Bol Bachchan

PG

Released Jul 6, 2012

2 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

Drama

Action

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71%

7 Reviews

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51%

2,500+ Ratings

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When Abbas breaks open the lock of an ancestral Hindu temple to save a child trapped inside, he faces trouble. He tries to hide his true identity with a fake Hindu name, which leads to a web of lies.

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Love Ajay Devgan's slap stick comedy and sense of the English language in the movie. Never a dull moment and there is so much drama and comedy in this movie. Had a good laugh!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Abhishek Bachchan puts in a superb performance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Plot: Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) moves to Ranakpur village from NEW DELHI after losing out on his ancestral property. An unexpected break in at a local temple brings him face to face with Prithviraj Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgan), a local power lord. In an attempt to cover up his real Muslim identity, Abbas creates other believable cover-up characters for himself posing as a Hindu, a homosexual and a flurry of other supporting cast to help cover his garb. Rest of the story is about Prithviraj coming to terms with real identity of Abbas accompanied by a string of comic goof ups and hilarious mis-identities coming in to play. Positives: --> Abhishek Bachchan's hilarious portrayal as a homosexual --> Entertaining sequence of events and --> Original plot from old movie Golmaal Negatives: --> Cliched story line when compared with current cinematic standards

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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flixster f

For a remake of Golmaal, the script is adequately modified to feel the difference. Unfortunately, the difference is no good. While it's been given a modern look & the budget has been no restriction, the movie on the whole doesn't stand good. I'd expected a mediocre comedy, but it turned out to be below that. The last half hour is a drag, although the rest is almost as trashy. I can only hope that Shetty has no plans for sequels!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A boring movie with only some good performances by Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Nice Comedy... They english is the best part... If u like Golmaal, u ll like this movie...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Rohit Shetty

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Ajay Devgan

Prithviraj Raghuvanshi

Abhishek Bachchan

Abbas Malik

Asin

Sania

Prachi Desai

Radhika

Govardhan Asrani

Shastri

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Bol Bachchan, less blaring than your standard Rohit Shetty comedy, can give you sporadic chuckles, and a few helpess laughs. Can't expect more.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 26, 2019

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Lisa Tsering

Hollywood Reporter

This big-budget summer release starts off awkwardly with a half-hearted music number, but once it kicks into gear, the film's engaging performances and ever-spiraling hysteria make its two-and-a-half-hour running time fly by.

Jul 5, 2016

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Bol Bachchan carries off its rapidly thinning, virtually villain-free plot thanks to its fast-paced presentation of a storyline that hinges on a succession of double identities and escalating fabrications.

Jul 11, 2012

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Peter Galvin

sbs.com.au

The energy, the performances, the comedy, the story rhythms, production and styling, and the sheer manic craziness takes hold from the get-go and does not let up over its nearly three-hour running time.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 5, 2016

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Manish Gajjar

Birmingham Mail

Director Shetty delivers another successful comedy after box office hits like Golmaal, All The Best and Singham.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 20, 2012

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Synopsis

When Abbas breaks open the lock of an ancestral Hindu temple to save a child trapped inside, he faces trouble. He tries to hide his true identity with a fake Hindu name, which leads to a web of lies.

Director: Rohit Shetty
Screenwriter: Yunus Sajawal
Distributor: FIP
Production Co: Ajay Devgn Ffilms, Shree Ashtvinayak Cine Vision
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Sequences of Action Violence|Brief Mild Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 6, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M

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