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nishasolanki 594 days ago

Heart touching movie

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This movie make me cry more that 25 time as I watched this movie 25 times.<br/>Really excellent movie not only a movie it's show's the humanity and country wide love especially I like the motive what he decide to reach the baby to her home.<br/>When ever we see on any social media status of rescues birds and animals. Really our heart �� felts and beats will get high the same in this movie shown in natural as well reality. I beg this direct to do 2nd part if possible.<br/>Thanks you guys who read this Comment.<br/>All the best pls watch this movie if you really feel then put review.

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Salman Khan’s ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ review: The real film only starts post-interval

Salman khan's 'bajrangi bhaijaan' presses many red-hot buttons, even if the treatment is strictly in-the-clouds 'filmi'..

Up for a Bollywood-style fairytale? One in which two bitter foes come together over a revved-up set-piece involving India and Pakistan, flag-waving patriots, bigots-turned-pacifists, an adorable little girl, and a superstar named Salman Khan? Phir bhaiyya, and behena, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ le le re.

The fact that the film would be a highly-anticipated Eid releases was known. But no one could have anticipated that the stormy relationship between the two nations would be a Page One newspaper headline on the very day the film is out: the border is burning, and tensions are riding high. That’s in the real world. Just the right time for a film to tell us how it can be, in an alternate universe. Why not dive into the reel world in which the boil can be reduced to a simmer, and a simper-and-smile, piggybacking on the one and only Bhaijaan, who is in search of redemption himself? (See Pics: Bajrangi Bhaijaan screening – Ranveer, Sonakshi, Parineeti watch Salman Khan film )

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You can have all these very complex , very meta thoughts running through your head as you watch the Hanuman-worshipping Bajrangi ( Salman Khan , his blue-stone bracelet replaced by the red-yellow ‘kaleva dhaga’), the simpleton with a large, loving heart, and the Pakistani Shahida aka Munni (Harshali Malhotra), the little girl who’s lost her voice but not her ability to charm, romp through a film which has been unabashedly constructed as a massy entertainer. It is also smartly aimed at the tear-ducts of those who sit on the fence in the matter of whether a performer’s real-life transgressions should affect the way we perceive his reel-life persona. Got an emotional jugular? Bajrangi Bhaijaan is coming for you, hammer and tongs. (See Pics: Salman Khan thronged by fans at Bajrangi Bhaijaan book release )

Or you can give in to the simplistic school-kid nature of the plot, and sit back and let it take you for a ride into an area whose existence we in India do not even acknowledge—Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. As Om Puri, playing a wise ‘maulana’ in the film, tells the hero: ‘thoda sa Kashmir hamaare paas bhi hai’. But those wryly delicious asides are far and few in between, because the chief purpose of the film is for you to surrender disbelief (and distaste, carried over from real-life court-cases and flim-flam judgements), and enjoy the familiar antics of a clearly-ageing Salman, played off against the freshness of a heart-stealing youngster. (Read: Salman Khan and five reason to watch Bajrangi Bhaijaan )

An old adage says ‘never act with children and animals’. You can also add Nawazuddin Siddiqui to that tiny list. His bumbling Pakistani TV scribe nearly steals the film, whose star is the little lost girl from across the border. When Bajrangi takes upon himself the task of reuniting her with her family which lives ‘sarhad-ke-uss-paar’, bringing up flashes of  ‘Gadar’, we know that it will be done, not just because this is Salman, the star who can do anything, but also because he is an acolyte of the monkey-god Hanuman. No prizes for guessing Salman’s ‘asli naam’ in the film. Did you say Pawan? Go to the top of the class.

That the stoutly Hindu Pawan is played by a Salman creates some frisson, especially when risible scenes of meat-eating and horrified reactions come up. Do only `Mohammedans’ ( the word used for ‘Muslim’ : even a populist vehicle like this one can’t get away without using labels ) eat non-vegetarian food? Then how is chicken the `national bird’ of the national capital of India? Khan and Khan get away with that foul by bunging in a song about the favourite fowl of Delhi .And making our hero execute a perfect ‘adaab’, instead of his bending-from-the-waist ‘namaste’, after working both sides of the heavily-patrolled fence.

