|
Post by karan on May 28, 2015 6:53:38 GMT -8
Seems like a decent concept but also seems like a typical masala fare. ETT teaser was much better.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 9:15:26 GMT -8
Decent at best editing maybe its me but Karan Johar looks desperate to be in Salman and Aamir good books LOL It was first SRK Than Ranbir but it seems like he will move on from Ranbir too after the debacle of Bombay Velvet the guy is straight up opportunist...
|
|
|
Post by agantuk on May 28, 2015 19:15:50 GMT -8
I wouldn't write this film off at all. Kabir Khan is a good director and has done well presenting not so commonly seen stories in a commercial format.
|
|
|
Post by karan on May 28, 2015 19:53:38 GMT -8
I don't think anyone wrote it off. It will obviously be a big blockbuster and likely the biggest of the year (I have doubts about Dilwale). Also helps that it has a message which makes people overrate films (look at PK and Gabbar, for example) and an India-Pak angle.
Though I don't get where Kabir gets the image of being a good director from. Haven't watched Kabul Express but it got mixed reviews, New York was decent but far from great and ETT was average at best.
|
|
|
Post by karan on Jun 3, 2015 4:45:22 GMT -8
Selfie Le Le Re song. lol wtf. Stuff like Dhinka Chika and Lungi Dance were chartbusters so wouldn't be surprised if this is as well.
|
|
|
Post by sateesh on Jul 16, 2015 14:53:19 GMT -8
www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/732337Bajrangi Bhaijaan By Bollywood Hungama News Network, 16 Jul 2015, 23:52 hrs IST Rating: 4.5/5 There are somethings that are just meant to be together. Over a period of time, they not just become synonymous with each other but also complement each other to the fullest. Amongst the many examples for this, one such combination is the release of a Salman Khan film during the auspicious occasion of Eid. Like almost every year, this year too, Salman Khan has gifted his fans their 'Eidi' in the form of BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN. Will this film be worth the wait and live up to its gigantic expectations, let's analyze. The film starts off with a Pakistani village household cheering for Pakistan while watching its nail biting crucial cricket match with India on television. Inspired by the ace Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, a to be mother from the household names her daughter as Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra). The girl despite being beautiful and expressive does not speak a word, which worries her parents day after day. On the advice of an elderly person in the family, Shahida's mother decides to take Shahida to a wish-fulfilling holy dargah in Delhi, India. On their way back to Pakistan, their train halts due to a technical failure. That's when the innocent and animal loving Shahida sees a helpless lamb fallen in a pit. She gets down from the train and just when she rescues the lamb, the train starts moving, thus leaving her behind in an unknown country all alone. She quickly boards the next immediate train and reaches Delhi. It is here when she meets the extremely God fearing and a devout Hanuman bhakth Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi aka Bajrangi (Salman Khan). With the intention of helping the little girl who cannot talk, Bajrangi takes her home, only to be ridiculed by his family members. The only person who stands by him is his to-be-wife Rasika (Kareena Kapoor). Pavan and Rasika try their level best to 'decode' the identity of the child by dropping names of almost all the Indian states, but in vain. Havoc strikes their family household when they discover that Munni (aka Shahida) not only eats meat, but is also a Muslim and above all… a Pakistani! That's when Pavan decides to brave all the odds (visa issues, passport problems etc). Despite all the odds, when Bajrangi manages to cross the Indo-Pak border, but gets caught by the Pakistan police, who label him off as an Indian spy. That's when Bajrangi encounters a freelance news reporter Chaand Nawab (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who shoots the whole Pavan-Munni 'adventures' on his handycam, hoping this will be his big ticket to name and fame as a journalist. However, as he discovers their Pavan's good intentions, he too joins the duo in their journey and helps them out. Does Chaand Nawab manage to 'encash' on the Pavan-Munni story in order to be taken seriously as a journalist, does Pavan succeed in uniting Munni with her parents, does the ever-truthful Pavan manage to prove his innocence of him not being a spy before the Pakistani police and how does the simpleton Bajrangi gets transformed into 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' is what forms the rest of the story. First things first. Director Kabir Khan captures the attention of the viewers right from first shot of this character driven film. The impeccable camaraderie between him and his lead star Salman Khan was seen in their last blockbuster film EK THA TIGER. This time round, the camaraderie has grown by leaps and bounds, which can be seen in this film. For all those who have seen Kabir Khan's work in thriller and action films like KABUL EXPRESS, NEW YORK and EK THA TIGER will be in for a huge surprise when they see BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN. He has very sensibly handled the emotional scenes, without going overboard. While the tempo of the film is set in the first ten minutes, it is very rare that any film has ever started on such an emotional high. Amongst the many Indo-Pak films that have been made in the past, BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN stands out amongst all of them because this film stays away from the usual jingoism and preachiness. Kabir Khan adds magic to Salman Khan's stardom with this film. Needless to say that, the one person who deserves to be credited for that the overall outcome of the film is Kabir Khan, who also does a great job with the film's dialogue, along with Kausar Munir. The film's storywriter (V. Vijayendra Prasad) deserves applauses galore for having come up with such a fresh story that has the right mix of patriotism, love, emotions and brotherhood. As far as the performances are concerned, absolutely no prizes for guessing that the film belongs to the one and only 'Bhaijaan' Salman Khan, who makes no mistakes in delivering an outstanding performance in this film. His innocence is unmistakably charming. And it is this innocence that unfailingly captures melts and ultimately wins over the audiences' hearts. Do not miss his recitation of Hanuman Chaalisa, his interaction and his conversation with the child actor Harshaali. The scenes that catch your attention are the first ten minutes of the film, the brothel scene, the revelation of Munni's actual identity revelation and the fitting climax. Looking at this film, one can easily say that they don't call him a 'Bhaijaan' for nothing! Unlike his previous film's, this film is totally devoid of his onscreen histrionics, yet, manages to embed its stamp in your hearts. Salman never gets out of his character and this is his performance-oriented film after a long time. Kareena Kapoor Khan, on the other hand, stands like a rock, offering her onscreen hero Salman Khan and the film, all the support. Whatever the screen space that she has, she makes the most out of it and leaves a lasting impression with her endearing performance in the film. Now, let's talk about the 'find' of BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN aka Harshaali Malhotra, who is a sheer delight to watch in every frame that she is in. Even though this is her first film (her modelling assignments notwithstanding), Harshaali comes across as a thorough professional in front of the camera. The moment the camera is on her, she simply lights up the screen with her innocence, her smile and her superlative performance in the film. With BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN, Harshaali Malhotra has definitely set the bar high for child actors. Extracting the right emotions and expressions from child actors can be quite a task. That's why Kabir Khan deserves to be applauded for extracting an exceptional performance from Harshaali Malhotra, with the equal amount of ease with which he got it from his lead actors. Amongst them all, how can one forget the sheer greatness of the phenomenal actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who wins you all over with his outstanding performance as a Pakistani news reporter! The sincerity with which he approaches his role is something that needs to be seen in order to be believed. The other veteran actors like Om Puri and Sharat Saxena do their bit for the film to make it a memorable one. On the other hand, Najeem Khan, Ali Quli Mirza, and Adnan Sami (in a special cameo) are good in supporting roles. If it's a Salman Khan movie, then, songs and music become very crucial. BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN's music (Pritam Chakraborty) definitely works by all means, majorly because it has all the elements that are required of a typical 'Salman Khan film'. Music gels extremely well with the film and also the flow of the film. The film already boats of a chartbuster track in the form of 'Selfie'. The other tracks like 'Tu Jo Mila' and Adnan Sami's devotional track 'Bhar Do Jholi' does leave the required effect on the listeners. On the other hand, the film's background music (Julius Packiam) keeps the tempo of the film going extremely well. The film's screenplay (Kabir Khan, V. Vijayendra Prasad, Parveez Shaikh, Asad Hussain) is tight and engaging. The film's cinematography (Aseem Mishra) is top rate as it presents the serene breath taking view of Kashmir like never before. Rameshwar S. Bhagat has done a splendid job in the film's razor sharp editing. On the whole, BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN is a not to be missed 'Eid' treat from Salman Khan and Kabir Khan. The film is a surefire hit and has got 'B-L-O-C-K-B-U-S-T-E-R' written all over it. This film easily qualifies to be Salman Khan's BEST movie till date, featuring his career's best performance. The film wins you over completely. Do not skip.
|
|
|
Post by fatyyz on Jul 16, 2015 17:50:25 GMT -8
this film is getting rave reviews from everyone...KRK is raving about it and Salil Acharya (from b4u) who is not very easy to please gave it 5 stars
|
|
|
Post by agantuk on Jul 16, 2015 20:09:53 GMT -8
Really looking forward to this now, I already had high hopes, the reviews are making me even more excited.
