very weak, unfortunately

Too much of everything

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

It is fantastic movie, forget the performances of all whether they are good or bad.. movie ends with great message with style and fun... It should be seen with no brains from beginning but brain will be invoked by the end automatically and u will get the message right with lots of fun.. great movie by rohit shetty. it is the best so far from him. All characters are playing as usual but the storyline and end output is superb and one shud give full marks to Rohit shetty and direction and story writers.. It is best movie of 2012 with lots of fun.. after long time it was movie from bollywood that delivered with fun and hit on the target..well done..

I Was Dragged to the Theater to watch the movie. At first i thought i was in for a big boredom and common not funny jokes. But This Turned out to be a good but not as good as Gol Maal 1979 movie. But I'll Say This is actually a good remake of the movie. The jokes Were good, and the story line of Gol Maal 1979 was kept with Extra Humor of Present Day. But The Flaws of the Movie was that it goes on with a good story and humor and all of sudden it falls down and gets bored and a again becomes more funny and entertaining this results in fluctuation of the entertainment to a good level and then a bored level. But Its a good movie to watch as it also teaches moral of life. so my 6 is for its moral, humor and still able to maintain a Classic Movie Remake (Gol Maal 1979) and for the -4 is for the Fluctuating entertainment.

It's a good Rohit Shetty comedy which has his Zameen cast thrill again. It's a movie seen without a brain. The story is all rattled and tries to create subplots just to not let it get boring while the comedy is a little missing in the starting of both the halves. Yet, it gets really hilarious at times in the first half that it's difficult to control the laughter. Also, the fighting scenes almost show super humans in action and the fights do go a level beyond Singham and you get a smile while seeing the nonsense-action.Among the cast, Prithviraj Raghuvanshi takes your breath away with his English and his shocking expression and even his innocence seems to work. Abhieshek unexpectedly comes with a superb act as Abbas Ali, the dance teacher. He is too good for what is probably his first complete comedy movie. And among others, Asrani rocks in his little screen time. The screenplay disturbs you as it prefers first time bollywood actors like Krishna over veteran Asrani. He just has too much screen time to handle. A little more VIP in sharing time with him would have helped. Yet, both of them were decent. Even Archana, I thought could have got more screen time. Also, please tell me why can't the actress in in a movie have some punches. Both, Asin and Prachi Desai have little time on screen and then they have to take care of the emotional content in that too. I would prefer Kareena in Golmaal 3 over these. These talented actresses were not used properly. In the actors, even the characters are developed well. A little more to the 2 actresses could've helped.Lastly, this movie does have a little lack of originality but it still doesn't bother the viewer much as AB Jr. and Ajay just excel. Watch it for them. It's sort of a 7.5 movie but I think lack of story and well developed subplots brings it down to 7.

The 70s were golden times- not only because i was born then, but also because it churned out timeless classics from Bollywood. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Golmaal was one such comic caper- Utpal Dutt and Amol Palekar effortlessly creating magic that demands multiple viewings. The definition of entertainment was different then- more substance, less style. Better acting, less special effects. High on creativity, tight script, memorable dialogues, hence less cringe-worthy situations. Rohit Shetty, after making billions through the name Golmaal, decided that he could wring it for some more, and out came Bol Bachchan, starring Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan.To be fair, and considering the current state of Hindi mass market comedies, Bol Bachchan is actually a watchable effort- i mean i actually did laugh a bit. The basic fabric of the original story is retained- Ajay is Prithviraj, the self-styled maharajah in Raunakpur, and he employs Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) who has had to hide his Muslim identity to prevent a caste war. The only think Prithviraj hates is deceit- but lies are told to cover up previous lies, and it snowballs into one comedic set-piece to another. Everything works out well at the end in an overdrawn climax as Ajay exclaims- "My chest has become a blouse"- go figure.Prithviraj is an extension of Ajay's character in Golmaal 3- Gopal. Tough, with a heart of gold, but a simpleton, he has two passions- the first one being body building, and the second being able to speak a version of English that is there just for added laughs. To Ajay's credit, he carries his character's stupidity with admirable honesty, and also allows AB Jr. to shine. As the titular character, AB gets the meatier role- and he is great in both, especially so in his gay avatar. Gay AB is even better than the current gold standard, Riteish Deshmukh- there i have said it!!!The funniest moment for me in the movie was where Mr. "Two left feet" AB Jr. has to dance to a medley of tunes. His chemistry with Ajay is great too, and this is one reason he should stick to ensemble movies, and stay away from solo features- Guru was an exception, then.The supporting cast also do a fantastic job in creating the laughs- its good that Asrani knows only one way to act, one way to deliver dialogues over 40 years- all through the movie you want Angrezo ke zamaane ka jailer to come out, and he does in the end. Neeraj Vohra as Makhan is a scene stealer, and TV comedians are in for good times it seems- the film starts actually getting funny once Archana Puran Singh makes her entry, as the evergreen Zohrabai, and Krishna as Ravi Shastri can make people laugh by his ability to cry at will.In fact it is the acting along with the solid source material which enables this film to punch above its weight. On the flip side, this is a typical Rohit Shetty movie with no connect to reality. The town of Raunakpur and its maharajah fearing denizens seem straight out of a period movie. There are unnecessary action sequences- cars are blown up, and glass shattered just because there is a budget for the same. Prachi Desai and Asin play the romantic leads in a strangely disconnected fashion, and like a lot of these action entertainers (Rowdy Rathore etc) the goons seem to largely come from Tollywood. The film should have ended 30 minutes before it actually ended, and the music by Himesh Rehammiya is really bad, even by Rohit Shetty's standards.To sum up, Bol Bachchan is another mindless comedy. Its heading straight for your wallet, not your senses, and i have a feeling that people who go to watch it already have their expectations set, so are going to enjoy it. A truckload of entertainment it isn't, its forgettable fare- been an hour since i have seen it and its already slipping my mind, but then there are a few enjoyable moments in the movie, and the humor is clean, the actors are sincere- 6/10 for that and i need to watch the original again ASAP.