babli, packed with adventure, thrills and fun, is good entertainment for the whole family. But lastly I hope it doesn’t become an inspiration for easy money scammers.
Also on http://www.sawf.org/bollywood/reviews/buntyaurbabli.asp?pn=Bollywood&cn=35
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