Bangistan (2015) User Reviews

Good Idea, Average Execution!

[namashi_1 · 5/10 · 10 August 2015]

Critic Turned Writer-Director Karan Anshuman's 'Bangistan' is a Good Idea, but the execution is average. Made with noble intentions, this satirical comedy, however, doesn't leave the impact it ought to have, due to not-so-strong writing.

'Bangistan' Synopsis: After being brainwashed by two extremists, an Indian & a Muslim, turn into suicide bombers & plan to execute a dangerous plan at a cultural event in Poland. But their ideologies change, as they learn the truth about religion & god.

'Bangistan' lacks sharp writing. The Screenplay by Anshuman, Puneet Krishna & Sumit Purohit, definitely is noble, but it isn't engaging enough. The protagonists are decently written, but their journey doesn't inspire much. There are some moments that work, but overall, the narrative isn't full-proof. Anshuman's Direction is amateurish. Cinematography captures the beautiful locales of Poland, nicely. Editing lacks sharpness. Ram Sampath's Score is good.

Performance-Wise Riteish Deshmukh is marvelous & the life of the show. He is sincere, affecting & absolutely believable in his portrayal of a man torn between racial discrimination & violence. Pulkit Samrat is over-the-top. Jacqueline Fernandez is wasted in a cameo, she looks great though. Kumud Mishra is excellent in dual roles. Chandan Roy Sanyal & Aarya Babbar don't work.

On the whole, 'Bangistan' is a half-baked fare.

Great Idea, Poorly Executed

[sohomp · 4/10 · 8 August 2015]

By the promos, one expects a hilarious laugh riot which sounded amazing, extremely novel and different. But what the film offers is a big let-down. The film runs with a snail's pace. The director is unclear whether he wants to deliver his message through humour and satire or moralizing lecturing.

Initially Bangistan promises a bang and showers hints of satire in almost every scene, dialogue and frame; but runs out of impressive ideas and additions soon after the successful take-off. In this supposedly comedy film, there are just handful of moments that bring a smile on your face and most of the time, you just stare in horror at the pointless stuff happening in front of you. The film's music somehow is a relief.

Riteish Deshmukh was the eye among the blind. Though he was confused most of the times. Pulkit Samrat was the epitome of over-acting. Jacqueline Fernandez's role was a mere blink & miss in 3-4 scenes & 1 song. She was not required at all & was used as a prop. Aarya Babbar was funny in 1 or 2 scenes. The performances of rest were unsound.

The problem with ‪‎Bangistan‬ is that it tries to be too many things at the same time. The film's promos promise a comedy however, the jokes soon start falling flat one after the other. Then the director suddenly decides to make a preachy film with a social message on religious harmony. It's ultimate undoing lies in its desperate lunge towards delivering a message in the climax (which was the saving grace).

Bangistan has its heart in the right place but its poorly executed

[jmoneyjohal · 5/10 · 7 August 2015]

Some movies are made with the right intentions,Bangistan is one such film, the film had its heart in the right place. On paper the films story must have sounded amazing, extremely novel and different. But the execution is below average, and films pace is extremely slow. A comedic film on religion, a satire of such, ends up boring at times. A film which was supposed to be about how humanity, peace is above any religion ends up giving a muddled message due to amateurish direction by a former critic Karan Anushman, at least critics now know its not easy to make film, as easy as it is to write.

The films story is about a fake state named Bangistan, its called that because of war between two halves of the state which are called North and South Bangistan. In the North live all the Muslims and in the South side all the Hindus. When the head Hindu and Muslim Priests of both sides come together to make a peace accord they want to present in the peace conference in Poland, ruckus is created on both sides. Therefore then both sides unknowingly make a similar plan of sending a hindu and Muslim suicide bomber to Poland to stop the accord. Does this plan go through or not, is what makes up the rest of this comedic satire. If you want to know more rush to the theatres.

Acting wise Ritesh Desmukh and Pulkit Samrat do well in there roles, but the roles could have been written a little better,Others don't have much scope in the film.

Bangistan is not a completely faulty film, there are a lot of of funny moments in the film. The whole spoof on mcdonalds, starbucks, call centres, making bombs etc are all innovative and funny .Many scenes raise laughs but there not enough for a comedy. One thing that stands out is the films locations, and production values, the screen always looks pleasing to look at, Poland seems beautiful.

