Frankly speaking, I was having no much interest in watching this movie except watching Ali Zafar in it after a long time. Dont take it otherwise, I liked his comic timing in Tere Bin Laden and even though knowing that he will be side lined in front of Imran khan and Katrina Kaif, I had some interest in it. But this is not a sufficient reason for watching it in a multiplex spending around 250 rs.
The main and only reason was my younger brother who due to some valid reasons was attached to the title of the movie. He likes Ali Zafar's acting too. Once I said to him that we will go to watch this movie when it will be released and he took no time to ask me to complete my promise after its release. Although I am not Salman Khan yet I can complete these small commitments atleast.
After some unexpected crowd at the ticket counter more because of BodyGuard fans, we got the tickets and entered the hall approx 10 minutes late. I believe we did not miss much.
Coming to the movie, it was a regular affair. Imran khan is back to his usual role after some change in Delhi Belly. I must say, he is perfect in these kind of roles. Even after watching him doing almost same thing in most of his movies, he looks quite natural in acting and delivering dialogues with full enthusiasm. Ali Zafar has not been given much scope but he is able to generate some laughs by his pakistani accent and facial expressions. Must say he is completely wasted.
Finally, main attraction of the movie, Katrina Kaif. She is looking as beautiful as she can look with her new hairstyle in the first part and I think she should have been given that much work only. To look beautiful and keep on distracting the audience from really no story no comedy plot. But to the extreme of my horrors, she has been given quite a big share of dialogues and when she tried to act, I felt like banging my head on the front chair but that was quite far. She made the horrible memories of Azab Prem ki Gazab Kahani refreshed where she tried to do comedy and acting both. She looks cute when she smiles and keep her eyes half closed. As soon as she opens her eyes and mouth, I just felt like getting in some time machine and got through that scene.
Coming to the plot. Is n't it a joke itself? All of you know must be knowing it. Still let us dedicate a single line. A boy find bride for his NRI brother, both fell in love with each other and then try to convince brother to get out of their path by making him fall in love with his first love. Story Over. Now around this single line add some comedy scenes, some romantic songs, item songs, some melodrama and movie is ready. Music is OK. 1-2 songs are hummable. Rest you may forget after getting out of hall.
Humour is not that much and seems to be forced. I must say people were laughing in theater even in no humour scenes. They might be laughing on them selves for spending so much. But I dont have that much sense of humour. The only thing I liked in the movie was mention of Panipat, my home town where Imran khan went to look for bride.
Watch this movie if you have nothing else to do and cant wait to watch Katrina Kaif in her most beautiful version on television in 1-2 months.
Though quite late in writing about this movie which released around 10 days back along with Salman's usual south Indian movie's remake Body Guard. It is personal choice whether they want to see these south indian movies in original on channels like Set Max or the duplicate movies with half sleep walking hero in theaters.
None the less I was waiting for Bol to be released in India. Movie is directed by Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor who earlier made critically acclaimed Khuda kay liye. I have not been able to see that movie still though I am having that for more than 1 year. It happens, when you wish for something and get that thing later on, you lose the passion.
Enough of history, coming to the current movie. As the name suggested and presence of Atif Aslam, I believed this is going to be musical movie with story of some singer. But when I went through reviews, I came to know that this is a hard hitting movie with sensitive subject. Though made in pakistan with the pakistani backdrop, still it is relevant to most of the Indian rural part too.
Movie starts with a girl who is going to be hanged to death for killing his father, telling her story to reporters. Humaima Malik as Zainub is the lead character as a brave girl who is one of the 7 daughters of a Hakim. Hakim sahab keep on trying for a boy. Finally a boy is born but unfortunately a hermaphrodite( a boy with characteristics of girl) named as Saif. Hakim Sahab thought about killing him but mother denied. Family condition was very poor due to very less clients of hakim. Zainub got married and divorced soon due to family issues with her husband so came back to her parents' house. Saif grew and started showing interest in wearing woman's clothes. One of the daughter of Hakim, Ayesha loves Atif as Mustafa who is going to be a doctor. Atif arranges a job for Saif as a truck painter. But Saif got raped and later on killed by his own father to save his pride.
Zainub keeps on fighting with her father but could not do anything. Her arguments with her father on cricket matches, Quran and real meaning of written in it are the best part of the movies. There are lots of great scenes to be seen in movie like how Hakim sahab who was not willing to take money from a Kanjar(Saqa) has to sleep with Saqa's daughter to make her pregnant with girl child to get money to save himself from Police after killing his own son, how he use to wash the paper money and iron them to make them pure as they were coming from a Kanjar, a reporter trying to reach president of pakistan in night to stop the hanging of Zainub after hearing her story and many more.
