BOL BACHHAN

Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film features Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, and Prachi Desai in lead roles. It is an official remake of the popular 1979 film Gol Maal. Fox Star Studios bought the worldwide theatrical rights of the film for 94 crore (US$18.75 million).^[2] The official trailer of the film was released on 24 May 2012.^[3] The movie released worldwide on 6th July 2012 on around 2575 screens, receiving mixed critical acclaim but had a strong opening at the box office.^[4] The film has broken all the records in terms of the advance bookings.^[5]

Contents   [hide]  1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Controversies 4 Production 5 Soundtrack 6 Release 6.1 Critical Reception 7 Box Office 7.1 Domestic 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit]Synopsis

Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Karol Bagh, New Delhi with his sister Sania (Asin Thottumkal). They are legally fighting for an ancestral property— land case. But the odds turn against them and they lose. Their well wisher, Shastri Chacha, advises and convinces them to migrate to his village Ranakpur where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his owner's place. The owner being none other than the powerful Prithviraj Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgn). Abbas enters Ranakpur village and while saving a child trapped inside a temple, he breaks open the lock of an ancestral temple but fate plays an important twist in Abbas' life as the whole village including Prithviraj's step-brother Vikrant opposes Abbas' actions but Prithviraj arrives and handles the situation. On being asked his name, Abbas's friend comes out with a fake name, as it would create a rage if villagers came to know that the lock of a temple had been broken by a Muslim. From here starts a series of cover-ups, goof-ups and comic situations where to cover one lie, Abbas starts padding up with a bigger lie telling people that he also has a twin brother with no moustache. From here on starts the topsy-turvy journey of a single person acting as two different entities. Prithviraj is made to believe tht Abbas is a gay. So he appoints Abbas as a kathak dance teacher to his sister Radhika. This makes Abbas to work as superwiser as Abishek Bachan at morning and kathak teacher to Radhika at night as Abbas. Soon, Radhika and Abbas falls in love. In the climax, Prithviraj comes to know the truth, bt he likes Abbas's character and forgives them.

[edit]Cast

• Ajay Devgan as Prithviraj Raghuvanshi
• Abhishek Bachchan as Abbas Ali / Abhishek Bachchan
• Asin as Sania Ali / Apeksha
• Prachi Desai as Radhika
• Archana Puran Singh as Zohra/Madhumati
• Krushna Abhishek as Ravi
• Asrani as Shastri
• Amitabh Bachchan as himself in the title song Bol Bachchan
• Jeetu Verma as Vikrant Raghuvanshi
• Paresh Ganatra
• Neeraj Vora
• Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar

[edit]Controversies

The film ran into trouble due to film producer Raju Shah's accusition of not being paid his dues worth 36 crore (US$7.18 million) by Ashtavinayak.^[6]

[edit]Production

The film was originally expected for a Diwali 2011 release, though was postponed to 2012.^[7] On Dussehra 2011, director Rohit Shetty who previously directed the comedy flick, Golmaal 3 (2010), did first give actor Ajay Devgn an offer for Golmaal 4, but Devgn claimed "Golmaal 4 will happen next to next year. It's necessary to have two years gap between two Golmaal films. It's not good if it comes every year." After the announcement, it was added that Bol Bachchan will be made before Golmaal 4.^[8] In January 2011, it was revealed that actress Asin was roped in for the first female lead after Bipasha Basu rejected the role. Earlier, actress Genelia D'Souza was signed to play the second female lead, but due to her differences with the makers, she opted out of the project and hence the role was offered to Prachi Desai.^[9]

In Jubilee Comedy Circus, Krushna Abhishek did a performance of Rohit Shetty never giving him a film role to do but having promised him in earlier seasons of the show, Rohit was so impressed by the performance, he decided to give Krushna a role in Bol Bachchan. Shetty also added co-host Archana Puran Singh from the same show to the film cast. It was revealed in the 300th episode special of Comedy Circus, where Rohit Shetty was a guest judge, that Paresh Ganatra was among the cast. ^[10]

[edit]Soundtrack

Bol Bachchan
Soundtrack album by Himesh Reshammiya
Released	6th july 2012
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	170 minutes
Producer	ajay devgn
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
Dangerous Ishhq (2012) Bol Bachchan (2012) Son Of Sardar (2012)

