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Bangistan

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
1.5K
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Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat in Bangistan (2015)
Bangistan Trailer
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Two blundering terrorists with lofty ideologies, but ordinary talent, are on a mission to change the world.Two blundering terrorists with lofty ideologies, but ordinary talent, are on a mission to change the world.Two blundering terrorists with lofty ideologies, but ordinary talent, are on a mission to change the world.

  • Director
    • Karan Anshuman
  • Writers
    • Puneet Krishna
    • Sumit Purohit
    • Karan Anshuman
  • Stars
    • Jacqueline Fernandez
    • Riteish Deshmukh
    • Michalina Olszanska
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karan Anshuman
    • Writers
      • Puneet Krishna
      • Sumit Purohit
      • Karan Anshuman
    • Stars
      • Jacqueline Fernandez
      • Riteish Deshmukh
      • Michalina Olszanska
    • 27User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:26
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    Photos9

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    Jacqueline Fernandez
    Jacqueline Fernandez
    • Rosie
    Riteish Deshmukh
    Riteish Deshmukh
    • Hafeez
    Michalina Olszanska
    Michalina Olszanska
    • Welcome Girl
    Marta Zmuda Trzebiatowska
    Marta Zmuda Trzebiatowska
    • Katherine Polanski
    Kumud Mishra
    Kumud Mishra
    • Abba…
    Chandan Roy Sanyal
    Chandan Roy Sanyal
    • Tamim Iqbal
    Rajesh Sharma
    Rajesh Sharma
    • Swami Gaumukhanand Gowswami
    Tom Alter
    Tom Alter
    • The Imam
    Pulkit Samrat
    Pulkit Samrat
    • Praveen
    Cezary Pazura
    Cezary Pazura
    • Tom
    Arya Babbar
    Arya Babbar
    • Zulfi
    Sahaarsh Shuklaa
    Sahaarsh Shuklaa
    • Kaaluram
    • (as Saharsh Kumar Shukla)
    Aakkash Dabhade
    • Sanichara
    • (as Aakash Dabhade)
    Anna Wendzikowska
    Anna Wendzikowska
    • Guardian
    Tomasz Karolak
    Tomasz Karolak
    • Wilhelm
    Janusz Chabior
    Janusz Chabior
    • Bobbitsky
    Vaibhav Mathur
    • Bhogilal
    Shivkumar Subramaniam
    Shivkumar Subramaniam
    • The Shankaracharya
    • Director
      • Karan Anshuman
    • Writers
      • Puneet Krishna
      • Sumit Purohit
      • Karan Anshuman
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    User reviews27

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    7ashishsingh-81288

    A movie worth watching for

    It feels bad to see such good movies not getting their due, I watched this movie very late from its release but I am happy that I did. From the day I saw promos of this movie, I so badly wanted to see this. The imagination and art direction of this movie is amazing, something really really innovative and new. The whole concept, cinematography, costumes, dialogues, locations and acting, everything is commendable. I accept this movie may not be funny as those brainless Bollywood comedies rather it is more subtle with genuine smile on your face throughout the movie. As I watched this I didn't feel bore for even a second. I wanted this movie to go on and on, there are several small small yet thought provoking lines that shows the brilliance of the writer.

    I would recommend this movie to any movie lover, watch it for its simplicity, sensibility, and subtle comedy. You wont come out laughing but surely thinking and smiling :)
    8sandhitachandra

    Satire on religion and terrorism. Two men (a Hindu and a Muslim) separately plot to bomb a peace conference.

    At this point in the Hindi film industry, when it has become so easy to follow a convention and earn a few million, it's refreshingly stimulating to watch a movie that is not only formula-free and original but also is brilliantly made. Its clever cinematography, witty, dry humour (every scene packed with it) and inspiration-driven plot (just shy of being preachy or cloying) make the film a much-needed breath of fresh air. And every breath is, of course, laced with laughter thanks to the satirical approach to serious topics, with a sharp lack of insensitivity. Heavy irony, cheeky puns, and visual humour are only a few of the myriad devices employed with such skill that the only real let-down of the movie becomes its cringe-worthily, predictable end (that I shall very carefully not reveal)- which is the reason I scored this work of near-genius an 8 instead of a greater rank.
    1apaguptarna

    Another lame attempt

    Another lame Bollywood attempt to support the arbitrarily coined notion of Hindu terror. The motivation for the plot for why any Hindu would go to Poland to blast a human bomb is ridiculously weak.
    4annisasafanta

    Has to go through it.