The director’s ability to create drama in large, inimical vistas is much higher than in homelier arenas, so the first half passes by with some amount of slackness, in which the will-speak-the-truth-at-any-cost character of Bajrangi Bhaijaan is created. It also serves as an introductory passage for his love-interest Raskia ( Kareena Kapoor , making a strictly-by-the-numbers near-cameo appearance). The real film only starts post-interval, when the action shifts to Pakistan, with our trio on the run, with some fun-and-frolic, a quwaali-in-a-dargah, and a picturesque if rousingly unreal climax.

But who cares, right? ‘Dosti’ is always better than ‘dushmani’, right? And since when did borders separate hearts? ‘Aman ki asha’ is not such a bad thing, right? This film presses many red-hot buttons, even if the treatment is strictly in-the-clouds ‘filmi’. And gives us Shirtless Salman as a peacenik, speaking for all religions and mulqs. Believe it, or faint.

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan review: Salman Khan strong even when wet as he escorts mute six-year-old back to Pakistan

The star makes headlines for the right reasons in this end-of-Eid tale of a former wrestler, stricken with ticklishness, who embarks on a journey that winningly indicates one route out of the region’s political conflict

Hindi cinema traditionally marks the Eid celebrations – denoting Ramadan’s end – by releasing a wholesome entertainment upon which the entire family can feast. This year, the task has again fallen to hulking action man Salman Khan , which might – after the star’s recent court appearances – seem a little like entrusting Katie Hopkins to say a few nice words before dinner.

Nevertheless, Bajrangi Bhaijaan proceeds with a narrative that proves both self-reflexive and highly emotive. This tale of a man who, in shepherding a lost child, not only unites a family but builds bridges between India and Pakistan boasts big shoulders and even bigger ambitions.

Foremost among these is a recalibration of the Khan star persona: it’s one of those meathead-softeners in which a long-established tough guy plays a bit of a soft touch. An early flashback reveals Khan’s country boy Pawan had to abandon his wrestling career due to extreme ticklishness; now, he spends his days worshipping the monkey deity Bajrang Bali, and merrily dancing like a chicken. (This may be for home crowds what it is for western viewers to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger interacting with those talking meerkats: enough to make one ponder the long-term mental effects of consuming all that whey protein.)

Pawan is presumably how Khan now wants to be regarded: as an entertainer, a devout pair of hands, and somebody to be trusted with our children. All these qualities are to the fore when Pawan encounters Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra), a mute six-year-old Kashmiri separated from her mother while crossing from India to Pakistan. To return her, Pawan must interpret the clues his wordless ward inadvertently provides.

That she feels far more comfortable around mosques than her guardian is a biggie; her elation at Pakistan’s victory over India in the cricket both ruffles feathers and points the way home. As these wide-eyed innocents become embroiled in absurd regional disputes, BB overlaps somewhat with last Diwali’s sensation P.K., although there are more than just physical differences between that film’s wily, questioning frontman Aamir Khan and the barrelling Salman.

This script plumps for broad, crowdpleasing comedy over its predecessor’s unusually cutting satire – the chanciest it gets is when Om Puri’s imam conceals Pawan from the authorities in a burqa, setting us to wonder how the mosque found one in his size – and is prone to those odd tonal shifts last experienced in Arnie’s would-be cuddly early 90s vehicles, veering from violence to sentiment.

Still, it remains the kind of package perhaps only Bollywood could now pull together: a movie that feels calculated in its grand design, and yet which plays as wholly sincere and heartfelt on a scene-by-scene basis. Central to its appeal is Malhotra, who emerges as an absolute sweetie, liable to spark queues round the block outside Kashmiri adoption agencies. Shahida’s muteness – pre-empting any offputting precocity – may be even more crucial, but her silent responses are just a treat; whenever the director Kabir Khan cuts to her in close-up, you feel your heart being gently warmed like a marshmallow over a campfire.