Overall when I watched the films trailer a couple of months ago i had huge expectations, the film left me disappointed. But if you can take one thing away from the film it is humanity is above all. And the climax is actually well done, it might even make a tear or two flow down.

2.5/5* (.5 more for the climax) or 5/10

Another lame attempt

[apaguptarna · 1/10 · 16 January 2020]

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.

Worse Than Your Worst Nightmare. ♦ 0%

[nairtejas · 1/10 · 8 August 2015]

One expects quality cinema from a guy who is a former film critic and who has a strong production backing, but after sitting through this piece of junk, I want to revisit the idea that film critics make good filmmakers.

Poking fun at popular international brands, ideologies, and stereotypes is what the film relies heavily on for humor from the beginning. That a fictitious country called Bangistan is torn between communal tension is a good base to make a satire. But the wagon which was supposed to hit the star looks like it has punctured all its tires, burst all its windows and windshield, and has swerved off road into a known yet unpleasant territory that is best described as moronic and highfalutin. Known, because this territory is already crowded with the Bollywood likes (Roy (2015), et al). Unpleasant, because, well, you know.

Two over-smart and over-sympathetic characters (Samrat & Deshmukh) are sent by their respective community leaders to Poland (for heck's sake) of Hindi speaking yet Polish lipping inhabitants to carry out a suicide bombing mission in an attempt to instigate international terror thereby disrupting harmony. Dialogs have been stolen from classic films, and if you were to subtract the steal from the total dialogs in the film, you will have a non-operational womb in your hand.

The biggest problem with the film is that its comedy is all single- layered, meaning a joke is introduced and is taken forward until it transforms into farce (and travesty) and into hogwash and then finally spirals into an abyss of dark nothingness. Editing and direction are in gutters, and so is the pretentious screenplay.

Basically, the whole film is Mr Anshuman's imagination, and when one imagines things, success is always a presumed by-product. Unfortunately, nothing works in reality; not even those indigenously made explosives that they use in the film. The songs ignite trepidation in its viewers and the music man is growling his way to get noticed. We get it, Mr Sampat, you can scream.

There is not an iota of sense in the film which could grip the audience, forget about hooking them. There is no insight into the actual theme of the film and with that sermon at the end, all goes downhill. The protagonists or the antagonists or the anti-heroes (it's all messed up) suddenly stop and introspect about their foolish actions and then we have a genre shift in the film, which is more unbearable than what preceded.

While Deshmukh looks confused, Samrat is the epitome of overacting. I checked my phone for three seconds and my neighbor notified me that I had missed Miss Fernandez. I was happier.

The plot holes are in millions, plus during a fight scene towards the end, all limits are crossed and one realizes that these two hours will never come back. The background score tries hard like a mother tries hard to teach her son to carve out a perfect cursive letter "f," but the result is a garbled product which looks like a pile of crap. And the whole drama ends with tears. Trust me, there will be tears. River of tears in the situation room of Excel Entertainment. For cryin' out loud, the expectations were higher because of Akhtar and Sidhwani on board, however the man at the wheel goes super retard.

When a rookie filmmaker uses Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" to weigh in the magnitude of a scene, one ought to know that there is nothing much to consider in the film. In the case of Bangistan, why don't you skip the word "much" from the previous statement? Ironically, to imagine that if the director was to again don the cap of a film critic one last time and review his own movie, the river of tears that I was talking about would turn into an ocean, all thanks to Mr Anshuman.

BOTTOM LINE: Bangistan can be best described in three Us - unimaginative, unfunny, and ugly.

VERDICT: No stars. Skip for life.

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

The real terrorist...

[professorzahid · 1/10 · 19 January 2021]

The real terrorist are who made this film and muck with people's belief and prejudice and generalization all true believers

A movie worth watching for

[ashishsingh-81288 · 7/10 · 14 November 2015]

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 :)

Wear helmet, there are chances of banging head

[dineshprakash · 2/10 · 7 August 2015]

