Bunty Aur Babli (2005)

Director:

Shaad Ali

Writers:

Aditya Chopra (story)
Jaideep Sahni (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 May 2005 (Australia)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

In this world there are two types of people...........

Plot:

Two mismatched characters go on a wild road trip in Uttar Pradesh and, while being dogged by a policeman, fall in love.

Plot Keywords:

Road Movie | Hospital | Celebrity Criminal | Wannabe Model | Conning Couple

Awards:

7 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Abhishek Bachchan	...	Rakesh Trivedi
Rani Mukherjee	...	Vimmi Saluja (as Rani Mukerji)
Amitabh Bachchan	...	DCP Dashrath Singh
Raj Babbar	...	Trivedi
Tania Zaetta	...	Kate
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ravi Baswani	...	B.B.'s first victim
Mukesh Bhatt	...	Peon
Prem Chopra	...	SikhTruck Driver
J. Brandon Hill	...	Harry
Puneet Issar	...	Vimmi's father
Kiran Juneja	...	Vimmi's mother (as Kiran Juneja Sippy)
Pratima Kazmi	...	Phool Sakhi
Rumaan Kidwai	...	Tea Stall Owner
Kunal Kumar	...	Newspaper Salesman
Lilliput	...	Pappu
Sanjay Mishra	...	Q. Q. Qureshi
Yunus Parvez	...	Hotel owner
Aishwarya Rai	...	Special Appearance (song)
Rameshwari	...	Mrs. Trivedi
Ranjeet	...	Store owner
Veerendra Saxena	...	Police Commissioner
Rajesh Vivek	...	Protestor

Also Known As:

B.N.B. (India: English title) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

170 min

Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:PG

Company:

Yash Raj Films

Trivia:

Sushmita Sen was considered for the "Kajra Re" item number.

Quotes:

[singing]
DCP Dashrath Singh: Now listen up y'all, let me tell you a little story about two cool cats named Bunty and Babli... Bunty aur Babli, Bunty aur Babli / They are coming to your town / They hustle well, they hustle now...

Movie Connections:

References Agneepath (1990)

Soundtrack:

Bunty Aur Babli

An entertaining movie, well acted and delivered

The movie starts out very well, with the two dreamy-eyed, small town youngsters yearning to get out and live up their dreams in the big bad city. After that, the pace slowed down quite a bit as Big B's character is introduced. Some of the scenes appear to be forced. The plot itself seems to be based on either Matchstick Men, or Catch Me If You Can. The concept of the 'con' has been borrowed and the usual Bollywood elements added to it. The bar scene before the Aishwarya number has been dragged quite a bit. What truly pulled this one off is superb acting by Jr. B, Rani Mukherjee and the supporting cast, which is quite minimal in its appearance. One wonders if the director had a choice, or if someone was hogging footage (get it?). Both the parents are missing for quite a bit while B&B are romping it up. The reaction in the small town to B&B's exploits also could have been worth exploring but isn't shown.

Overall its an entertaining movie, the musical score is good except for one song. One should not watch it as a realistic movie, rather as a fun caper that oozes lots of small town charm. There are definitely shades of films made in the 70s, 80s and one feels the influence clearly. Not surprisingly, this has been a hit grossing 4 times its budgeted cost.