Bol Bachchan

Bol Bachchan

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Rohit Shetty
Produced by Ajay Devgn
Dhillin Mehta
Written by Sajid-Farhad (dialogues)
Screenplay by Yunus Sajawal
Story by Rohit Shetty
Starring Ajay Devgn
Asin
Abhishek Bachchan
Prachi Desai
Music by Himesh Reshammiya
Ajay-Atul
Cinematography Dudley
Edited by Steven H. Bernard
Production
company
Distributed by Fox Star Studios
Release dates
 6 July 2012
Running time
 149 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹70 crore (US$10 million)[2]
Box office ₹1.9 billion (US$28 million)

Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Bollywood action comedy film. The film, made on a budget of ₹700 million (US$10 million),[2] is inspired by the 1979 film, Gol Maal. Bol Bachchan's official trailer was released on 24 May 2012[3] and the film was released on 6 July 2012 in around 2575 screens worldwide with 2700 prints. It received mixed critical acclaim but had a good opening at the box office.[4] The film reportedly made a record for its advance bookings.[5][6] It was remade in Telugu as Masala with Venkatesh and Ram Pothineni reprised the roles of Ajay Devgan and Abhishek Bachchan respectively.

Plot

Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Chandni Chowk with his sister Sania (Asin Thottumkal). When their ancestral property is taken from them by deception, Abbas loses his job. Their family friend, Shastri (Asrani), convinces them to move to his village, Ranakpur, where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his boss, Prithviraj Raghuvanshi's (Ajay Devgn), place. Pritvhiraj is a powerful but kind-hearted man who hates lies and liars, and punishes them harshly. Abbas and Sania arrive at Ranakpur and meet Abbas's friend Ravi (Krishna Abhishek), Shastri's son, who runs a drama company with his friends. Abbas learns that there is a temple at the border of Ranakpur and Kherwada, the village where Prithviraj's cousin Vikrant Raghuvanshi is powerful. The two cousins are archenemies. The temple, being at the border of the two villages, was disputed and has been locked for years.

The plot begins when a child falls into the well of the temple and Abbas breaks the temple's lock to save the child. When Prithviraj arrives at the scene, Ravi says Abbas's name as Abhishek Bachchan to avoid religious controversies of a temple being broken open by a Muslim. Prithviraj hires Abhishek Bachchan (Abbas) and is happy with his work, but Ravi and his friends have to come up with a new plan when Prithviraj spots Abbas celebrating Eid as a Muslim. Abbas and the others convince Prithviraj that the one celebrating Eid was actually 'Abbas', an effeminate man and classical Kathak dancer. Things become worse for Abbas and Ravi when Prithviraj kindly hires Abbas for teaching Kathak to his sister Radhika (Prachi Desai). The more Abbas tries to manage his dual life without letting Prithviraj know, the more he has to lie to cover up other lies; this forms the crux of the story. The movie ends with a climatic cliff scene where both Abbas and Pritihviraj make up after a series of lies.

Cast

Comparisons with Gol Maal

The plot and the characters of the film are based on the 1979 comedy film Gol Maal.

Gol Maal Bol Bachchan Character
Amol Palekar Abhishek Bachchan Twin brothers (one with moustache and one clean shaven)
Bindiya Goswami Prachi Desai Protagonist's love interest
Utpal Dutt Ajay Devgan Suspecting boss
Deven Verma Krishna Abhishek Protagonist's friend
Dina Pathak Archana Puran Singh Twin sisters
Manju Singh Asin Protagonist's sister

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] The film has been shot at various locations,[11] including Rohit Shetty's seemingly favourite Panchgani and Chomu Palace,[12] among other locations.

Soundtrack

Bol Bachchan
Soundtrack album by Himesh Reshammiya
Released 6 July 2012
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 170 minutes
Label T-Series
Producer Ajay Devgn
Himesh Reshammiya chronology
Dangerous Ishhq
(2012)		 'Bol Bachchan
(2012)		 Oh My God
(2012)

The music of the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya while the lyrics were penned by Farhad-Sajid, Shabbir Ahmed, Swanand Kirkire and Sameer. The album was released on 7 June 2012 and included four original soundtracks along with four remix versions of 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.[13] Among the songs, "Jab Se Dekhi Hai", "Nach Le Nach Le" became moderately popular.[14]

All music composed by Himesh Reshammiya, except where noted.

No. TitleLyricsSingers Length
1. "Bol Bachchan"  Farhad-SajidAmitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn
Himesh Reshammiya, Mamta Sharma, Vineet Singh		 5:59
2. "Chalao Na Naino Se"  Shabbir AhmedHimesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal & Shabab Sabri 5:41
3. "Nach Le" (Music by Ajay-Atul)Swanand KirkireSukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal 4:43
4. "Jab Se Dheki Hai"  SameerMohit Chauhan 4:13
5. "Bol Bachchan Remix" (Remix by:DJ A.Sen and DJ Amann Nagpal)Farhad-SajidAmitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn
Himesh Reshammiya, Mamta Sharma, Vineet Singh		 4:52
6. "Chalao Na Naino Se Remix" (Remix by:DJ Sheizwood)Shabbir AhmedHimesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal & Shabab Sabri 5:27
7. "Nach Le Remix" (Remix by: DJ Shiva)Swanand KirkireSukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal 5:09
8. "Jab Se Dheki Hai Remix" (Remix by:Teenu Arora)Shabbir AhmedMohit Chauhan 4:06