Director does not know his craft for sure. There is not a single scene where you can appreciate his work, rather he drags scenes so it comes as slap than slapstick. Writers had a good idea but execution and development are really not worthy. Like teli shopping style of arms showcasing could have been funny but due to exaggeration is comes flat then turns into irritation. This film is full of exaggeration, rather use of Saffron or Green color or the parallel cuts. First of all, main plot of interchanging religion is totally illogical. When every religion is sending there representative in a religious world conference, which is ridiculously without any security protection, according to makers, then why did their master send their respective person with religion change!? Selected person are so stupid that even being on a bomb planting mission they agree to almost share a duplex type of flat which has unbelievably hole in the roof. Creative team are like aliens, who does not know the basic possibility because they are not ready to find some interesting things so they always take the most convenient childish solution for everything. They insert scene where pigeon carries a letter. Which era they belong to!? Motel owner clearly mentioned that no animal is allowed but person takes that animal for a walk!? Why would any stranger go to other person flat to keep the animal because their society does not allow it!? The Poland Police is so naïve that they can't find anything suspicious and searches in idiotic way. I am unable to understand that why such type of country give makers subsidy to show them stupid. Pre climax is most irritating and climax is above all frustrating. Performance wise Ritesh Deshmukh is miscast. He is an undoubtly a good actor and deserves better script. Pulkit Samrat is perfectly fit, as his unbalanced acting perfectly fits this flick. One thing is sure, you can't stop yourself laughing when he cries. Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akash Dabhade, Kumud Mishra are good actors but without scope. Music by Ram Sampat is good. Lyrics by Puneet Krishna, are heavy but fit in the film.

Subtle Humor and One Time Watch Movie

[divmathur · 7/10 · 13 April 2021]

Enjoyed the movie, it has good mix of sarcastic humor and parellel drawn.

Definitely deserves more credit than I see right now.

Satire Turns Sad, Silly And Superficial!

[bollywoodirect · 3/10 · 7 August 2015]

Handling satire on current social, political and religious sentiments is never an easy job, at least not as easy as reviewing (bashing; in other word) other's films. With BANGISTAN, noted film critic Karan Anshuman sneaks into the other side of the business now where he's all open to face the shots he's been taking at till now. And I stand in full salutation for him choosing a subject which is more than relevant in today's times.

We desperately need to develop our abilities to laugh at some of the most serious issues in our lives. Satires act like catalysts in trial of that exercise. Sadly, BANGISTAN promises a lot on that front but misses the target by large. Some serious smart writing, sincere efforts and unambiguous intention are all you need and not a buffoonery plot, chaotic climax and pretentious performances to save the day. Here Mr Critic disregards what he's been preaching all his life.

The film finds its base in a fictional land where two religious radical groups are at warfare to gain supremacy. You don't need those visible hints to guess that we are looking at our popular Hindu-Muslim extremists. Smartly, both the group heads are being played on screen by the same actor (the dependable Kumud Mishra in double role). Two sides of the same coin? Get it? Meanwhile, there are Shankaracharya (Shiv Subramanium) and Imam Saab (Tom Alter) secretly working towards peace, love and harmony between the two communities.

Now, the radicals are planning to make a big shout at the international religious summit to be held in somewhere in Poland. The hardcore half wits chosen to bomb the Peace convention are Praveen Chaturvedi (Pulkit Samrat) and Hafiz Bin Ali (Riteish Deshmukh).

BANGISTAN starts with a bang and showers hints of satire in almost every scene, dialogue and frame but runs out of impressive ideas and additions soon after the successful take-off. The Islamic extremists are seen cursing America's policies against them sitting in an American fast food joint named FcDonalds. Well and good! The two chosen activists with switched religious identities and orientations for a fool-proof operation fights for each other's religious convictions is too quite exciting but soon, it gets stretched over its limits.

And then comes, the all preachy, pretentious and predictable climax where all this 'laugh and think, and laugh again' satirical efforts ends in the melodramatic way of finishing it off so that you can go home and not die there.

Another big letdowns are the performances; Riteish Deshmukh is some relief and considerably 'at it' for the most parts. Pulkit Samrat doesn't even try to get out of the impression that he is acting only to impress or imitate Salman Khan. Jacqueline Fernandez is credited here as 'in a special appearance' and that doesn't mean she is doing anything special to the film. Chandan Roy Sanyal is good. Aarya Babbar is funny at places. Veterans Kumud Mishra, Shiv Subramanium and Tom Alter don't disappoint, though are there only for few scenes.

At best, BANGISTAN is one of those incalculable films in which good cinematography, better production design and scenic locations lure you to stay idle in your seats till the lights go on.

Otherwise; even in its 2 hours of modest duration, there are times when you start questioning your sense of judgment about the film, and not about the extreme religious sentiments the film supposed to hit on. Sad, silly and superficial!

