The scenes are arranged like skits, where after every few minutes, young and senior con artists are presented in new guise.
At times funny, largely pretentious, this over-the-top reboot of the lovable Con franchise spends more time on its brand value than on telling a story. Vimmi Trivedi (Rani Mukerji) and Rakesh Trivedi (Saif Ali Khan in place of Abhishek Bachchan) are forced out of their domestic bliss to take in a new set of con artists (Siddharth Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh) who commit a robbery. A series has been conducted. title of Bunty and Babli,
From leasing out the Ganges river under a public-private partnership scheme to massive donations to a political leader on his birthday or massive unemployment despite minutes from private education factories for that matter churning out engineers, the author- Director Varun Sharma hints at real-life examples under the guise of humor but somehow the screenplay seems like a PowerPoint presentation that persuades a producer to invest in his brand.
The scenes are laid out like a skit, where after every few minutes, young and senior con artists are presented in new guise. Con jobs work when producers are able to sell them to paying audiences, not nave characters on screen. When the pronunciation hasn’t been chewed enough, it bothers. Pankaj Tripathi as the shrewd police officer who captures Vimmi and Rakesh shows how to do it but the main players are found to be weak. After a point, Saral Tripathi also sees a loss as to how to proceed on a script where everything is outlined with a bleeding marker.
The original recalls the writings of Jaideep Sahni who seamlessly integrated escapism to the dismay of the unemployed youth in the new millennium. One looks for Gulzar’s songs which gave meaning to the dreams of small town youth. In the name of consistency, what we get is Vimmi’s colorful outfits being decked out this time around.
Siddhartha is suitably cocky as he plays a sort of him Gully Boy Character. He and Sharvari catch the eye, raising the cool quotient of the franchise, little else.
Continuing the playful Vimmie, the credulous queen is a bit too honest here. In an attempt to steal the scene, she spoils a lot as the writer doesn’t provide material to match her high performance. In the original, Abhishek, with his sheer intensity, proved to be a great foil for him, but here Saif, who is usually excellent at portraying tongue-in-cheek humor, feels it is out loud and one-note. been asked to keep. Perhaps, this has been done to create a contrast with the youth. But to look dated, you don’t have to act old school. Vimmi and Rakesh keep telling each other not to be overdramatic but the makers ignore it. As a result, one hand in the dark theater keeps searching for the TV remote!
(‘Bunty Aur Babli 2’ is currently running in theaters)
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