Release

Bol Bachchan was released on 6 July 2012 in 2575 screens in India.[15] Upon release, the film received mixed critical response, but strong box office collections by the end its first weekend. On the review aggregator website Top10Bollywood, the film scored 2.31, based on 34 reviews.[16]

Critical reception

(from left to right) Prachi Desai, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Asin at the release of Bol Bachchan

On the positive side, Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "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 the 1970s and 1980s, especially the ones made by Manmohan Desai. Big stars, big visuals, big entertainment, Bol Bachchan has it all."[17] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare also awarded the film 4 out of 5 stars and commented, "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."[18] Srijana Mitra Das of Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "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."[19] Mrigank Dhaniwala of Koimoi also gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and concluded, "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."[20] Gaurav Malani of Times of India gave the film a positive feedback and said, "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!".[21]

Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "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."[22] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and commented, "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."[23] Vinayak Chakravorthy of India Today gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and concluded, "Far from being LOL stuff, Bol Bachchan ends up being Bore Bachchan, with a lame climax."[24]

The film received some negative reviews. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Even if you're a fan of Rohit Shetty's cinema, it's unlikely your chest will become a blouse over this one!"[25] Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and commented, "If you liked the Shetty Golmaals and Singham, this review will only be bol bachchan for you. Have fun while it lasts."[26] Ananya Bhattacharya of Zee News gave the film and said, "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."[27] Aniruddha Guha of DNA India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "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."[28] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 1.5 out of 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."[29] Kunal Guha of Yahoo! India rated the movie 1 out of 5 stars and said, "Bol Bachchan (BB) jams chopsticks up the nose of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's comic classic 'Gol Maal' and digs itself six feet under with it. While the story is same in theory, being a Rohit Shetty film only adds some cars nailing somersaults, trucks attempting a ballet, baddies playing mid-air Garba after being biffed and Ajay Devgn drawing his eyebrows close enough to show that he means business."[30]

Awards

Box office

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.[31] Bol Bachchan collected around ₹113 million (US$1.7 million) nett on its first day.[32] Bol Bachchan had a good jump on Sunday as it grossed around ₹148 million (US$2.2 million) nett for a ₹380 million (US$5.6 million) nett weekend.[33] The film collected ₹60 million (US$890,000) on Monday.[34] Bol Bachchan has come into its own on Tuesday with strong collections of around ₹57.5 million (US$850,000) nett and a total of ₹500 million (US$7.4 million) nett in five days.[35] Bol Bachchan has had a good first week and collected ₹600 million (US$8.9 million) nett.The first week collections of Bol Bachchan are better than Singham but less than Golmaal 3.[36] Bol Bachchan collected around ₹32.5 million (US$480,000) nett on its second Friday. It is a 70% drop from its first day as multiplex business was hit by the new release Cocktail but single screen business remained good. The film has collected around ₹630 million (US$9.4 million) nett in eight days.[37] Bol Bachchan crossed the ₹750 million (US$11 million) nett mark in ten days as it grossed ₹148 million (US$2.2 million) nett approx over the weekend.[38] Bol Bachchan grossed around ₹223 million (US$3.3 million) nett in its second week taking its two-week total to ₹830 million (US$12 million) nett.[39] Bol Bachchan grossed ₹97.5 million (US$1.4 million) nett approx in week three,thus taken its total to ₹928 million (US$14 million).[40] Bol Bachchan had grossed ₹1 billion (US$15 million) at the end of its run in domestic market.[41] Its final distributor share was around ₹528 million (US$7.8 million).[42]

Overseas

Bol Bachchan had a decent opening overseas of around $2 million. UAE was good as comedy films do better in that market.[43] Bol Bachchan has grossed ₹207 million (US$3.1 million) in 17 days.[44] Finally, the film netted US$4 million overseas.[45][46]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "'Bol Bachchan' crosses Rs 50 crore mark". ibnlive.in. 10 July 2012.
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  4. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Has Good First Day"
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  6. ↑ "Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2012". Box Office India. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Rohit Shetty signs Archana Puran Singh, VIP and Krishna for Bol Bachchan". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Shooting Locations for Bol Bachchan".
  12. ↑ "Movie Location Chomu Palace".
  13. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Tracklist". HindiSongsLyrics. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "Bol Bachchan music review".
  15. ↑ "Bol Bachchan generates gross 72.8 crore". India Today. 9 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Movie Reviews Ratings". Top 10 Bollywood.
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  26. ↑ Blessy Chettiar (6 July 2012). "Review: Bol Bachchan tries too hard to be funny". DNA India.
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  32. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Saturday Business". Box Office India. 8 July 2012.
  33. ↑ "− Bol Bachchan Has Strong Sunday". Box Office India. 9 July 2012.
  34. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Has 6 Crore Monday". Box Office India. 10 July 2012.
  35. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Has Strong Tuesday". Box Office India. 11 July 2012.
  36. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Has Good First Week". Box Office India. 13 July 2012.
  37. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Second Friday Business". Box Office India. 14 July 2012.
  38. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Crosses 75 Crore in Ten Days". Box Office India. 16 July 2012.
  39. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Collects 83 Crore in Two Weeks". Box Office India. 20 July 2012.
  40. ↑ "Bol Bachchan Week Three Territorial Breakdown". Box Office India. 30 July 2012.
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  42. ↑ "All INDIA Distributor Shares 2012: Diwali Releases Combined Equal Ek Tha Tiger". Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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  44. ↑ "Cocktail $3.75 Million in Ten Days". Box Office India. 25 July 2012.
  45. ↑ "Top Grossers Overseas 2012". Box Office India. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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