This film-maker grasps the bigger picture, too: his sweeping helicopter shots, locating the hulk and his tiny charge amid desert or mountain ranges, offer proof of Kashmir’s great, diverse beauty, impressing upon the viewer how it’s surely vast enough to be shared. By expanding outwards, Bajrangi Bhaijaan works up this pair’s progress – pressing on despite countless pitfalls and obstacles – into a possible analogy for the peace process. It’s simple and picturebook-ish, granted – so simple even an action hero might have it explained to him – but that doesn’t make it, or the film’s potently melodramatic conclusion, any less effective.

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nishasolanki 594 days ago

Heart touching movie

Vijay Sam 866 days ago

This movie make me cry more that 25 time as I watched this movie 25 times.<br/>Really excellent movie not only a movie it's show's the humanity and country wide love especially I like the motive what he decide to reach the baby to her home.<br/>When ever we see on any social media status of rescues birds and animals. Really our heart �� felts and beats will get high the same in this movie shown in natural as well reality. I beg this direct to do 2nd part if possible.<br/>Thanks you guys who read this Comment.<br/>All the best pls watch this movie if you really feel then put review.

shubhkumar 1050 days ago

Superb movie

Durgesh k 1394 days ago

amazing movie

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan review: Salman Khan spins magic in this Indo-Pak tale

Bajrangi bhaijaan is a salman khan film. honestly, why does one even need a review.

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Year after year, Salman Khan wins hearts with his mere appearance on the silver screen. And no matter what else a film has got to offer, everything fades in front of the aura of Salman The Superstar, Salman The Superhuman. However, Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan is not quite in that bracket. It does have Salman, sure, but he's hardly the driving force of the film; contradictory POVs be damned. What shines through more than anything else in this film are two people - Nawazuddin Siddiqui and child artiste Harshaali Malhotra.

" Surat dekhi hai iski ," asks Salman's Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi to a policeman in a police station, while trying to explain Munni's (Harshaali) plight. And by the end of this near-three-hour film, the girl's face is among the things that stay with you.

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As the film begins, one is treated to the devastatingly beautiful scenes of Kashmir. And you don't want to blink for even a moment, lest a shot is missed. The camera zooms in on a gathering in front of a TV set, somewhere in the mountains of the Sultanpur district in Pakistani Kashmir. Cheering to Shahid Afridi's sixes, a heavily pregnant woman declares that her yet-to-be-born son would be called Shahid.

Six years later, on board the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express, the woman is accompanied by her daughter, Shahida. On their way back to Pakistan after a mannat in a 'Hindustani Dargah', Shahida gets off the train, and is lost. She reaches Kurukshetra, and happens to cross paths with Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi aka Bajrangi, a hard-core devotee of Lord Hanuman. Pavan takes the mute Munni to Delhi, where he lives. After several twists and turns and revelatory moments, Pavan and his landlords, Rasika's (Kareena Kapoor Khan) orthodox Hindu parents, realise that Munni a) is a Muslim, and b) belongs to Pakistan.

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Pavan vows to cross streams and borders, metaphorically and otherwise, to reunite the child with her parents in Pakistan. What ensues is a journey filled with much drama, emotion and sorrow. And heartbreak, and tension. And the infallible Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Utter the word 'acting', and Siddiqui teaches one how to do what. Nawaz holds the frame and makes sure viewers look only at him, even in a scene which has a Salman in it. He steps into the shoes of the famous journalist Chand Nawab, using the same name, and kills it from Frame 1. Post intermission, the actor reiterates the shot that had shot the original Chand Nawab to fame - the rail over bridge, the moving train in the background, Nawab's irritation, et al. And what doesn't require saying is that Siddiqui gets it perfect, even better than probably the real Chand Nawab.