Written By Gaurav Rai for Bollywoodirect

Excellent

[sharathnettar · 10/10 · 30 October 2015]

The movie has excellent story and excellent theme. Actors performed very well for this movie. Songs are simply superb. I don't watch Indian movies without skipping unnecessary parts. But this movie was fully entertaining and you do not need to skip anything. I don't know why other reviewers didn't like it. But whatever they said is not true. They might be saying because of religion/race. You could not ask for better entertaining movie. There should be more movies like this that explain the concept of humanity with a sense of humor and without insulting or disrespecting any one race. I agree with the user http://www.imdb.com/user/ur18203698/ . This movie is one of the finest movies I have seen in a long time.

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

[bobbysing · 3/10 · 2 August 2016]

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"

Just another half hearted Indian comedy with loads wasted potential

[kunaldarvesh · 3/10 · 12 August 2015]

Bangistan has a good concept at its core but falls flat on its face when it comes to execution. The movie's plot revolves around these two characters who are highly religious and are manipulated by their religious leaders to commit an act of terrorism. The way in which this is done makes absolutely no sense and is done purely for comedic reasons. The "comedic" scenes come of as cliché and doesn't feel organic rather it depends on weak dialogue and racist jokes. The chemistry between the characters works well enough although the performances are at best mediocre. Overall this movie comes of as a fairly predictable and fails to present anything new in terms of comedy. Had it been of a different genre altogether It would have been more interesting and original. It instead makes you think of what could have been.

Has to go through it.

[annisasafanta · 4/10 · 3 November 2015]

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.

Good message; below average execution

[kunalmshah · 3/10 · 21 March 2022]

First off, the premise itself is extremely flawed. Why would a Hindu organization want to bomb a religious peace conference? The only time Hindi extremists have been shown to display violence is solely against Muslims. So the whole premise that the Hindu guy insists on blowing the bomb up makes absolutely zero sense. There is no precedent so it makes it much less believable. The whole execution is silly and supposed to be funny yet uniting and it kind of fails at both. It has a few funny parts. The overall message is beautiful but unfortunately because of the lack of subtext and emotional intelligence...only extreme liberals would find this entertaining. Hopefully someone will make a more believable version of this in the future because it is a good message.

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

[sandhitachandra · 8/10 · 25 December 2015]

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.

Just Superb

[amina2306 · 10/10 · 9 August 2015]

This movie is one of the finest movies I have seen in a long time.

There is comedy, emotions, drama, lessons to be learned and so much more. I have to commend the directors, producer, actors and the whole team who with their combined efforts have put forth such a brilliant movie. Talk about informational. This is an effort to see beyond the generalization of so much that the media puts forth and this movie asks for us to look beyond race, religion, color and so much more.

A Very well done movie and one I would recommend to everyone to watch. Its entertaining, and so much more.

There should be more movies like this that explain the concept of humanity with a sense of humor and without insulting or disrespecting any one race.

Excellent!

[paulsmithson-192-243826 · 9/10 · 8 August 2015]

Reading the other reviews all I can think is that I went to see a different movie as I thought Bangistan was excellent from start to finish.

I thought it was thoroughly entertaining and carried with it many wonderful messages – and many of those messages are ones that the world desperately needs to heed at this moment in time. Yes they may have been made in a fun, roundabout way, but hey – they're still important messages.

I felt the premise of the story was an interesting one, that raised all sorts of crucial points, and that the build up to what was a great ending was woven superbly with all sorts of minor issues to deal with along the way such as lambs for Eid, alcohol, a love interest (or sorts), the funeral/immolation scene, and the way that each of the major characters had interpreted each others holy book.

I watched it in a cinema full of Pakistanis and heard many of them laugh out loud in a nice way – which was great to hear, as with this kind of film it is only too easy to offend or to shy away from offending – it is a fine line.

Maybe that was because a lot of them were probably expecting it to be an out- and-out Muslim-bashing film (with a title like Bangistan, who didn't?), and the fact that it was a very fair movie with a positive message to all religions made them let their hair down a bit and enjoy it.

I really don't know what people were expecting from this movie as some of the reviews are so off the mark that I'd question their motives, and in some cases I'd question whether whoever wrote them has actually seen the movie.

Seriously, I worry that so many people have been negative about a film that has such a positive message for one and all. If there were more movies like this - movies that highlight the futility and silliness of hatred - the world would be a far nicer place.

