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मुंबईः पिछले साल करीब आधा दर्जन से ज्यादा रीमेक फिल्में रिलीज हुईं. खासकर अजय देवगन (Ajay Devgn) पिछले कुछ दिनों में साउथ की कई रीमेक फिल्में लेकर आए. अभिषेक पाठक (Abhishek Pathak) द्वारा निर्देशित क्राइम थ्रिलर दृश्यम 2 भी इसी नाम की मलयालम फिल्म की रीमेक है, जिसमें मोहनलाल लीड रोल में दिखाई दिए थे. ‘दृश्यम 2’ के बाद एक बार फिर अजय देवगन एक नई रीमेक लेकर आ गए हैं, जिसका टाइटल है ‘भोला’ (Bholaa). इस फिल्म को अभिनेता ने शिव भक्तों को डेडिकेट किया है. वैसे भी अजय देवगन का शिव प्रेम जगजाहिर है.

अब ‘भोला’ के जरिए एक बार फिर अजय देवगन ने शिव के प्रति अपनी भक्ति जाहिर की है, जो तमिल फिल्म ‘कैथी’ की रीमेक है. कैथी एक तमिल शब्द है, जिसका अर्थ है ‘कैदी’. यह फिल्म 2019 में रिलीज हुई थी. एक्शन से भरी अजय देवगन की ‘भोला’ कितनी एंटरटेनिंग है, आईये आपको बताते हैं.

डायरेक्शन ‘भोला’ में एक्टिंग के साथ-साथ डायरेक्शन की जिम्मेदारी भी खुद अजय देवगन ने संभाली है. एक तरफ जहां बाकि के स्टार्स हॉलीवुड फिल्मों की रीमेक पर ज्यादा भरोसा जता रहे हैं, कुछ ऐसे भी स्टार हैं जिन्होंने साउथ की रीमेक पर भरोसा जताया. इन्हीं में से एक हैं अजय देवगन, जो पिछले कुछ सालों में कई दक्षिण भारतीय फिल्मों की रीमेक में दिखाई दे चुके हैं. अब उन्होंने मशहूर तमिल फिल्म कैथी की रीमेक के जरिए दर्शकों को एंटरटेनमेंट की डोज दी है. हालांकि, कहीं-कहीं अजय सही मात्रा में डोज देने में चूकते दिखे. हालांकि, कार्थी, अर्जुन दास और मोनिका स्टारर ‘कैथी’ के आगे ‘भोला’ की चमक ज्यादा तेज दिखाई दे रही है. लेकिन, फिर भी इमोशनल कॉन्सेप्ट के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती फिल्म की कहानी ड्रामा और एक्शन तक सीमित हो जाती है.

अकेले 100 गुंडों से भोला का भिड़ जाना, लॉजिकल नहीं लगता. हालांकि, यही सीन साउथ की फिल्मों में खूब पसंद किए जाते हैं. सिनेमाघर तालियों और सीटियों से गूंजने लगता है, लेकिन हिंदी फिल्मों के दर्शकों के लिए ऐसे सीन थोड़े अजीब हो जाते हैं. वहीं फर्स्ट हाफ से लेकर क्लाइमेक्स तक भोला में बाइक, ट्रक हवा में लहराते-उड़ते ही दिखाई देते हैं. लेकिन, एक्शन लवर्स के लिए यह फिल्म अजय देवगन की ओर से एक जबरदस्त एंटरटेनमेंट हो सकता है. इसके अलावा एक स्टार की एंट्री के साथ जैसे फिल्म को खत्म किया गया है, फिल्म के अगले भाग के लिए दर्शकों का रोमांच बढ़ना लजामी है.

कहानी भोला की कहानी शुरू होती है भोला (अजय देवगन) की रिहाई से, जिसे जेल में रहते हुए ये पता चलता है कि उसकी एक बेटी भी है, जो लखनऊ के अनाथालय में रह रही है. जेल से निकलते ही भोला अपनी बेटी की खोज में जुट जाता है. दूसरी तरफ SP डायना जोसफ (तब्बू) है, जिसने एक बड़े गिरोह के ड्रग तस्करी का माल पकड़ती है और उसे थाने में एक खुफिया जगह छुपा देती है. माल वापस पाने के लिए डायना को जान से मारने वाले अस्वाथामा (दीपक डोबरियाल) को एक पुलिस इंस्पेक्टर (गजराज राव) की ओर से टिप मिलती है.

डायना को मारने के लिए अस्वाथामा पार्टी कर रही पुलिस फोर्स की ड्रिंक में कुछ मिला देता है, जिससे सभी एक-एक कर बेहोश हो जाते हैं और उनकी जान को खतरा हो जाता है. ऐसे में डायना सभी को अस्पताल पहुंचाने की जिम्मेदारी लेती है. अब ड्रग माफियाओं से जूझ रही डायना और अपनी बेटी को ढूंढ रहा भोला आपस में कैसे जुड़ते हैं, पकड़े गए माल का क्या होता है, पुलिस ऑफिसर बच पाते हैं या नहीं और भोला को उसकी बेटी मिलती है कि नहीं, सब देखने और पता करने के लिए आप नजदीकी थिएटर जा सकते हैं.