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To Salman, then. In Bajrangi Bhaijaan , apart from just being Salman Khan on screen, Salman acts. Khan has tears running down his cheeks, and emotes through his eyes. And of course, since he's Salman Khan, he needs to send dozens of people flying into the air. And he needs to break into a dance at the drop of a hat... even while waiting for his food at a dhaba. Kareena, for her part, doesn't have much to do in this film. She plays Pavan's ladylove well, but hardly makes an impact.

Speaking of impact, the only other actor who manages to match Nawaz in the film is Harshaali. Her eyes are a dagger through the heart. She makes the viewer smile and cry with equal ease. And she does it without speaking a single word in Bajrangi Bhaijaan .

However, at a quarter-short-of-three hours, the film feels quite long, despite Salman. The first half slogs by, and the numerous songs don't help the pace of the film. It is only after the intermission that Bajrangi Bhaijaan picks up speed. The cinematography is par excellence. The valleys of Kashmir are breathtaking. From the verdant green of the hills to the crystal clear streams, Aseem Mishra's camera leaves out nothing. Pritam's music is a medley of tracks ranging from peppy to soulful numbers to qawwali s. Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata deserves a special mention.

In all, Bajrangi Bhaijaan works for both a Salman fan and a non-fan. The film is essentially make-believe, but you want to believe. Therefore, even as Pakistan and India violate ceasefire and fire mortar shells at each other, somewhere you want to believe that a Bajrangi can cross borders for love. Published By: ananya bhattacharya Published On: Jul 17, 2015 --- ENDS ---

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Director: Kabir Khan Cast: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui   If movies are meant to inspire, then Bajrangi Bhaijaan fulfills its purpose with resounding success. It will motivate you to get in touch with goodness. It will coax you to abandon the remotest negativity in life and be positive, all the time. This one has a golden heart. It’s unlike any movie Salman Khan has ever featured in before. This is a story that transcends the borders and limitations of culture, geography and even emotions. It sells you a far-fetched story set in utopian circumstances. And regardless of how much logic you employ to resist, it will suck you in and you will feel the tug at your heart strings. And the only emotion you’ll be able to reciprocate is love.   Love literally makes the world of Bajrangi Bhaijaan go round. It’s the love of a complete stranger towards an innocent and lost girl. And it’s inspired from his faith in goodness. Salman Khan plays Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi otherwise known as Bajrangi. Nothing in his life is tantamount to his devotion towards Bajrangbali. And when this Hanuman devotee runs into Munni aka Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra) he makes her his mission. He becomes unfailing and devout to helping her return home.  So much so, he even puts his gingerly placed relationship with Rasika (Kareena Kapoor Khan) on the back burner. Everything becomes secondary. And in his inimitable and simple way Bajrangi sets out to take Munni back to her home in Pakistan. It’s just the right kind of premise to draw you in. There’s enough novelty there to captivate the viewer. And once you’re engaged, director Kabir Khan and his team of writers Vijayendra Prasad, Parveez Shaikh and Asad Hussain serve up a screenplay par excellence. It’s slightly predictable, but it makes such good use of situations and characters that you’re simply sold by the story. You really invest all your emotions into this film. And when that climax arrives, all you can do, even most stone cold person, is to flex on those facial muscles and hope the tears down come out bawling.   Kabir Khan’s decisions, judgment and maturity are the strength of this film. He gives us a film that’s essentially preaching the point that we’re all humans end of the day. India and Pakistan are mere classifications for social, political and societal purposes. Put us all in the same situation and you won’t be able to tell the difference between an Indian or a Pakistani or for that matter a Hindu or a Muslim. But he takes this subject and tells his story in such an understated and casual manner that you’re reminded of the class of someone like Rajkumar Hirani. Here you have Pakistani Muslims spontaneously saying Jai Shri Ram just to comfort their Indian visitor. To make him feel less alien. The movie is just peppered with countless such brilliant moments. Pritam’s music infuses more spirit to the proceedings. Songs like Selfie le le and Chicken song are entertaining, but the Sufi inspired Bhar de jholi meri with Adnan Sami gives you goosebumps. This film is a total package.   It’s a package backed by some brave decisions. None more pertinent than Salman Khan’s. His choice of stepping out of his comfort zone and working in a film that’s unlike anything he’s done before is courageous. There’s no swashbuckling action. There’s no ultra-confident hero. Instead, there’s a North Indian Hindu who wears his heart on his sleeve and his simplicity is unprecedented. In a life threatening situation, he will continue to speak the truth in the name of his god. His Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi is incorrigible. And Salman Khan’s candor makes him memorable. Bajrangi also turns out to be father-of-the-decade material with his relentless dedication towards Munni. This is a performance of a lifetime.   Not too far behind is the bang-for-buck Nawazuddin Siddiqui playing a friendly and emo Pakistani reporter. He only comes into the scene in the second half, but inclusion just raises the bar of the movie. The entertainment, the drama and the charm just gets doubled. Kareena has a limited role, but even then she showcases enough talent to keep pace with Salman and Nawazuddin. The subliminal reason why it all gels together to create an emotional impact, is the young Harshaali Malhotra. The innocence and cuteness of her face and her demeanor is indelible. She will put a million dollar smile on your face and she will make you bawl. She is the heart and soul of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.   For once, being a Salman Khan fan doesn’t matter. Regardless of how you feel about the man, you will fall in love with his performance and his film. It’s the best offering of his career. It’s a solid entertainer and its emotional depth will sweep you off your feet.

