Thursday, June 02, 2005

bunty aur babli is not meant to address any social issues. it does not have the high drama of a saathiya or the high octane thrills of a dhoom. yet, the movie stands out as a comic caper loaded with hi jinks and several costume changes. it is all about fun, kyunki duniya me do kism ke log hote he!
points to be noted-
1. bachhan senior never changes his clothes once throughout the movie. contrasted to rani and abhishek's wardrobes, this looks a little odd, but then, it reinforces his credibility as a good cop.

2. rani makes a cute jassi

3. aishwarya *in a startling guest appearance* looks vampish and cheap. contrast this to how graceful she looked in devdas, or even how sexy she looked in ishq kameena

4. rani looks good holding a baby

5. abhishek and rani have great chemistry as friends. as lovers they dont hold a candle to rani-vivek in saathiya

6. all the dance sequences are extremely well choreographed ( except ash's song). my personal fave, shiamak davar also pops in for one of the sequences. it was a sort of thrill to see my old dance instructors sharing screen space with two of the most talented actors bollywood has on offer right now.

7. did i mention the costumes? hats off to aki narula for this clothing coup!

8. the cinematography- good.

9. the music score- good. it wont have you humming in your seat, but the title track and mujhe bulaye re are memorable.

who cares if the film script is a rip off? the movie is an out and out entertainer. as good as hitch, much better than waqt, the last two movies i saw.

i give bunty aur babli a rating of 8/10. a must watch. maybe even worth watching twice!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The promos did not appeal to me. Somehow I prefer Abhishek in more serious roles. And Bacchan senior is overdoing his item numbers. I liked him in Black. About Rani...well...Black is the only movie I liked her in. Umm...maybe I'm not meant for comedies...or is it that I'm growing old?

L~

: M : said...

i dont think liking comedy is anything to do with age. probably just means u dont like to forget yourself for a while and laugh.