Bol Bachchan
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Fox Star Studios | |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹50 crore (US$6.3 million) |
Box office | ₹165 crore (US$21 million) |
Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Indian
Earning over ₹1 billion (US$13 million) net from domestic markets and more than ₹235 crore (US$29 million) worldwide, Bol Bachchan became a critical and commercial success and was remade in Telugu as Masala in 2013.[6]
Plot
Abbas Ali lives in Delhi with his sister Sania. When their ancestral property is taken from them by deception, he loses his job. Their father's friend, Shastri, convinces them to move to his village, Ranakpur, where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his boss Prithviraj Raghuvanshi's place. Prithviraj is a powerful and kindhearted man who hates liars and punishes them harshly. Abbas and Sania arrive at Ranakpur and meet Shastri's son Ravi, who runs a drama company with his friends. Abbas learns that there is a temple at the border of Ranakpur and Kherwada, the village where Prithviraj's cousin and archenemy Vikrant Raghuvanshi holds sway. The temple, being at the border of the two villages, is a disputed property and has been locked up for years. The long-standing enmity between the cousins even goes on to disrupt the construction of a power plant project in Ranakpur.
The plot begins when a child falls into the well of the temple and Abbas breaks the temple's lock to save the child. When Prithviraj arrives at the scene, Ravi tells him that Abbas's name is Abhishek Bachchan to avoid any religious tensions. Prithviraj hires Abhishek Bachchan (Abbas) and is impressed by his work. Some time later, Prithviraj spots Abbas celebrating Eid and wearing the traditional garb of a Muslim. Abbas and the others convince Prithviraj that the one celebrating Eid was actually Abhishek's twin brother, from another mother, 'Abbas', an effeminate man and classical Kathak dancer. Things get worse for Abbas and Ravi when Prithviraj hires Abbas to teach Kathak to his sister Radhika. Abbas tells Radhika the truth, who promises to keep it a secret. Prithviraj's sidekick Maakhan begins suspecting Abbas when he watches Gol Maal because the movie has many similarities with the drama Abbas is playing. However, Abbas manages to escape from the suspicion when Prithviraj beats Maakhan for trying to remove Abbas's mustache. Prithviraj notices that Abbas (the dancer) is in love with Radhika. Prithviraj teams with Abhishek (unknowing that he is also Abbas) to find Abbas when Radhika is missing, who is in fact kidnapped by Vikrant and the duo saves her. Impressed by Abhishek, Prithviraj fixes his marriage with Radhika and Prithviraj's marriage with Sania, as she resembles his late love, Apeksa, who died in an accident four years ago. But at last, before Abbas can reveal the truth, Prithviraj learns the truth from Maakhan who was spying on him, and presents it in a stage play. After a mad chase, Prithviraj gets stuck on the edge of a mountain and Abbas almost falls while trying to save his life. At last, Abbas explains his situation and promises never to lie again.
Cast
- Ajay Devgn as Prithviraj Raghuvanshi
- Abhishek Bachchan in a dual role as:
- Abbas Ali (Cameo)
- Abhishek Bachchan, a fictionalised version of himself
- Asin in a dual role as:
- Sania Ali, Abbas's sister
- Apeksha, Prithvi's love-interest
- Prachi Desai as Radhika Raghuvanshi, Prithvi's sister
- Archana Puran Singh in a dual role as:
- Zohra, a dancer
- Madhumati, Abhishek mother
- Krushna Abhishek as Ravi Shastri
- Asrani as Shastri
- Paresh Ganatra as Builder
- Neeraj Vora as Maakhan
- Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar as Kailash
- Prasad Barve as Ravi's friend
- Jeetu Verma as Vikrant Raghuvanshi, Prithvi's Cousin brother
- Robin Bhatt as Judge
- Krishna Shetty as Radhika Raghuvanshi's college friend.
- Amitabh Bachchan as himself in the title song "Bol Bachchan"
- Noushaad Abbas as Prithviraj's Henchmen
Comparisons with Gol Maal
The plot and the characters of the film are based on the 1979 comedy film Gol Maal.