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan review by Anupama Chopra: Tears, cheers

So here are some of the things i expect to see in a salman khan film — the superstar playing a charming, irreverent superhero; a largely incoherent script that exists only to showcase him as a superhero; a largely irrelevant heroine who needs rescuing from some foolish villains; low-iq comedy punctuated by a few crackling one-liners..

Film: Bajrangi Bhaijaan Cast: Salman Khan, Harshali Malhotra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Om Puri Director: Kabir Khan Rating: 3.5/5 So here are some of the things I expect to see in a Salman Khan film — the superstar playing a charming, irreverent superhero; a largely incoherent script that exists only to showcase him as a superhero; a largely irrelevant heroine who needs rescuing from some foolish villains; low-IQ comedy punctuated by a few crackling one-liners. Here’s what I don’t expect to find — a coherent, emotionally satisfying script; Salman underplaying his supersized image; a heroine with spunk; drama that actually moves you; and tears! Yes, it happened. I have now cried while watching a Salman Khan film. Bajrangi Bhaijaan is simplistic, occasionally silly, and tiringly over-stretched. It’s also unashamedly manipulative. But it works. Director and co-writer Kabir Khan preserves the larger-than-life Salman image but also allows it to evolve so that the star is not just a slick superman. Instead, he’s a simpleton who teaches us that humanity stands above religion, borders and politics. Think of him as another PK, one that is human instead of alien. Bajrangi’s real name is Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi. He is called Bajrangi because he’s an ardent Hanuman bhakt. This is a man so child-like and morally upright that he says Jai Shree Ram to a prostitute and insists on entering Pakistan without a passport or visa but with the permission of the security officer who apprehends him at the border. Why is he so keen to go across? Because a lost, speech-impaired six-year-old girl from Pakistan needs to be reunited with her mother. When all other methods fail, Bajrangi decides he will do it himself. If you’re reminded of Randhir Kapoor’s 1991 film, Henna, yes the story is similar. But by making the displaced character a child, Kabir and his co-writer, V Vijayendra Prasad, have made the plot more potent. In fact the biggest weapon in Kabir’s artillery is the angelic Harshali Malhotra. She’s refreshingly unaffected. She seems unfazed by Salman. Harshali has a heart-breaking innocence. For the viewer, it’s love at first sight. You invest in her instantly and her tears wring your heart. Salman gets the requisite thundering action sequence. And yes, he does a shirtless scene. But it doesn’t showcase his towering masculinity. Actually, he’s being beaten up. Bajrangi is interesting because he’s not invincible. Of course you know that he will eventually make miracles happen, but he also bleeds and breaks. Salman plays Bajrangi with aplomb. He’s endearingly naïve and sweetly vulnerable. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, playing a small-time television reporter, comes into the film late but is worth the wait. Unlike the character he played in Kick, he gets no flashy moments here. But he has a few terrific lines and he flies with them. Kareena Kapoor Khan has the most under-written part, but even she gets one good scene. And as usual, her clothes make an impression; her dupattas are just gorgeous. Om Puri playing a maulana in Pakistan is also memorable. Where Bajrangi Bhaijaan trips is on length. The film is too long and the numerous songs don’t do much for the narrative. The plot feels convenient and convoluted at the same time. There are scenes that make you groan. There is also an unapologetic lack of subtlety — Kabir goes full-throttle for your heartstrings, and once he’s grabbed them, doesn’t let go. This is an overblown, old-fashioned, feelgood film. But I recommend that you surrender, and keep a hanky handy. Read other film reviews here