    Knew this movie from @iamsrk tweet in reply to @FarOutAkhtar. It has Riteish Desmukh (which is comedy guarantee).

    The idea was a bit weak, but they tried to make it less controversy. Maybe for some people its a good movie, but I'd be not. This movie has a good message (though I got the message long time ago) in terms of peace. But it also emphasizing one's religion to others, maybe Oh My God! told us better, but let's give the credit to Hafeez bin Ali, Praveen Chaturvedi, Imam and the Pandit-ji whom use iPad.

    Music a bit catchy. Hogi Kranti delivers some unique things to viewers (at least me) then credit tittle song can't be skipped though.

    Jacqueline Fernandez as special appearance did good, but not really help the case which Hafeez and Praveen has been through. Direction itself is a bit unstable, and the story itself should be developed into something funnier, mightier and so on.

    In short, Bangistan is a cheerful trying to make us laugh (yes it did, Riteish did well) and delivered mediocre message to us.
    3bobbysing

    A tacky and not so funny, over the top execution sadly fails to convey the noble message of One Religion.

    As an idea it really feels exciting to assume a film about two amateurish suicide bombers from a fictitious (Indian) land, planning to sabotage a World Peace Conference held in Poland. And the excitement increases further when in this comic plot, the Hindu bomber poses as a Muslim and the Muslim one portrays himself as a Hindu, trying to fool the authorities and participants together. However as experienced many times before, the plot that looks like a killer one on the paper doesn't turn out to be anything even close to average or fairly enjoyable when transformed into a film unfortunately.

    Beginning on a positive note, revealing the hidden secret behind every communal riot happening in the city, BANGISTAN commences as a political satire with all Indian characters in the script, but then slowly gets into the mold of a western comedy, unable to make any kind of substantial impact on the viewer due to more than one reason. Apart from all (unexpectedly) over the top performances, it has many weird sequences like a hotel room (in Poland) with a big hole in the roof connecting it with the upper floor, a goat brought in the same hotel for Eid without the owner's permission, an over- clever Hindi speaking taxi driver being the informer, the two Russian/Chinese eccentric bomb suppliers with their hidden laboratories and the two foreign police officers behaving like fools. The dialogues that ought to be the backbone of such message oriented satires, have been written pretty casually with only few enjoyable lines coming after long gaps.

    Having a decent opening 15 minutes, the pointless script keeps progressing with all forced, supposed to be funny moments post interval too. And then it eventually comes to an end with a long, preachy unimpressive climax that is unable to convey any kind of social message of 'One Religion' to the viewers. In short, though director Karan Anshuman might have had all good intentions to make an entertaining comedy with a message of World peace, the film fails to deliver the same and disappoints badly. In other words, following a western pattern of satirical comedy featuring all Indian characters, BANGISTAN keeps hanging in between and remains far away from impactful attempts such as the recent FILMISTAAN and more.

    In the performances, Ritesh Deshmukh tries his best but also looks like uninterested and unconvinced with the content throughout its two hours of duration. On the other hand, Pulkit Samrat puts in much more energy than required going over the top and so do the actors in the supporting cast, particularly the hamming Arya Babbar. Moreover its really confusing to see Jacqueline in such a poor role of a local waitress doing simply nothing in the film other than providing the glamour.

    Summing up, BANGISTAN has a poor direction, below average soundtrack but a better cinematography that unsuccessfully tries to give a significant message of 'One Religion of the World' to its audience.

    However mentioning its only merit, there is a thoughtful song coming towards the end with the lyrics,

    "Mujhko Kuchh Bhi Pata Nahin Tha, Waqt Bada Hi Achha Tha, Mera Koi Dharam Nahin Tha, Jab Main Chhota Bacha Tha"

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    • Trivia
      This is the first film where the new Crossguard Lightsaber appears; even before Star Wars Episode VII, though it was inspired by the trailer.
    • Soundtracks
      Ishq Karenge
      Written by: Puneet Krishna

      Produced by: Ram Sampath

      Performed by: Sona Mohapatra, Abhishek Nailwal and Shadab Faridi

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Бангистан
    • Filming locations
      • Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Alvernia Studios
      • Excel Entertainment
      • Junglee Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $48,694
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,263
      • Aug 9, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $810,419
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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