And the video as the titles rolled was terrific, as was lots of the music throughout.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of those slow burners. Once all the negative people have got their personal moans out of the way other people will start to see the movie for what it is - a well made satire on the current woes of the world.

Peace :-)

Gem of a Comedy...

[ajsting · 9/10 · 8 August 2015]

Finally an Unbiased Movie, where there is no bashing, no crazy self obsessed Godmens, no sense less jokes, no Angst..... What does it have then? Pure Comedy: you'll literally keep laughing the whole time that to comfortably with Family around, this is movie is nice example where Comedy Movies can be done without Using Explicit Language, Sex Jokes, Booze & Dope References...it's Such a rarity now a days Nice Message: Lack of Understanding about each other is keeping everyone apart, Education this days should really teach each other about the Cultures & Values of each Religion... all Extremists are infatuated & Caught up in wrong understandings & using wrong logic for there own cause, some how Spiritual Values are been lost & only Rituals are left... And all this put forth in Happy Go Lucky Mood, Really good Acting & Direction........it's a nice Breather between all routine cliché movies... A total Entertainer & Paisa Wasool.... I Wonder Why Movies with such Nice Message & Feel Good nature is Banned in Pakistan, UAE....

Excellent movie but comes with a bitter truth!

[vishalgoswami-52185 · 10/10 · 3 January 2022]

Why we are fighting for? Who is pushing us? Why we feel threatened from another group of people & the same they feel for us. If one or another group dies it's not a death or victory of one group over the other. It's a kind of embarrassment of humanity which died in the vicious cycle of thought developed by people who hates each other & can't make this world a better place. So blind faith in any belief can lead to disaster & this movie is eye opener for all of us.

Good message, Movie overall is not great but well tried

[shivam_pandya · 9/10 · 15 July 2022]

Movie quality etc is poor...there is humour but from What I have seen they tried to deliver a good message to the world. Why do I give it 9 stars? Because they did make fun of some things. But the reality is that people are really made sensitive about religions. I saw a review where someone mentioned that why "a Hindu will go to Poland to do blast". And what I see is that they really didn't understand the movie.

The movie simply shows how politicians and leaders manipulate people to go against each other. And brainwash them to do really horrible things to others.

I really appreciated this massage. So kindly if you are a professional critic or review person please go for the main backbone of the movie or story. Please do not give negative ratings because It's mentions things that you don't like. And for people who haven't seen it. Please watch it once for yourself before believing in any reviews.

EXcellent Movie

[joe-thomas909 · 10/10 · 20 November 2015]

I had a prejudice for this movie like many others so didn't bother to watch it in theater last week a friend gave me this movie and to my surprise this movie was worth every second I spend watching it.Music is very melodious and pleasant.set made much to the point not mention the (schadenfreude) presented in every scene.Acting was done very well especially from Ritesh as I didn't think he could do so well and last but not the least the theme and story.A complete package of entertainment fun music and story.Loved it in all regards.I wonder why such movies don't get critical acclamation or better box office response in our country.Its a pity to see such movies not get its worth.

I usually don't write reviews on internet but for this one I bothered to make a account in IMDb to write a review.A movie for everyone Especially all Indians.

Great work ...and hats off..to the entire team of Bangistan..I hope to see more

Excellent Concept

[basantiniranjanroy · 10/10 · 31 July 2022]

Concept of the movie is excellent. Although something was amiss in the screenplay , the story is so very relevant today. Very strong voice against extremism and hate politics. Both Ritesh Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat give a commendable performance.

One time Fun movie

[abhishekkempegouda · 9/10 · 30 June 2022]

I don't understand why people have given low ratings. We can not expect every movie to be like KGF chapter 2 . It is a good film which you can watch once and enjoy it . Good commedy and good story.

Loved this movie

[gouravgoel-47982 · 8/10 · 14 November 2023]

It shows the intensions of the 2 different religion and their love to their own religion in initial which finally comes to humanity at the end. The way they taught is remarkable, its overall family movie with lots of jokes and tease. The main cast choose was perfect but can be better for side casts. Overall it shows us perfectly about the religion war which we usually did in our daily life and can turns to such huge impact to others. I loved the song, "Sab kahe marne se jannat, meri jang hai jeene ki". I must recommend this movie to all youngsters, it might give a good funny moment or a different perspective ahead.