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan Review

Star Cast:  Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra, Rajesh Sharma, Om Puri

Director:  Kabir Khan

What’s Good: Emotion, drama, humour- in short, the Salman Khan package of entertainment. Additionally, the sweet kid & a visually stunning, well acted ride don’t disappoint. It might just beat records of previous Salman films at the box office.

What’s Bad:  At 2 hours and 25 minutes, Bajrangi Bhaijaan  is long. Its stretched climax is custom made to fit the pattern of a formulaic Salman film. Do remember to suspend logical reasoning and go with the flow. That will help!

Loo break:  You won’t miss much if you step out during a couple of songs in the first half; In the second half, you wouldn’t want to go!

Watch or Not?: Watch for full-blown, larger than life, wholesome Hindi filmy entertainment.

‘ Bajrangi Bhaijaan ’ includes elements of a typical Salman Khan film; it’s larger than life, takes huge leaps of imagination and shows Bajrangi (Salman Khan) make impossible things happen with ease. But it’s got heart. And it’s got a winsome, endearing and dashingly handsome Salman Khan. As expected, it has Indo- Pak peace rhetoric riding on human spirit. But somehow, it makes these clichés work.

It’s Shahida’s story, a sweet, spirited 6-year-old Pakistani girl who loses her way in India. Lost, hungry & lonely, she begins to stick to the enthusiastic Hanuman devotee Salman Khan; Pawan Chaturvedi, also known as Bajrangi. Unable to shake her off, Pawan, who is not good at anything other than being a good, honest human being, takes her home, not knowing that she is Pakistani and a Muslim. The love of his life, Rasika (a gorgeous Kareena Kapoor Khan), decides to help Pawan in sending the little girl home. Never saying a word, but always communicating with her emotive eyes, Pawan develops a special bond for this kid. Circumstances compel him to cross the border illegally to find her parents. In the process, his paths cross with a small time freelance TV reporter, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who joins the two in their search.

What happens next is definitely predictable, with dollops of populist peace talk thrown in. All the same, the film is visually extravagant & genuinely heart felt.

Salman Khan emotes convincingly in this film, letting his innocent eyes do the talking (not too many actors have eyes that say so much); even as Harshaali Malhotra wins you over with her simple performance. The film’s strongest point is this unique relationship between Bajrangi and this mute kid. Nawazuddin Siddiqui delivers a natural performance that makes the second half so much better; and Kareena is luminous in her part.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Review: Script Analysis

The script has flaws. It has leaps of faith, like humane border security guards. But it’s core story- that of Bajrangi’s love for this little girl and his promise to take her homes against all odds- is consistently narrated. With humour in regular life used to lighten the mood, ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ holds out throughout despite it’s length. The climax actually makes you wonder who, other than Salman & his compatriot Khans Shah Rukh & Aamir, could ever get away with such filmyness! Well Salman does.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Review: Star Performance

