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Bol Bachchan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRohit Shetty
Written bySajid-Farhad (dialogues)
Screenplay byYunus Sajawal
Story byRohit Shetty
Produced byAjay Devgn
Dhillin Mehta
StarringAjay Devgn
Abhishek Bachchan
Asin
Prachi Desai
Krushna Abhishek
CinematographyDudley
Edited bySteven H. Bernard
Music byHimesh Reshammiya
Ajay-Atul
Production
company
Distributed byAjay Devgn Ffilms
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd
Release date
6 July 2012
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹70 crore (US$8.4 million)[1]
Box office₹115.07 crore (US$14 million)(Worldwide Net).[2]

Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, and featuring Abhishek Bachchan,Ajay Devgn and Asin in lead roles, Prachi Desai feature in supporting role. The film, made on a massive budget of ₹70 crore (US$8.4 million),[1] is an official remake of the popular 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 supposedly created a record for its advance bookings.[5] Boxofficeindia declared the movie a hit.[6]

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Plot

Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Chandni Chowk, 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 'Abhishek Bachchan', 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.

Prithviraj is made to believe that Abbas is a gay. So he appoints Abbas as a kathak dance teacher to his sister Radhika (Prachi Desai). This makes Abbas to work as supervisor as Abishek Bachchan at morning and kathak teacher to Radhika at night as Abbas. Soon, Radhika and Abbas fall in love. In the climax, Prithviraj comes to know the truth, but he likes Abbas's character and spares them.

Cast

Production

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

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]

Controversies

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.[11]

Soundtrack

Untitled

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.[12] Among the songs, "Jab Se Dekhi Hai", "Nach Le Nach Le" became moderately popular.[13]

All music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicSingersLength
1."Bol Bachchan"Farhad-SajidHimesh ReshammiyaAmitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn
Himesh Reshammiya, Mamta Sharma, Vineet Singh		5:59
2."Chalao Na Naino Se"Shabbir AhmedHimesh ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan5:41
3."Nach Le" (Music by Ajay-Atul)Swanand KirkireAjay-AtulSukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal4:43
4."Jab Se Dheki Hai"SameerHimesh ReshammiyaMohit Chauhan4:13
5."Bol Bachchan Remix" (Remix by:DJ A.Sen and DJ Amann Nagpal)Farhad-SajidHimesh ReshammiyaAmitabh 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 ReshammiyaHimesh Reshammiya, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan5:27
7."Nach Le Remix" (Remix by: DJ Shiva)Swanand KirkireAjay-AtulSukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal5:09
8."Jab Se Dheki Hai Remix" (Remix by:Teenu Arora)Shabbir AhmedHimesh ReshammiyaMohit Chauhan4:06

Release

Bol Bachchan was released on 6 July 2012 in 2575 screens in India.[citation needed] 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.[14]

Critical reception

On 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 1970s and 1980s, especially the ones made by Manmohan Desai. Big stars, big visuals, big entertainment, Bol Bachchan has it all."[15] 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."[16] 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."[17] 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."[18] Independent Bollywood gave 4/5 stars to the movie and said 'Go For It'."[19] 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!"[20]

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."[21] 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."[22] 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."[23]

The film received some negative reviews as well. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "Even if you're a fan of Rohit Shetty's cinema, it's unlikely your chest will become a blouse over this one!"[24] 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."[25] 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."[26] 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."[27] 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."[28] 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."[29]

Box Office

Domestic

Bol Bachchan opened better at single screens as compared to multiplexes. Singls screens on average opened to around 70% mark while multiplexes were more closer to the 60% mark.[30] Bol Bachchan collected around ₹11.25 crore (US$1.3 million) nett on its first day.[31] Bol Bachchan had a good Saturday as it grossed ₹11.50 crore (US$1.4 million) nett range but it failed to grow on Saturday.[32] Bol Bachchan had a good jump on Sunday as it grossed around ₹14.75 crore (US$1.8 million) nett for a ₹38 crore (US$4.6 million) nett weekend.[33] The film collected ₹6 crore (US$720,000) on Monday.[34] Bol Bachchan has come into its own on Tuesday with strong collections of around ₹5.75 crore (US$690,000) nett and a total of ₹50 crore (US$6.0 million) nett in five days.[35] Bol Bachchan has had a good first week and collected ₹60 crore (US$7.2 million) nett.The first week collections of Bol Bachchan are better than Singham but less than Golmaal 3.[36] Bol Bachchan collected around ₹3.25 crore (US$390,000) nett on its second Friday. Its 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 ₹63 crore (US$7.5 million) nett in eight days.[37] Bol Bachchan crossed the ₹75 crore (US$9.0 million) nett mark in ten days as it grossed ₹14.75 crore (US$1.8 million) nett approx over the weekend.[38] Bol Bachchan grossed around ₹22.25 crore (US$2.7 million) nett in its second week taking its two week total to ₹83 crore (US$9.9 million) nett.[39]Bol Bachchan grossed ₹9.75 crore (US$1.2 million) nett approx in week three,thus taken its total to ₹92.75 crore (US$11 million).[40] Bol bachchan seems to collect lifetime ₹95 crore (US$11 million) Domestically and fails to create position in ₹100 crore (US$12 million) club.[41]

International

Bol Bachchan had a decent opening Overseas of around $2 million. UAE was good as comedy films do better in that market. The collections from major markets are as:UK - £160,000,North America - $560,000,UAE - $600,000 and Australia - $160,000.[42]Bol Bachchan has grossed $3.75 million in 17 days.[43]


See also

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