म्यूजिक और टेक्निकल भोला में एक रात की कहानी है और इस पूरी रात की कहानी को बड़े पर्दे पर जबरदस्त अंदाज में उतारने के लिए सिनेमैटोग्राफर असीम बजाज को जबरदस्त काम किया है. एक्शन सीन्स को क्लोजअप में देखना किसी ट्रीट जैसा है. खासकर गंगा आरती के दौरान पूरे बनारस को ड्रोन के जरिए दिखाना और हर सीन को संवारने में लगा एफर्ट साफ देखा जा सकता है. लेकिन, फिल्म की सबसे बड़ी कमजोरी है इसका बैकग्राउंड म्यूजिक, जो कई जगहों पर इतना लाउड हो जाता है कि डायलॉग की क्लैरिटी भी नहीं मिल पाती है. बता दें, टेक्निकल ग्लिच के चलते डायलॉग की क्लैरिटी बिलकुल नहीं थी, ऐसे में रातों-रात इसके साउंड पर काम किया गया और नया प्रिंट तैयार किया गया है.

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Bholaa Review: ‘कैथी’ की आत्मा नहीं समझ पाए अजय देवगन, जॉन विक की नकल करता नजर आया ‘भोला’

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अभिनेता के रूप में अजय देवगन ने जो अपना प्रशंसक वर्ग बनाया है, उसकी टक्कर का प्रशंसक वर्ग हिंदी सिनेमा में उनके समकालीन अभिनेताओं में सिर्फ शाहरुख खान का ही बचा है। शाहरुख खान की फिल्म ‘पठान’ ने साल के शुरू में ही ये जता दिया कि हिंदी सिनेमा के दर्शक भी अब अपने बीच के सितारों को खतरनाक एक्शन और दिल दहला देने वाले स्टंट करते देखना चाहते हैं। बीते हफ्ते रिलीज हुई ‘जॉन विक 4’ को भारत में मिली करिश्माई ओपनिंग ने भी इस संकेत को दोहराया। अपनी पिछली फिल्म ‘दृश्यम 2’ में रीमेक के राजा बने अजय देवगन ने इस फिल्म के निर्देशक अभिषेक पाठक से अगर कुछ सीखा होता तो फिल्म ‘भोला’ एक कमाल की फिल्म बन सकती थी। लोकेश कनगराज की सुपरहिट फिल्म ‘कैथी’ की इस हिंदी रीमेक का जब पहला टीजर थ्रीडी में सिनेमाघर में दिखाया गया तो वहां अजय देवगन भी मौजूद थे। मैंने उनसे पूछा कि फिल्म उन्होंने थ्रीडी में शूट की है या टूडी में शूट करके इसे थ्रीडी में बदला गया है? अजय देवगन का जवाब था, ‘अब थ्रीडी में कहां शूट होती हैं फिल्में?’ वैसे फिल्म ‘भोला’ को थ्रीडी में रिलीज करने की जरूरत फिल्म देखने के बाद महसूस नहीं होती। और, फिल्म की मूल कहानी में जो फेरबदल अजय देवगन ने इसकी हिंदी रीमेक में किए हैं, जरूरत उनकी भी महसूस नहीं होती।

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Bholaa Review: Ajay Devgn shines bright in gripping remake of Kaithi

Bholaa, starring and directed by ajay devgn, is a well-packaged actioner that caters to the mass audience. the film features a good mix of elevation sequences and emotional scenes..

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• Bholaa is directed by Ajay Devgn.
• It is a remake of Karthi’s Kaithi.
• Bholaa features Ajay Devgn and Tabu in the lead.

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Release Date: 30 Mar, 2023

Bholaa, this week’s only major Hindi release, is a well-executed actioner that hits the right notes because of Ajay Devgn’s intense performance and grand vision.

The movie, a remake of Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Tamil blockbuster Kaithi, revolves around an ex-convict who is roped by IPS Diana Joseph (Tabu) to carry out a task for cops during a major crisis. He reluctantly agrees to assist them after she promises to help him meet his daughter, who is in an orphanage.

The protagonist soon finds himself in the middle of a war between the police and a drug trafficking mafia. The rest of the narrative revolves around his attempts at fighting off menacing foes to unite with his child.

Bholaa stays faithful to Kaithi as far as the core storyline is concerned. The difference between these films, however, lies in the execution. Lokesh Kanagaraj took his time to build Kaithi's world. Moreover, its action scenes felt realistic.