Movie is filled with hard hitting scenes. Though a bit longer(around 2.5 hrs) and missing even a bit of humour, you are bound to be stick to it. There are some dialogues in pure urdu but still body language of actors never make the movie going above head. Performances are very strong and I must say one of the best performances I have ever seen by Humaima Malik and Manzar Shebai(Hakim Sahab). You may feel anger as well as pity on the situation of Hakim as a conservative father of 7 daughters. Humaima played a very strong character as a daughter who never hesitates to keep her thoughts in front of her father.
Movie is certainly bold handling very sensitive topics but never being vulgar. It is a lesson for all those film makers who shows vulgar scenes saying the demand of script. If you like to see a movie with a strong story then don't dare to miss this as very less meaningful movies come now a days especially Indian film makers who have found south indian remake with 45 + heroes as a money earning formula.
Though Mere Brother ki Dulhan has released today with same old story with some new dialogues, I will recommend Bol with some thing new to offer in old backdrop.
In the end, its ur wish whether u want to do a favour to Salman Khan even though he is not asking for any favour (Remember mujh par 1 ehsaan karna ki mujh par koi ehsaan na karna :)) or do yourself a favour by watching some great cinema.
Have a great day!!!
Please leave comments what ever you think. Thanks for reading till now :)
Till yesterday afternoon I was not aware that there has been a blast in Delhi and that too in High Court which is one of the most crowded and should be most secured area too. It was my friend Gagandeep who told me about this blast at the lunch time. Frankly speaking, I did not feel anything, neither any terror nor any sorrow and not even any anger. May be I have become so insensitive or it has become the nature of most of us. I will not say all of us as I am not sure even about myself.
I did not react at all as nothing has happened. Till now 12 people have died and 90 are injured. But for me it was like nothing has happened. As usual we talked about general issues like recession, onsite and money, the only thing we as youth are concerned about now and left for our offices which are nothing more than 1 floor in mountain like buildings. It did not come across my mind in the whole day as it has become a usual thing for us.
When I came back to room and sit in front of my only room mate, my television set, all the news channels were flooded with the news of Blast which was expected. I don't think they have to do anything new whenever a blast happens. "Till when we will bear the terrorism?", "Who is responsible for this?" Same is for political parties, "We will keep on fighting terrorism", "This blast has made our determination to fight terrorism stronger" and all the rubbish. Police has published the cartoon sketches of terrorist responsible which can be matched even with your relatives or your friends. Again a team has been formed to find the evidences. What will they do even if they find the responsible persons. They will give them the royal treatment like they are doing for Kasaab.
Nothing has changed and will not change even if 100 more blasts happen. The only thing that has been changed is the life of affected people in the blast. They will remember this day the whole of their life. Some have lost even their sole bread earner at the amount of 2 lakhs rupees which government will provide, not sure even that they will get. Worse is the situation of the badly injured one. They will not be live their life normally from now on, mostly being a burden on their families. No one can feel the pain of them. 2-3 days will pass and the channels which are showing their stories will move on to some other so called breaking news and all the affected people will be lost in the dark to live their lives on their own.
Question is what we can do? Even if there are relief funds and you can donate thousands of rupees, will it be helpful to spend their lives. Answer is known to all of us. After some days, other blast will happen, more people will be killed and many will be injured. It could be any of us or any known of us. We and our relatives can not do anything in that case too apart from crying.
Every time when a blast happens, every one used to say there has not been a single blast in USA after 9/11. But why not any one try to understand how that has happened. They followed step by step approach:-
1. First of all they tightly closed their doors for any one whom they have even little doubt on. All the software engineers must be aware of this fact that how difficult has become to enter USA now.
2. They destroyed their enemies to the hell. You can criticize USA as much as you like for killing innocent people in the way but the end result is that no innocent american has been killed thereafter.
People will keep on blaming Police for in efficiency. Just think yourself, how can police be known of the possible blasts in such a big country. I am not taking side of any one but once the terrorists and the explosives enter the boundaries of India, they can even force the police men to do bomb blast anywhere by black mailing them for their families. The only solution to stop this is to stop illegal trafficking of humans and materials which can be done by the government only who seems to be the most dis interested in doing anything which does not give scope of any scams.
If it is not going to happen, then our rubber stamp a.k.a our prime minister will keep on visiting the victims and wounded victims will be dressed up properly like a school function is happening in the same way as yesterday has happened.
There is no need of make up of these blast victims, they are forced to live their lives in this way because of impotency of these leaders only and one day it may happen to any one of us too. I am neither optimistic nor pessimistic. Have just passed my life on the mercy of these terrorists like all of us.
Till then keep on Breathing and hoping for the best. The only thing we can do to try to be happy till the last breath.
P.S. The day ended with a noticeable earth quake for Delhi people which gave them another reason to terrify. However our mother nature is much more kind to us than our government :)
The main and only reason was my younger brother who due to some valid reasons was attached to the title of the movie. He likes Ali Zafar's acting too. Once I said to him that we will go to watch this movie when it will be released and he took no time to ask me to complete my promise after its release. Although I am not Salman Khan yet I can complete these small commitments atleast.
