Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Bunty aur Bably 2 (बंटी और बबली २)

"Bunty aur Bably 2 (बंटी और बबली २)"

Watched Hindi movie Bunty aur Bably 2 (बंटी और बबली २). 
This film is directed by Varun V. Sharma. Written by Varun V. Sharma. Produced by Aaditya Chopra. Music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. Cinematography Gavemic U. Ary. The film stars Rani Mukherjee, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharwari Wagh, Pankaj Tripathi. Guest artists Prem Chopra, Asrani. The film runs for about 2 hour 20 minutes and was released in 2021. I watched it on Amazon Prime on 22nd Dec 2021 with Aditi.

A new pair of con artists is making waves. They call themselves Bunty aur Babli, after famous pair of con artists 15 years ago, who were never captured. The originals are leading a sedentary life. Police officer Jatayu Sing approaches the original pair and enlists them to capture the pretenders. A chase begins. 

Who are new Bunty aur Babli? Will the originals ensnare them? Can the pretenders be captured? How will it end?

The concept of the movie is juicy. Capitalising on the success of the original movie was a commercial matter stroke. On one hand there is a new pair on the block. On the other hand the original pair hasn't lost its mojo. Police are trying to capture all four. The game of one up man ship is on. 

However, for the movie to succeed, it should be better than the original. Alas! It isn't. The movie is a pale shadow of original. It neither has the naughtiness nor the thrill of original. It also fails on the front of excitement, ingenius ideas and anticipation. This movie doesn't have Abhishek Bachchan, so the Bunty Babli chemistry is also missing. Having a director who is also a writer could be an advantage, but when the recipe doesn't come off good, he has to shoulder almost the entire blame. 

Saif tries to fill in Abhishek's shoes but he doesn't succeed. Rani is ok. Siddhant is good. Bollywood has got a new hero. Debutant Sharwari is beautiful. She is a very good dancer too and acts well. She is a star in making. Pankaj Tripathi's talent is wasted. 

Music doesn't have recall value. Cinematography is good. With a portion of story happening in Abu Dhabi and rest in India, cinematographer has got good opportunity and locations.

Disappointing. Give it a miss. 

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