Bluffmaster! (2005)

Director:

Rohan Sippy

Writers:

Rajat Arora (dialogue)
Shridhar Raghavan (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Come fishing!

Plot:

A conman Roy, gets dumped by his girl-friend. Then he finds out he has a fatal disease. On the verge of death, he resolves to do some good, by helping his apprentice Dittu hoodwink the mobster who hurt his (Dittu's) family.

Plot Keywords:

Terminal Illness | Fish | Film Producer | Con Artist | Drunkenness

Cast

Abhishek Bachchan	...	Roy Kapoor
Priyanka Chopra	...	Simran "Simmi" Ahuja
Ritesh Deshmukh	...	Aditya "Dittu" Srivastav (as Riteish)
Nana Patekar	...	Chandru Parekh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Boman Irani	...	Dr. Bhalerao

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:12A | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Entertainment One Pvt. Ltd.

Trivia:

When Roy and Dittu are attempting to con Chandru in the cinema hall, the movie playing is director Rohan Sippy's father, director Ramesh Sippy's hit film Shaan.

Quotes:

Simmi: [timidly] So should I go Chandru bhai?
Chandru: Hey don't say bhai! I get very emotional!

Movie Connections:

References Shaan (1980)

A helluva Ending- but I loved it!

There's absolutely no bluff in the title of my review... I really enjoyed it and reasons are more than one. The film is in true sense a first of its kind, it's a genuine suspense ending and no matter how much people criticize it's anti-climax I'm compelled to say that it was very ingenious of the screenplay writer Sridhar Raghavan.

Now beginning the proceedings- Rohan Sippy has improved a lot lot since his disastrous directorial debut "Kuch Na Kaho". This time he chooses a theme and plot away from the clean-chit formula, unfortunately though Bluffmaster is the third conman film this year after B'n'B and Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena. Sridhar Raghavan- what can I say about this guy. He always brings out something unique from his magic-bag; credit goes to him for creating a screenplay that is very supple and goof-less. OK the film was a little boring once in a while but then you can miss one bad thing for a party of strong points in the offering.

Even the soundtrack of the film breaks from the conventional cliché. If you have heard the songs- original and remix you'd probably agree. AB's baby follows papa's footsteps and does a rap, and you know what- the video features India's top four models. One of my friends commented that earlier AB's songs were a family affair… but now they're rocking!

Bluffmaster is about a conman Roy (AB), who's a perfectionist in his field.The only thing he's true about is his love for Simmi (Priyanka).But when Simmi discovers what Roy does to earn his living- she dumps him.To add to his troubles Roy soon discovers that he's dying.In an attempt to produce a worthy successor and to con the ultimate fish Chandru (Nana Patekar), Roy takes Dittu as an apprentice.Will the good conmen be able to pull up a grand finale and con the bad conman?Believe me the plot is more than just the answer to this question.

From Riteish to Boman Irani all did good justice to their roles. What can I say about Abhishek, he's reinventing and delivering at the same time in every coming film! Priyanka could have been a little better, but Riteish is without any doubt a promising kid on the block and has more talent than name to back him up. Repetition is the word I want to use for Nana Patekar. But then he still is enjoyable.

One definite high point of the film is its styling- hats off to Aki Narula for making BM a stylized affair. The shots are interesting and camera is maneuvered quite effectively.

Bluffmaster delivers what it promised. Agreed it will cater only the urban audience but then one can never make everyone happy. And in the end one word on the title of this review… I don't want any spoilers in this so I'll only say- watch it and you'll surely find it unconventional if not delectable.