The music of the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya while the lyrics were penned by Farhad-Sajid, Shabbir Ahmed, Swanand Kirkire andSameer. The album was released on 7 June 2012 and included four original soundtracks along with four remix versions of the the tracks. Three songs were composed by Reshammiya of which two were featured in the film and one was listed only in the album. One song, "Nach Le Nach Le", composed by Ajay-Atul was also included in the album.^[11] Among the songs, "Jab Se Dekhi Hai", "Nach Le Nach Le" became moderately popular.^[12]

All music composed by Himesh Reshammiya, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singers	Length
1.	"Bol Bachchan"	Farhad-Sajid	Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn Himesh Reshammiya, Mamta Sharma, Vineet Singh	5:59
2.	"Chalao Na Naino Se"	Shabbir Ahmed	Himesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal	5:41
3.	"Nach Le" (Music by Ajay-Atul)	Swanand Kirkire	Sukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal	4:43
4.	"Jab Se Dheki Hai"	Sameer	Mohit Chauhan	4:13
5.	"Bol Bachchan Remix" (Remix by:DJ A.Sen and DJ Amann Nagpal)	Farhad-Sajid	Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn Himesh Reshammiya, Mamta Sharma, Vineet Singh	4:52
6.	"Chalao Na Naino Se Remix" (Remix by:DJ Sheizwood)	Shabbir Ahmed	Himesh Reshammiya,Shreya Ghoshal	5:27
7.	"Nach Le Remix" (Remix by: DJ Shiva)	Swanand Kirkire	Sukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal	5:09
8.	"Jab Se Dheki Hai Remix" (Remix by:Teenu Arora)	Shabbir Ahmed	Mohit Chauhan	4:06

[edit]Release

Bol Bachchan was released on July 6, 2012 in 2575 screens in India. Post release, the film met with a mixed critical response, although opened to strong box office collections.

[edit]Critical Reception

Bol Bachchan received mixed reviews. On the review aggregator website Review Gang, the movie scored 4.5/10 stars, based on 13 reviews.^[13]

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4/5 stars and said that "On the whole, Bol Bachchan is a dhamaal entertainer that has the Rohit Shetty stamp all over it. A film that pays homage to the cinema of 1970s and 1980s, especially the ones made by Manmohan Desai. Big stars, big visuals, big entertainment, Bol Bachchan has it all."^[14] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave the movie 4/5 stars and commented that "How we wish director Rohit Shetty had kept aside his passion of blowing up vehicles wholescale just this once. The exaggerated action scenes eat into the narrative and jar the pace. Would this film be a crowd pleaser– well yes. It’s a good leave-your-brains-behind product that Shetty is famous for. There are flashes that suggest he could have gone beyond and made a more polished film but the lure of making a blockbuster proved too much, I guess. The masses would be happy but the same can’t be said for the soul of Hrishikesh Mukherjee."^[15] Srijana Mitra Das of Times Of India gave the movie 3.5/5 stars and stated that "Rohit Shetty's latest movie has a constant up-and-down aspect to it, one sequence making you shriek in your seat with laughter, another sending your mind wandering off to the mundane. But at the very heart of things Shetty's madly in love with the movies and BB is his homage to that all-time classic, Golmaal."^[16] Mrigank Dhaniwala of Koimoi also gave the movie 3.5/5 stars and concluded that "On the whole, Bol Bachchan delivers entertainment in huge dollops. For that, it will earn the love of the paying public and will have a successful run at the box-office."^[17] Gaurav Malani of Times Of India gave the movie a verdict of Good and said that "For a (pleasant) change, Rohit Shetty doesn't do Golmaal 'his' style. Rather he does Golmaal in its 'original' form and that's what creates a decent difference, making Bol Bachchan fairly entertaining!"^[18]

Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the movie 2.5/5 stars and stated that "Bol Bachchan is dispensable cinema, forgotten almost immediately after it's over. What I kept wondering is how does Asrani who acted in Mukerjee's acclaimed films like Chupke Chupke, Abhimaan, Bawarchi feel about working in the remake of a film where the hero wore his kurta. Don't know what I'm talking about? You deserve Bol Bachchan. But if you do, you must have already begun scouting for your copy of Gol Maal somewhere."^[19] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the movie 2.5/5 stars and commented that "If your nosy is not turned up too high, ‘Bol Bachchan’, less blaring than your standard Rohit Shetty comedy, can give you sporadic chuckles, and a few helpess laughs. Can’t expect more."^[20] Vinayak Chakravorthy of India Today gave the movie 2.5/5 stars and concluded that "Far from being LOL stuff, Bol Bachchan ends up being Bore Bachchan, with a lame climax."^[21] Social movie rating site MOZVO gave it 3.2 out of 5. "Skip it if you don't have the stomach for more than 2 hours of silliness and madness." said MOZVO. ^[22]

Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the movie 2/5 stars and concluded that "I'm going with two out of five for Bol Bachchan. Even if you're a fan of Rohit Shetty's cinema, it's unlikely your chest will become a blouse over this one!"^[23]Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the movie 2/5 stars and commented that "If you liked the Shetty Golmaals and Singham, this review will only be bol bachchan for you. Have fun while it lasts."^[24] Ananya Bhattacharya of Zee News gave the movie and said that "They say what can’t be cured, must be endured. Once you give in to that adage and ask your white matter to exit the theatre, you will enjoy the film. Watch ‘Bol Bachchan’ just for laughing."^[25] Aniruddha Guha of DNA India gave the movie 2/5 stars and stated that "Bol Bachchan, overall, falls short of being a laugh riot in spite of having the ammunition for it. In its current form, it’s best enjoyed inebriated."^[26] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the movie 1.5/5 stars and concluded that "Bol Bachchan is a comedy so absurd that it could reduce you to tears of despair. Conversely, if you have the stomach for such rampant silliness, it might propel you into paroxysms of delight. The call is entirely yours."^[27]

[edit]Box Office

[edit]Domestic

Bol Bachchan opened better at single screens as compared to multiplexes. Single screens on average opened to around 70% mark while multiplexes were more closer to the 60% mark.^[28]Bol Bachchan collected 11.25 crore (US$2.24 million) nett approx on its first day.^[29]Bol Bachchan had a good Saturday as it grossed in the 11.50 crore (US$2.29 million) nett range but it failed to grow on Saturday.^[30]

[edit]See also

• Bollywood films of 2012

[edit]References

1. ^ "Bol Bachchan Saturday Business". 8th july 2012.
2. ^ "With mega sell, Ajay Devgn's now officially a big Gn". The Times Of India. 26 November 2011.
3. ^ "Devgn, Abhishek in Bol Bachchan". Indian Express. 28 December 2010.
4. ^ Bol Bachchan Has Good First Day
5. ^ "Bol Bachchan gets record advance bookings". 06July 2012.
6. ^ "Double trouble for Bol Bachchan". The Times Of India. 25 June 2012.
7. ^ Tuteja, Joginder. "After Diwali, Ajay makes summer as his own with Bol Bachchan". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
8. ^ "Ajay and Abhishek ka BOL BACHCHAN". Yahoo! Movies. Dec 14, 2010.
9. ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2011/genelia-dsouza-abhishek-bachchan-bol-bachchan-190711-aid0064.html
10. ^ "Rohit Shetty signs Archana Puran Singh, VIP and Krishna for Bol Bachchan". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
11. ^ "Bol Bachchan Tracklist". HindiSongsLyrics. Retrieved 07 June 2012.
12. ^ "Bol Bachchan music review".
13. ^ "BOL BACHCHAN MOVIE REVIEW". Review Gang.
14. ^ Adarsh, Taran (5 July 2012). "Bol Bachchan Review Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
15. ^ Sharma, Devesh (6 July 2012). "Movie review: Bol Bachchan". Filmfare.
16. ^ Das, Srijana Mitra (5 July 2012). "Bol Bachchan review Times Of India". Times Of India.
17. ^ Dhaniwala, Mrigank (6 July 2012). "Bol Bachchan Review". Koimoi.
18. ^ Malani, Gaurav (6 July 2012). "Bol Bachchan: Movie Review". Times Of India.
19. ^ Verma, Sukanya (6 July 2012). "Review: Bol Bachchan is amateurish and silly". Rediff.
20. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (6 July 2012). "Bol Bachchan Review Indian Express". Indian Express.

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