Ajay Devgn, by contrast, treats Bholaa as a star vehicle. Each scene builds an aura around the lead character. This sets the stage for several whistle-worthy moments. Moreover, the action scenes feel grand and stylish. The decision to cast Tabu in the role originally played by Narain too proves to be a smart one as it changes the dynamics at play.

Tabu’s sequences with the Shivaay actor too are a highlight of Bholaa. The ace performers complement each other quite well. In a touching scene, they talk about their sad pasts.

The track involving Devgn and his reel daughter adds a touch of tenderness to the inherently violent and dark film.

A crucial sequence set in a police station too works reasonably well and gives us a proper look at the menacing Nithari (Vineet Kumar)

The action scenes are Bholaa’s backbone. They do a good job of taking the narrative forward. The Paan Dukaniya number too has been integrated into the plot quite intelligently.

On the flip side, the flashback portions fail to add much to Bholaa. They feel rushed and predictable. This is quite unfortunate as they had the potential to add another layer to the film. Similarly, a few characters feel half-baked as they don’t get enough scope. The makers could also have tried to examine Tabu’s tragic backstory.

Ajay Devgn’s performance is the heart and soul of Bholaa. He excels in the action scenes, the way he had in the Singham series. The actor is equally good in the emotional scenes as he uses his eyes to express the character’s anguish. Watch out for his heartwrenching expression in a scene where he hears his daughter’s voice for the first time.

Tabu is good in a role that requires her to be tough and vulnerable in equal measure. She also makes a decent impact in a couple of action scenes.

Deepak Dobriyal shines in some of Bholaa’s most unnerving scenes. He, however, deserved a meatier role.

Vineet is at his wildest best in a disturbing scene where threatens to eliminate a policeman. He too deserved more screen time.

Sanjay Mishra proves to be the surprise package of Bholaa. The actor, who has often been burdened with one-dimensional comedy roles, received praise for his work in Vadh. This too is a fine outing for him. The actor delivers a natural and subdued performance. This makes it easier for one to relate to his character,

The rest of the cast serves its purpose.

Bholaa features dialogues such as ‘pandav bhi paanch the’ and ‘shakal dekh kar chargsheet banane lagi hai police’, which cater to the masses. The music, sadly, is not up to the mark. None of the songs, barring the soulful Nazar Lag Jayegi, make any impact. This is quite surprising given the fact that the tunes are composed by Ravi Basur, who rose to fame with his work in KGF.

To conclude, Bholaa is a treat for Ajay Devgn’s fans. It has everything, right from action scenes to punch dialogues, that one would expect from a big-screen spectacle meant for the mass audience.

We are going with 3 stars out of 5 for Bholaa. Published By: Grace Cyril Published On: Mar 30, 2023 --- ENDS --- ALSO READ | After Drishyam 2, will Ajay Devgn spread magic on screens with Bholaa? Trade experts talk

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After getting out of prison with the desire to meet his daughter, Bholaa's plans are interrupted by a well-orchestrated drug bust. After getting out of prison with the desire to meet his daughter, Bholaa's plans are interrupted by a well-orchestrated drug bust. After getting out of prison with the desire to meet his daughter, Bholaa's plans are interrupted by a well-orchestrated drug bust.

• Lokesh Kanagaraj
• Ankush Singh
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• Abhishek Bachchan
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• 1 nomination

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• Chomu Singh

• Constable Angad Yadav

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• Devraj Subramaniam

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• Trivia The film was earlier to be directed by Dharmendra Sharma. Ajay Devgn stepped in as director after receiving appreciation for his direction in Runway 34.
• Connections Remake of Kaithi (2019)
• Soundtracks Nazar Lag Jayegi Music by Ravi Basrur Lyrics by Irshad Kamil Vocals by Javed Ali

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• Mar 31, 2023
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• March 30, 2023 (India)
• Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• Ajay Devgn Ffilms
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• ₹500,000,000 (estimated)

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Ajay Devgn's Bholaa follows the same beats as its predecessor, Lokesh Kanagaraj's Kaithi – but there's one crucial difference in terms of flavour. Lokesh made a Hollywood-style action movie. Ajay's version is full-on desi , right down to colloquialisms we have not heard on the Hindi screen in years – like the phrase " neki aur pooch pooch ". In other words, we have a team that's thinking in the local language. When someone asks what the hero's name is, the reply is, " Naam bataaya to paon mein gir jayega ." Indeed! Because it's god's name: Bholaa. And throughout, the man is portrayed like a god, with ash on his forehead and a fight sequence with a trident. He is invincible. (In comparison, the equally invincible Karthi character from Kaithi came off like a Marvel superhero.) Another desi -cinema touch: this Hindu protagonist is aided by a Christian cop (Diana, played by Tabu), one of whose secret resources is a Muslim named Ali Abbas.