|
|
|
Post by srkanatic on Jul 17, 2015 0:04:03 GMT -8
Bajrangi Bhaijaan review: Not as bad as Kick or Bodyguard, Salman Khan is average in this forgettable filmIt’s getting increasingly difficult for a film critic to review a Salman Khan film. Every movie has a set of pre-defined rules to review upon. For example an Adam Sandler film cannot be watched with the same mindset as a Kieslowski film. A critic has to know that the Sandler film will not have the storytelling nuance and finesse of the Kieslowski one. The aim of the Kieslowski film is to make you reflect upon your own life, while the Sandler film is designed to only entertain people looking for some harmless fun through offensive jokes. Bhai is the Adam Sandler of India, and in Bajrangi Bhaijaan he explains the aforementioned deeply relevant and multi-layered filmmaking and film appreciation argument with just one line – E le le le le le le le le le le. The best thing that could be said of Bajrangi Bhaijaan is that it’s not as painfully offensive as Bodyguard or as cancerous to the brain as Kick. Those films remain with you like scars for the rest of your life, Bajrangi Bhaijaan however can be forgotten the next morning. And that, in this case, somehow works as a positive aspect. This is also the kind of film that makes you ponder over a few questions -- under the garb of commercial masala filmmaking: How stupid is too stupid? How manipulative is too manipulative? How contrived is so contrived that it looks like an agenda? At what point do you draw the line of suspending your disbelief to swallow screenwriting subterfuge? The story feels like a novel written by Nicholas Sparks in a Versova cafe, with Bhai standing next to him, micro managing him with a smile: Kitschy contrivance #1 – A little girl from Pakistan is extra cute because she’s mute. Kitschy Contrivance #2 – The girl, on her way back from India in the Samjhauta express spots a little lamb stuck in a ditch outside the train. So she gets off the train and decided to help her. Awww look at that girl helping the lamb, so cute. Kitschy Contrivance #3 – The train suddenly starts moving when she’s outside with the lamb – she’s now stuck in the middle of nowhere, in the buffer zone between India and Pakistan. Kitschy Contrivance #4 – The girl’s mother is asleep during all this, and while she sees her mom snoozing at the window, she cannot scream for help as the train chugs ahead, because she’s mute. Poor thing trundles helplessly with a raised hand watching her mother and the train disappear into the fog. Heart Thumping Manipulation #1 – After two minutes a goods train stops at the same spot, thereby giving her hope that she can board it and follow the previous train. Alas! The engine disengages and disappears into the night, while another engine arrives from the opposite direction, attaches itself mercilessly to the goods train carrying the girl, and drags it to India. Hundreds of thousands of more instances of Kitschy Contrivances and Heart Thumping Manipulation follow, as the little lost girl meets Bhai, who plays Pavan Kumar, a simpleton with a golden heart. As you’ve no doubt guessed from the trailers, Bhai cannot accept such sadness in a little girl, and embarks on a heroic mission to reunite her with her parents in Pakistan. Things become difficult because as per Kitschy Contrivance #957 the girl can neither read nor write, apart from being mute so there’s no way to know which city or village in Pakistan she is from. This leads to various ‘humorous’ circumstances, which no doubt tickle your funny bones with the sensitivity of a car suddenly running over your ribcage. This is of course after WTF Is That #78 where a woman (Kareena Kapoor), who is a smart and progressive school teacher in Delhi, falls in love with a small town, obviously dimwitted bloke who’s flunked his exams ten times in a row, merely 3 days after meeting him. And when I mean dimwitted bloke I mean a guy who genuflects in reverence every time he sees a monkey. As Bhai makes increasingly more ludicrous (and thereby crowd pleasingly funnier) decisions as he crosses the border with the girl, the KCs and HTMs and WTFs keep yanking on your nether regions as the film progresses. Naturally nothing makes sense, but that’s the beauty of it. You could add some winged Unicorns looking at the camera while singing Atif Aslam songs in the middle of the scenes of this movie and it wouldn’t affect the tone of the film. The final fifteen minutes, which consist of one million KCs and HTMs rolled together in one bunch, elevates the film to a higher order of filmmaking, making it by far the most manipulative film ever made in the history of cinema. Seriously, this is not a hyperbole, you have to see the film to believe it. This is a film where Bhai makes intense geopolitical statements, addresses race and gender politics, demonstrates the futility of religion in modern times while simultaneously displaying the awesome power of Lord Hanuman, showcases the inability of the common man to speak up against political injustice with a metaphorical mute girl, espouses the need for humans to be truthful and uncorrupt, displays the triumph of the human spirit over unbeatable odds, and demands the need for more vocal cord medical research. Has Kieslowski, with his profound understanding of life,explored any of these themes, let alone in a single movie? Of course not. Bhai rocks. www.firstpost.com/bollywood/bajrangi-bhaijaan-review-not-as-bad-as-kick-or-bodyguard-salman-khan-is-average-in-this-forgettable-film-2347670.html
|
|
|
Post by agantuk on Jul 17, 2015 0:24:41 GMT -8
Aah, Mihir Fadnavis - who cares!
