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| BAND BAAJA BAARAAT MOVIE REVIEW |
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| Review
by : Behindwoods review board |
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| Starring:
Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma
Direction:
Maneesh Sharma
Music:
Salim-Sulaiman
Production:
Aditya Chopra
With
a series of comedy movies hitting the
screens, it is time for a family entertainer
to utterly entertain us on the big screen.
Bollywood had been missing the real spice
of a family entertainment for long now
and “Band Baaja Baaraat” is
worth the wait and it sure does play some
‘Band’ in the theatres this
season. The Yash Raj banner always creates
hype with grandeur and gigantic sets and
the promos were
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perfect
appetizers for the movie. Director Maneesh Sharma
needs a pat-on-his-back for churning such a nice and
practical movie under the Yash Raj banner. The elite
yet big fat weddings that Delhi is known for, is portrayed
in its reality and well directed that you enjoy yourself
all-through the movie.
The plot of this movie is based on youngsters Shruti
(Anushka Sharma) and Bitto (Ranveer Singh), who are
freshers, out of Delhi University’s Hans Raj
College. While Shruti is focused and ambitious in
life, Bitto is portrayed as a laid-back, fun-loving
person who could does not care much about his life
and future. Stereotype? Maybe, but what transpires
out of this stereotype characters is something worth
watching. Shruti plans on becoming a wedding planner
and fate tries to play-up by bringing her together
with Bitto and they sure perform magic to everyone’s
big-fat-wedding. While working together as wedding
planners adds spice to their lives, the movie takes
us through their journey as they discover that rules
are indeed meant to be broken.
There are couple of things in the movie that stand
out as you exit the theatre – Anushka, Ranveer
and the vibrancy of colours! Anushka is portrayed
as this tom-boyish girl, who is bossy and will do
anything to get her work done, not to forget the Delhi
‘gaalis’ and the accent she pulls off
so effortlessly. Her costumes are beyond exuberance,
be it her patiala suit with short kurtis or her sexy
sarees during the weddings. She is a treat to everyone’s
eyes and her acting is good too. The promos did make
us think that Ranveer might be the same mundane character
that we see on screen, but he brings a breath of freshness
on screen and makes you wonder where has this boy
been all this while.
He packs such a punch of enthusiasm and fine acting
that it is surprising to think it is his debut. The
on-screen duo share such chemistry that you want to
really move your toes and start dancing to the Punjabi
number “Ainvayi Ainvayi”. The ‘gaalis’
they share on-screen is really funny. Although the
movie runs a little slow and is rough around the edges
in the second half but what helps the rough-patch
is the beautiful grand sets and the colours red, blue,
violet intrinsically meshed with lights.
Every wedding portrayed is unique and you fall in
love with the colours, flowers and the lights used
in the set and your heart races vibrantly. The first
half of the movie is packed with dialogues and spats
between the two actors but the scenes in the second
half could have helped itself with crisp dialogues
and with a little more reference to the story. The
second half sure craves freshness and the music could’ve
been a lot better since it is only a couple of numbers
that come to your mind as you leave the theatre. If
Director Maneesh Sharma’s aim was to give us
a romantic comedy, he sure has lived upto the expectations
with limited characters.. Kudos!
Verdict: Band Baaja Baaraat - Monsoon Wedding!
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Baaja Baaraat, Ranveer
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