Gol Maal | Bol Bachchan | Character |
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Utpal Dutt | Ajay Devgn | Suspecting boss |
Amol Palekar | Abhishek Bachchan | Protagonist, Twin brothers (one with the moustache and one clean-shaven) |
Manju Singh | Asin |
Protagonist's sister |
Bindiya Goswami | Prachi Desai | Protagonist's love interest |
Deven Verma | Krushna Abhishek | Protagonist's friend |
Dina Pathak | Archana Puran Singh | Twin sisters |
Production
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 the 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 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 that 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] The film has been shot at various locations,[11] including Rohit Shetty's seemingly favourite Panchgani and Chomu Palace,[12] among other locations.
Soundtrack
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The music of the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, while the lyrics were penned by
Track listing
All music is composed by
Release
Bol Bachchan was released on 6 July 2012 in 2575 screens in India.[15] Upon release, the film received mixed critical response, but strong box office collections by the end of its first weekend. On the review aggregator website Top10Bollywood, the film scored 2.31, based on 34 reviews.[16]
Reception
Critical response
On the positive side, Taran Adarsh of
Sukanya Verma of
The film received some negative reviews. Rajeev Masand of
Awards and nominations
Awards | Category | Recipients and Nominees | Results |
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Screen Awards | Best Comedian | Abhishek Bachchan | Won |
Stardust Awards | Best Actor - Comedy or Romance
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Zee Cine Awards | Best Comedian | Won | |
Power Club - Box Office Award | Rohit Shetty | ||
Best Dialogue | Farhad Samji and Sajid | Nominated | |
BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Actor in a Comic Role | Abhishek Bachchan | Won |
Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Comedian
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Won | |
Krushna Abhishek | Nominated | ||
Times of India Film Awards | Best Comedian | Abhishek Bachchan | Won |
International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Performance in a Comic Role | Won | |
Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards | Best Comedian | Won |
Box office
India
Bol Bachchan opened better at single screens as compared to multiplexes. Single screens on average opened to around 70% mark while multiplexes were more closer to the 60% mark.[32] Bol Bachchan collected around ₹113 million (US$1.4 million) nett on its first day.[33] Bol Bachchan had a good jump on Sunday as it grossed around ₹148 million (US$1.9 million) nett for a ₹380 million (US$4.8 million) nett weekend.[34] The film collected ₹60 million (US$750,000) on Monday.[35] Bol Bachchan has come into its own on Tuesday with strong collections of around ₹57.5 million (US$720,000) nett and a total of ₹500 million (US$6.3 million) nett in five days.[36] Bol Bachchan has had a good first week and collected ₹600 million (US$7.5 million) nett. The first week collections of Bol Bachchan are better than Singham but less than Golmaal 3.[37] Bol Bachchan collected around ₹32.5 million (US$410,000) nett on its second Friday. It is 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 ₹630 million (US$7.9 million) nett in eight days.[38] Bol Bachchan crossed the ₹750 million (US$9.4 million) nett mark in ten days as it grossed ₹148 million (US$1.9 million) nett approx over the weekend.[39] Bol Bachchan grossed around ₹223 million (US$2.8 million) nett in its second week taking its two-week total to ₹830 million (US$10 million) nett.[40] Bol Bachchan grossed ₹97.5 million (US$1.2 million) nett approx in week three, thus taken its total to ₹928 million (US$12 million).[41] Bol Bachchan had grossed ₹1 billion (US$13 million) at the end of its run in domestic market.[42] Its final distributor share was around ₹528 million (US$6.6 million).[43]
Overseas
Bol Bachchan had a decent opening overseas of around $2 million. UAE was good as comedy films do better in that market.[44] Bol Bachchan has grossed ₹207 million (US$2.6 million) in 17 days.[45] Finally, the film netted US$4 million overseas.[46][47]
See also
- List of highest-grossing Bollywood films
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External links
- Bol Bachchan at IMDb