Bajrangi Bhaijaan

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Vampire Owl :: How come you decided to watch this movie all of a sudden?

Vampire Bat :: There is too much hate all around. I thought I could escape from it through whichever movie that proclaims universal brotherhood.

Vampire Owl :: But we don’t officially trust these kind of movies.

Vampire Bat :: Yes, I have been reading the hate messages on social networking sites. People need movies like this to bring down the hate.

Vampire Owl :: But are you sure about this choice of movie?

Vampire Bat :: Yes, mostly because I don’t see any other. The reviews are also positive like the box-office collections.

Vampire Owl :: Whatever the collections are, I hope this one collects more than the depressing things like Krrish 3, Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express.

Vampire Bat :: Lets see what we can get from this one to contribute to the reviews.

Vampire Owl :: Yes, I hope that you are right about this one.

Vampire Bat :: Well, even the Vampire Oracle has favoured me on this choice.

[Gets the tickets].

What is it about? :: Pawan Kumar Chaturvedi a.k.a Bajrangi (Salman Khan) has a love story going on with Rasika (Kareena Kapoor), and as he is considered not good enough for anything, he got to prove his worth to her father (Sharat Saxena) with six months left. He has been traditionally declared as such a failure that his first success brought a heart attack to his father. Meanwhile, Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra), a speech-impaired little girl from Pakistan gets lost in India during a pilgrimage trip and ends up with him because she had to get down from the train and do a “Mary had a little lamb”. As everyone comes to know that she from Pakistan after she claps with a Pakistani win over India in a cricket match, he decides to get her to Pakistan in one way or the other. But he might have to break more than a few rules for the same.

The defence of Bajrangi Bhaijaan :: Strong in its messages and emotions, Bajrangi Bhaijaan does manage to keep people positively interested in the movie. The elements which would please the crowd and even bring them to tears are interestingly intertwined to create a nice effect in totality. There is comedy added here and there and a light tone is maintained. The actions scenes are less, but are there to make sure that the usual crowd will like the stuff. The visuals are very nice, and the second half does have a big advantage over the first because of getting rid of the silliness, and the ending, even though a little overdone, is okay and the movie finishes off with an emotional touch which seemed to be very much enjoyed by the audience in the theatre. The performances led by Salman Khan and the little kid also work very well.

The claws of flaw :: The movie is still old wine in a new bottle up-to an extent. The story is something rooted in many others of the past, and even with the current changes, the soul remains the same. Yes, there is more care taken in how certain things are managed here, but the melodrama comes up at times, and some jokes are not really effective either. The plot is just ordinary, and it is treated with all those which could make an impact on the audience. The love for truth displayed by the main character is rather overdone, and so are those songs, among which none makes an impression. The chicken song was rather too irritating. The romantic angle is completely out of order, and the flashback in the bus was the lowest point of the movie. There are also too many predictable events happening in the first half and things are not that much believable. Well, the end does justify the means up-to an extent.

Performers of the soul :: My favourite movie from Kabir Khan remain the more realistic Kabul Express. Salman Khan continues to bring the crowds into the theatres, and along with the same, he manages this character with skill. Even though the character becomes just “the good brother”, he has given the same some interesting moments which are going to stay in the minds of the viewers. Harshaali Malhotra, the kid remains the big star of this movie, and she is the one making the biggest impact, as one would expect; that too with no words spoken. Kareena Kapoor was totally unnecessary in this movie and so was the whole sub-plot related to her, but she does okay here. Nawazuddin Siddiqui provides great support.

Soul exploration :: The message of universal brotherhood is nicely used here. There has been too much hate going on these days, and if you look on the social media, it is crystal clear. The movie gives a lesson about how important it is to love the others beyond the borders, with respect for other religions, races and traditions. Patriotism and nationalism shouldn’t be about hating people of other nations. People should be free to support any nation when a sporting event is happening. Cricket is not a test of hate-based patriotism. The right patriotism should be about love for one’s country and not based on hate. It should be about working for the development of the nation and not to tarnish its image by intolerance and prejudice. At a time when even state-based hate is propagated and even dogs have better status than humans, can one hope for a better situation?

How it finishes :: People have been actually judging this movie by its title. I have actually heard people saying no to the movie due to the same. I don’t know about the Bollywood audience, but it has given a strange feeling in this part of the world. So, it is not easy to guess why I had almost nobody local in the theatre. People judge a movie by its title, but this movie is a fair watch. It is nowhere near perfect, but is enough to provide an entertaining and emotional ride. With its core, what it reminds me of, is about Picket 43, a movie about the relationship between two soldiers on the two sides of the border – there is no relation with the stories, but in the soul, both seems to have a similar connection, of people and their families.

Release date: 17th July 2015
Running time: 159 minutes
Directed by: Kabir Khan
Starring: Salman Khan, Harshaali Malhotra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor, Meher Vij, Najeem Khan, Kamlesh Gill, Om Puri, Sharat Saxena, Alka Kaushal, Adnan Sami, Atul Srivastava

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57 thoughts on “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”

  4. ohh… so there is crows here too, our Salman Khan brings it… (: ok… I prefer to think crowds as crows for wanting to want to watch a Salman Khan movie… anyway… I am really surprised with Vampire Oracle’s decision but anyway… I heard the girl is sooo cuteee!! reveiws and that is the only good thing about the movie…pakisthan and India can’t become friends with this movie):…and I heard that bhajranji bhai guy really exists in Pakisthan and he was not happy with the movie… so I take it another commercial movie made with Salman fooling the crow audience spilling some brotherhood inspiring content!!!… but atleast they did that… some appreciations for that, gives me a heart attack Salman does a social movie too…anyway

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    • Yes, always try reading crows as crowds and vice versa, because they do come in groups and I have the typo problems 😀
      Nothing that is shown in the movie can really happen; there is too much hatred. It is good that they have tried.

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    • I wouldn’t consider cricket as part of a social message; it was at that time, but now, it is only another face of corruption. Lagaan was good only for that time period when cricket was gentleman’s game.

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  12. Haha, another cool Vampi perspective… quite interesting review 🙂
    But, 60/100 was a lil low for me 😛 Loved the movie & the show-stopper kid. 😀

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    • I had my own complications about the ratings due to the cool kid – came to a decision only in the end 😀
      Thanks 🙂 There were just a number of things which I thought could have been better 🙂

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  13. Nice review Teny! Although I am not going to spend money to watch this movie I’ll download it on some weekend and watch. 😀 Only because it scored 60 in your review. Otherwise, I wouldn’t watch it as I expected it a typical bollywood melodrama from the tv trailers. 😛

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  14. You’re right about the hatred in this world – on social media and everywhere else. I’ve a post scheduled about the same too.
    I haven’t seen the movie yet. Usually Salman Khan does those Dabangg type roles that I stay away from his films. I’m guessing this one’s different, going by the reviews?

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  17. 60 out of 100 are lenient but will do for sake of the sweet kid …thank God The Salman action is less and Nawazzudin is there !! It is better then many of Salman’s glicks and could have been better ,wiyh a more taut storyline … And I VERY much abhorred the fake Pakistani accent !! Not expected that from Kabir Khan ..specially after small budget movies like ‘filmistan’ are so well made . Nice review .

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