The film’s best performance, undoubtedly, is that of Salman Khan. To play this part, he has left behind his signature over the top gestures somewhat; he is measured & endearing. Harshaali Malhotra is lovable & convincing; with a naughty, bright smile that speaks volumes. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is brilliant and brings a wholly different energy to this cast. Kareena Kapoor Khan, in a short but significant role, is perfectly suited for her part. Supported by a decent cast of character actors including Om Puri & Rajesh Sharma, they lend credibility to this obviously commercial script with huge leaps of faith.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Review: Music, Direction

The film’s cinematography by Aseem Mishra stands out for flourish, scale & splendor; rarely have barren desers and mofussil towns looked magnificent in their rawness. While the screenplay has quite a few holes in its narrative, and emotions rule over logic at most plot points, it’s intent to be an engaging commercial film definitely works. Editing is in sync with the story.

Kabir Khan took flak for the blockbuster ‘Ek Tha Tiger’; for this one, he is to be applauded. He has optimized the magnetism of Salman Khan & built his populist story in an easily consumed, entertaining manner. This is a very decent commercial film, notwithstanding a very filmy climax.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan Review: The Last Word

This film is a must watch for lovers of pure Hindi commercial cinema; it’s also decent entertainment & a good one to catch with the family!

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Movie review; a ‘different’ Salman Khan at his best

Bajrangi bhaijaan: film review; eid releases and salman khan go together and on this auspicious occasion, like almost every year, the megastar released bajrangi bhaijaan. and, as with every salman khan movie, bajrangi bhaijaan box office collections expectations are gigantic..

Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Movie review; Eid releases and Salman Khan go together and on this auspicious occasion he released Bajrangi Bhaijaan. And, as with every Salman Khan movie, Bajrangi Bhaijaan box office collections expectations are gigantic. But will Salman Khan be able to do box office magic again this time with Bajrangi Bhaijaan or not, especially in the face of stiff competition from last week’s release Baahubali, is the big question.

Bajrangi Bhaijaan starts off with a Pakistani village household cheering for Pakistan while watching its nail biting crucial cricket match with India on television. Inspired by the ace Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, a to-be mother from the household names her daughter as Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra). The girl though lively does not speak a word, which worries her parents day after day. On the advice of an elderly person in the family, Shahida’s mother decides to take Shahida to a wish-fulfilling holy dargah in Delhi, India. On their way back to Pakistan, their train halts due to a technical failure. That’s when Shahida sees a helpless lamb stuck in a pit. She gets down from the train and just when she rescues the lamb, the train starts moving, thus leaving her behind in an unknown country all alone. She quickly boards the next immediate train and reaches Delhi. It is here when she meets the extremely God fearing and a devout Hanuman bhakth Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi aka Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Salman Khan). With the intention of helping the little girl who cannot talk, Bajrangi takes her home, only to be ridiculed by his family members. The only person who stands by him is his to-be-wife Rasika (Kareena Kapoor). Pavan and Rasika try their level best to ‘decode’ the identity of the child by dropping names of almost all the Indian states, but in vain. When things finally clear, horror strikes the family household when it is discovered that Munni (aka Shahida) not only eats meat, but is also a Muslim and above all is also a… a Pakistani.

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That’s when Pavan decides to brave all the odds (visa issues, passport problems etc). Bajrangi gets to cross the Indo-Pak border, but gets caught by the Pakistan police, who label him as an Indian spy. That’s when Bajrangi encounters a freelance news reporter Chaand Nawab (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who shoots the whole Pavan-Munni ‘adventures’ on his handycam, hoping this will be his big ticket to name and fame as a journalist. However, as he discovers Pavan’s good intentions, he too joins the duo in their journey and helps them out. Does Pavan succeed in uniting Munni with her parents, does the ever-truthful Pavan manage to prove his innocence before the Pakistani police and how does the simpleton Bajrangi gets transformed into ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ is what forms the rest of the story.