|
|
|
Post by agantuk on Jul 17, 2015 5:32:09 GMT -8
Just back from the film. Rating Very good - well, almost
The plot is apparent from the promos, so I won't get into that, but as a film, it worked more often than not. It was good to see Salman going back to some of his softness in the 90s, and Nawaz has done well too. Gives me a little more confidence going into Raees - whose trailer was not attached where I went - as he was pretty bad in Kick. The little girl is awesome.
Kabir Khan has taken a simple subject and given it a very simple yet heartfelt treatment. There is quite an overlap with PK in terms of theme, but it has been dealt with much better here.
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 17, 2015 6:07:00 GMT -8
Sounds like a typical Salman affair from the promos.
And, jeezaloo, could that firstpost review be more pretentious and manipulative (Irony?)
|
|
|
Post by SRKFanatic on Jul 18, 2015 17:53:45 GMT -8
I really didn't like the first half, but the second half was very good. The songs are completely forgettable, and Salman's acting in the first half was eh, but as soon as intermission ends, it's like a completely different movie IMO. Deserves to do well too, very uplifting story. Kareena is completely wasted, any young heroine could have done her role.
Lots of 'how does that even happen', but that's with lots of films.
|
|
|
Post by mirzay on Jul 18, 2015 18:19:30 GMT -8
Movie is really good and filled with lot of emotions, but this is really not a SRK material, the little girl completely overshadowed Salman. Nawaz screen presence definitely taken movie to next level but all touching moments of Salman goes to Director's credit than his acting abilities.
Spoiler
|
|
|
Post by karan on Jul 18, 2015 21:02:38 GMT -8
What's up with all these SRK fans watching this and praising it? I doubt salman fans (with rare exceptions) would do the same for an SRK film.
|
|
|
Post by sikander on Jul 18, 2015 22:14:16 GMT -8
Karan forget about salman fan even many srk's Owen fans trying to search many loopholes in srk movie at the time when movie is running in theatre. Even I observed Amir fans to never talked about dhoom3 bad as long as movie was running in theatre.
|
|
|
Post by hotboarder on Jul 19, 2015 8:35:59 GMT -8
Its a nice family friendly feel good movie
|
|
|
Post by raajat on Jul 19, 2015 12:33:27 GMT -8
What's up with all these SRK fans watching this and praising it? I doubt salman fans (with rare exceptions) would do the same for an SRK film. There's a large overlap between the two actor's audience. Plus the film is actually good and has gotten good reviews (When has a Salman Khan film ever gotten good reviews?), and everyone is a fan of a good movie. Also, when the 2 actors themselves are friends in real life, so why are their fans fighting/dislike the other actor now for no reason?
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 19, 2015 17:05:43 GMT -8
Dare I say this .. I really liked Bajrangi too. SRKFanatic's review sums up my thoughts. First half was so so, but the second half is beautiful - especially after Nawazudding makes an entry. Very emotional and entertaining. IMO, You would have to be made of stone to not "feel" something during the climax. Overall it was a beautiful CLEAN family, feel good movie with mild messages of brotherhood and humanity in face of adversity. Win-win Salman's performance is very Salman-ish. Does his weird "dance", sheds a tear or two over his wooden face, but his persona suits Bajrangi Bhaijaan to the T. Kareena is hardly there, but is decent. The little girl is absolutely lovely. She overshadows Salman and everyone else by a mile. Lights up the screen whenever she shows up. Supporting cast is very able - Nawazuddin FTW. Music was meh. But I would give the maximum credit to Kabir Khan. I genuinely think the dude has storytelling talent. Got carried away with ETT, but here he nails it. The last 40 mins are fantastic. And its great to see a director giving more emphasis to story telling and direction, instead of getting carried away with Salman-ism (i.e. item numbers, stupid one liners, tearing off of t-shirts, slapstick comedy, etc.) 4.5/5
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 19, 2015 17:16:10 GMT -8
Did anyone else catch the reference that was made in Nawazuddin's entry scene ... ??
