Director:
Kabir Khan
Producer:
Salman Khan, Rockline Venkatesh
Cast:
Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Harshaali Malhotra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Om Puri.
Sharat Saxena, Alka Kaushal
Story:
Vijayendra Prasad
Screenplay:
Kabir Khan, Urvashi Shah, Parvez Sheikh, Asad Hussain
Dialogues:
Kausar Munir
Music
Director: Pritam Chakraborty
Genre: Feel Good Drama
Rating:
3/5
Review:
Birjis Adeni Rashed
(The aim and intention of my reviews is to critique and
recommend while not revealing the whole story to enjoy the movie when seen. But
minor details have been divulged for a proper review!)
Not many Salman Khan movies make you shed a
tear while they make you laugh to humorous sequences. Bajrangi Bhaijan shows
the victory of humanity, genuine compassion and honesty above religions,
beliefs, politics and Indo-Pak border tiffs & squabbles. It has a decent story, drama, a sweet child
actress, humanity, simplistic Salman Khan and a good climax, but it
also had too many songs, and a dragged out script which needed serious editing.
The story revolves around a speech impaired 6
year old girl from Pakistan who gets lost on her visit to India and simpleton Bajrangi’s
sincere effort to reunite the girl with her parents despite not having a passport
or visa to Pakistan!
Salman Khan is small
town simpleton Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi, aka Bajrangi, a devout Hanuman bhakt and
a do-good-er. Kareena Kapoor is his romantic interest who believes in him.
While Harshali Malhotra is the doe eyed sweet faced girl Munni/ Shahida whose
cuteness and acting skills are extraordinary, shouldering the movie along.
The story post interval has more movement with Nawazuddin Siddiqui
as journalist Chand Nawab added to Salman-Munni duo in search of reunion with
her parents. There are many a fun moments, great dialogs, emotional and vulnerable
moments during this part. The movie would have held together better if had
better editing since it dragged a lot especially in the earlier half. But the
climax is well played and honesty, good heartedness and humanity triumphs.
Salman Khan plays his role
as a naïve simpleton, hanuman bakht, honest, lovable, outspoken do- good-er convincingly.
Kareena doesn’t have much role though she plays it well, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
and Om Puri have excellent performances; But the child actress Harshali
Malhotra with her cherubic smile and expressive eyes, and excellent acting makes
this movie a good watch if you can
tolerate the dragged out length.