First things first. Director Kabir Khan captures the attention of the viewers right from first shot of this character driven film. The impeccable camaraderie between him and his lead star Salman Khan was seen in their last blockbuster film Ek Tha Tiger. This time round, the camaraderie has grown by leaps and bounds, which can be seen in this film. For all those who have seen Kabir Khan’s work in thriller and action films like Kabul Express, New York and Ek Tha Tiger will be in for a huge surprise when they see Bajrangi Bhaijaan. He has very sensibly handled the emotional scenes, without going overboard. While the tempo of the film is set in the first ten minutes, it is very rare that any film has ever started on such an emotional high. Amongst the many Indo-Pak films that have been made in the past, Bajrangi Bhaijaan stands out amongst all of them because this film stays away from the usual jingoism and preachiness. Kabir Khan adds magic to Salman Khan’s stardom with this film. Needless to say that, the one person who deserves to be credited is Kabir Khan, who also does a great job with the film’s dialogue, along with Kausar Munir. The film’s storywriter (V. Vijayendra Prasad) deserves applause for having come up with a story that has the right mix of patriotism, love, emotions and brotherhood.

As far as the performances are concerned, absolutely no prizes for guessing that the film belongs to the one and only ‘Bhaijaan’ Salman Khan, who makes no mistakes in delivering an outstanding performance in this film. His innocence is unmistakably charming. And it is this innocence that unfailingly captures melts and ultimately wins over the audiences’ hearts. Do not miss his recitation of Hanuman Chaalisa, his interaction and his conversation with the child actor Harshaali. The scenes that catch your attention are the first ten minutes of the film, the brothel scene, the revelation of Munni’s actual identity and the fitting climax. Looking at this film, one can easily say that they don’t call him a ‘Bhaijaan’ for nothing! Unlike Salman Khan’s previous film’s, this film is totally devoid of histrionics. Kareena Kapoor Khan , on the other hand, stands like a rock, offering her onscreen hero Salman Khan and the film, all the support. Whatever the screen space that she has, she makes the most of it and leaves a lasting impression with her performance in the film.

Now, let’s talk about the ‘find’ of Bajrangi Bhaijaan aka Harshaali Malhotra, who is a sheer delight to watch in every frame that she is in. Even though this is her first film (her modelling assignments notwithstanding), Harshaali comes across as a thorough professional in front of the camera. The moment the camera is on her, she simply lights up the screen with her mile and her superlative performance in the film. With Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Harshaali Malhotra has definitely set the bar high for child actors. Extracting the right emotions and expressions from child actors can be quite a task. That’s why Kabir Khan deserves to be applauded for extracting an exceptional performance from Harshaali Malhotra, with the equal amount of ease with which he got it from his lead actors.

Amongst them all, how can one forget the sheer greatness of the phenomenal actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who wins you over with his outstanding performance as a Pakistani news reporter! The sincerity with which he approaches his role is something that needs to be seen to be believed. Others, like veteran actors Om Puri and Sharat Saxena, do their bit for the film to make it a memorable one. On the other hand, Najeem Khan, Ali Quli Mirza, and Adnan Sami (in a special cameo) are good in supporting roles.

If it’s a Salman Khan movie, then, songs and music become very crucial. Bajrangi Bhaijaan’s music (Pritam Chakraborty) definitely works by all means, majorly because it has all the elements that are required of a typical ‘Salman Khan film’. Music gels extremely well with the film and also the flow of the film. The film already boasts of a chartbuster track in the form of ‘Selfie’. The other tracks like ‘Tu Jo Mila’ and Adnan Sami’s devotional track ‘Bhar Do Jholi’ does leave a lasting effect on listeners.

The film’s screenplay (Kabir Khan, V. Vijayendra Prasad, Parveez Shaikh, Asad Hussain) is tight and engaging. The film’s cinematography (Aseem Mishra) is top rate as it presents a breathtaking view of Kashmir. Rameshwar S. Bhagat has done a splendid job in the film’s razor sharp editing.

On the whole, Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a not-to-be-missed ‘Eid’ treat from Salman Khan and Kabir Khan. Rating: 4.5

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