Bol Bachchan

Bol Bachchan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rohit Shetty
Written by	Sajid - Farhad (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Yunus Sajawal Sajid — Farhad
Story by	Yunus Sajawal Sajid - Farhad
Produced by	Dhillin Mehta Ajay Devgn
Starring	Ajay Devgn Abhishek Bachchan Asin Thottumkal Prachi Desai
Cinematography	Dudley
Edited by	Steven H. Bernard
Music by	Himesh Reshammiya Ajay-Atul
Production company	Fox Star Studios
Distributed by	Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
Release date	6 July 2012
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, featuring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal, and Prachi Desai in lead roles. The film, released worldwide on 6 July 2012, 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$11 million). The official trailer of the film was released on 24 May 2012. The film ran into trouble due to film producer Raju Shah's accusition of not being paid his dues worth ₹36 crore (US$4.3 million) by Ashtavinayak.

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.

Cast

• Ajay Devgan as Prithviraj Raghuvanshi
• Abhishek Bachchan as Abbas Ali / Abhishek Bachchan
• Asin Thottumkal as Sania Bachchan / Apeksha
• Prachi Desai as Radhika
• Archana Puran Singh
• Krushna Abhishek
• Asrani
• Tusshar Kapoor
• Manish Chaudhary (Director)
• Amitabh Bachchan as himself in the title song Bol Bachchan
• Paresh Ganatra (as revealed by director Rohit Shetty in his guest appearance on Kahani Comedy Circus Ki)
• Neeraj Vora
• VIP

Production

The film was originally expected for a Diwali 2010 release, though was postponed to 2012. 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. 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.

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.

Soundtrack

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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 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.

All music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya, except where noted

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

Critical Reception

Bol Bachchan received mixed reviews. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4 stars out of 5, saying 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." Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave the movie 4 stars out of 5, commenting 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 – the same can’t be said for the soul of Hrishikesh Mukherjee." Mrigank Dhaniwala of Koimoi gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5, concluding 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." Srijana Mitra Das of Times Of India gave the movie 3.5 stars out of 5, commenting 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." Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the movie 2.5 stars out of 5, saying 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." Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the movie 2 stars out of 5, commenting that "If you liked the Shetty Golmaals and Singham, this review will only be bol bachchan for you. Have fun while it lasts." Mansha Rastogi of Now Running gave the movie 1.5 stars out of 5, saying that "To sum it up, Bol Bachchan is yet another low IQ comedy from the Rohit Shetty-Ajay Devgn team. May work for the cinegoers who do prefer giving their brains mindless numbness and lead films like these to massive revenue collections." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the movie 1.5 stars out of 5, concluding 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." Kunal Guha of Yahoo! gave the movie 0.25 stars out of 5, saying that "‘Mooch nahin toh kuch nahin’ may seem like an understatement in this film as almost everyone, excluding Asin and Prachi (thankfully!) proudly jounce their bushy glory on their upper lips. But with a cardboard set and not enough costumes for all the extras, glueing on a mooch can be a cost-effective and efficient way to portray a village in Rajasthan. Kay bole se, Producer-sa?"

See also

• Bollywood films of 2012

External links

• Bol Bachchan at Bollywoodhungama.com
• Bol Bachchan at IMDb