"Karachi mein ..."
hahaha. It was awesome
|
|
|
Post by srkforever on Jul 19, 2015 22:43:59 GMT -8
I have t seen this yet but one of my friends who is a Salman khan fan said this movie is better than 3idiots. Is that true?? Is it even in the same league? I'd be impressed lol
|
|
|
Post by riverpanthera on Jul 20, 2015 0:37:04 GMT -8
What's up with all these SRK fans watching this and praising it? I doubt salman fans (with rare exceptions) would do the same for an SRK film. Maybe cause SRK fans (well at least on here) aren't petty or insecure idiots? Not that I'm going near a Salman movie with a ten foot pole, but it won't be because of any SRK-Salman rivalry.
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 20, 2015 4:14:01 GMT -8
I have t seen this yet but one of my friends who is a Salman khan fan said this movie is better than 3idiots. Is that true?? Is it even in the same league? I'd be impressed lol They are very different. I found BB to be more heart warming and emotional
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 20, 2015 4:16:18 GMT -8
What's up with all these SRK fans watching this and praising it? I doubt salman fans (with rare exceptions) would do the same for an SRK film. Maybe cause SRK fans (well at least on here) aren't petty or insecure idiots? Not that I'm going near a Salman movie with a ten foot pole, but it won't be because of any SRK-Salman rivalry. If you love classic Bollywood movies with abit of social commentary, then I think you can give this a try. Salman for once is not bigger than the story itself and actually underplays his role a little (as much as was possible for him).
|
|
|
Post by srkforever on Jul 21, 2015 10:24:00 GMT -8
I saw it last night. Let me say. Yes, it is better than most of Salman Khan's mindless crap. Its a heartwarming emotional film. That being said. Its not masterpiece by any extent. Its extremely unrealistic. You could hear audiences giggle at some of the extents the film was going to just for its narrative convenience. In reality the story would have gotten over just by following normai procedural protocols. I know i sound to critical but the way people are going gaga just doesn't justify. PK was a better film and i wasn't a huge fan of that either. The little girl is so damn cute and salman steps away from h is normal self (except two unnecessary scenes) the film is over long but you won't walk out feeling like you wasted your time. Its a nice feel good family film.
3/5
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 21, 2015 10:40:10 GMT -8
Hmm. Ofcourse it is unrealistic and its definitely not a masterpiece. I don't think it was marketed as a realistic movie either - they use a lot of coincidences and unrealistic plot devices to move the story forward For instance: Indian guy suddenly showing up at the Pakistani border will be shot dead within seconds. But these work very well as far as the movie is concerned. It is all in sync with Bajrangi's character, and just aids the message the movie is trying to make - no war, religion, caste, race is bigger than humanity. Worked very well IMO
|
|
|
Post by sateesh on Jul 21, 2015 15:01:18 GMT -8
www.koimoi.com/box-office/bajrangi-bhaijaans-worldwide-gross-business-crosses-226-crores-already/Bajrangi Bhaijaan’s Worldwide Gross Business Crosses 226 Crores Already Jul 21st, 2015 by Koimoi.com Team Bajrangi Bhaijaan has done unprecedented business worldwide. Having collected over 129 crore (nett) in its first four days journey itself, the film, which released on July 17, continues to run successfully in India as well as the Overseas Box Office. With exactly 129.65 crores nett collection in India, the film has made a gross earning (that includes the Entertainment tax) of 175.75 crores so far. As reported earlier (Read: BB’s 1st Weekend In Overseas), the film made 50.89 crores business from the International circuit during its opening weekend, thus taking its Worldwide Gross collection to massive 226.64 crores at the Global Box Office. Bajrangi Bhaijaan has high chances to emerge as Salman Khan’s 1st 400 crore grosser!
|
|
|
Post by riverpanthera on Jul 22, 2015 23:03:51 GMT -8
Maybe cause SRK fans (well at least on here) aren't petty or insecure idiots? Not that I'm going near a Salman movie with a ten foot pole, but it won't be because of any SRK-Salman rivalry. If you love classic Bollywood movies with abit of social commentary, then I think you can give this a try. Salman for once is not bigger than the story itself and actually underplays his role a little (as much as was possible for him). Hey thanks, maybe i'll download it sometime, but definitely not paying to see a Salman movie, not after all the bad things he's done. I don't care about his rivalry with SRK, but I do care about those things.
|
|
|
Post by fatyyz on Jul 23, 2015 1:24:47 GMT -8
funny how people seem to forget his murder charges as soon as his film releases:p
|
|
|
Post by abhijacko on Jul 23, 2015 7:13:37 GMT -8
No one is forgetting anything Its just a good movie, which is tough to come by in Bollywood these days
|
|