The nicest change in Bholaa is transforming the Narain character into a woman, and making her an action heroine. In fact, the film opens with her scenes. She does not faint midway and leave the hero alone. She threatens him. She sympathises with him and bonds with him. And she shares butt-kicking duties with him. When a new constable says he has no guns, she gives him this line: " Vardi bandook ke saath nahin, bahaduri ke saath pehni jaati hai ." That could be Dharmendra talking! The other effective change is with the character of the protagonist's daughter, who's in an orphanage. Her scenes are more emotionally fleshed out. I mean, if you are going the sentimental route, you might as well go all the way. I loved the touch that the anklets Bholaa has bought for her have a small story behind them. It's because his wife used to wear anklets, too. We see them in her very first scene.

Otherwise, the same things that were said about Kaithi could be said about Bholaa . It's an intentionally dumbed-down movie that gives away everything in the set-up. The plot is about cops and druglords and a huge consignment of cocaine. We know not just that there are moles on both sides, but also who these moles are. We see bounty hunters and an older version of the Hollywood trope of a rookie cop (played by an excellent Sanjay Mishra) -- and he's surrounded by a bunch of hapless college students. Thereon, the film is essentially a series of action set pieces, which are pretty imaginatively conceived by Indian standards. But there are some nice tweaks in the screenplay. For instance, here, Bholaa and his daughter actually connect over a call – but before he can give in to his emotions, some biker-goons crash the party and he has to fight them away first. That father-daughter emotion is left hanging – it will have to wait. 

Of the cast, Deepak Dobriyal hams it up nicely as a drug kingpin. He really appears unhinged. Makarand Deshpande gets to be a sutradhar , a narrator of sorts – and the reverence with which he talks about Bholaa is consistent with the treatment of the title character as a god. Tabu and Ajay Devgn pair up well, and her revelation during their scene together ties in sweetly with the ending. The leadup to the Gatling gun sequence, however, was much better in Kaithi – and so was the hero's flashback, which was beautifully narrated by Karthi. (Here, we cut to a visual flashback that does not tell us much we don't already know about Bholaa.) All things considered, like Kaithi , Bholaa is a perfectly serviceable – and generic – piece of entertainment. And the ending gives us a surprise in terms of a new actor, whose character suggests that Bholaa-2 may not travel along the lines of Kaithi-2 . There's a fabulously pulpy touch about this character's physicality. All I'll say is this: looking forward!

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Bholaa movie review: Ajay Devgn delivers no-holds-barred, bang-for-your-buck actioner

Bholaa movie review: ajay devgn-tabu's all-out action film is not for the faint-hearted but it is bang for your buck..

Action junkies, rejoice. ‘Bholaa’, in which Ajay Devgn does double duty as the eponymous lead actor and director, is the kind of all-out, no-holds-barred, high-octane actioner we haven’t seen in Bollywood in a long time.

Here’s what we get in the film, which runs through the course of a night. A massive drug bust. A vicious mobster (Deepak Dobriyal) leading an army of goons laden with impressive fire power. A police station under attack, with only an elderly custodian (Sanjay Mishra) in charge. A bunch of cops hanging on to their lives by a thread. An ex-convict (Ajay Devgn) heading out to meet his ten year old daughter whom he has never seen. And an injured cop (Tabu) corralling the convict into a rescue mission with a hapless fellow (Amir Khan) riding along, strictly to provide the laughs.

The biggest problem Bollywood has faced with this genre has been the inability to keep everything else in the film subservient to the action: bunging in song and dance and other irrelevant details, causes things to come to a standstill. Here Devgn, who now seems to have settled into his dual role, having had considerable practice (his last was ‘Runway 34’), makes sure, for the most part, that the set-pieces keep coming. And he keeps slaying, single-handedly keeping the monsters at bay.

And that’s got to do with ‘Bholaa’ being an official remake of ‘Kaithi’, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s 2019 blockbuster starring Karthi. The film introduced us to elements that make up the director’s universe, which melds action and emotion, splitting the screen between charismatic good guys and even more charismatic bad guys. In Kanagaraj’s last outing ‘Vikram’, the powerhouse ensemble which included Kamal Haasan , Fahad Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi, was trumped by the climactic glimpse of Suriya, who plays A Very Bad Guy.

The plotline of ‘Bholaa’ is nearly the same as Kaithi, with a few additions and tweaks. The biggest is to change the injured male cop into a female, and that’s a smart move. Tabu takes on the part with great gusto, making an effective dent in this all-male universe, nailing the power that a cop yields yet showing a softer human side. Without her, the film wouldn’t have been as watchable. And that goes for two other actors here, Dobriyal and Rao: the former, nearly unrecognisable as the manic-murderous hood, is scarily good; the latter plays bad well, too.

The trouble with keeping this kind of action sustainable over two hours forty minutes is evident every time the film goes off the main track. A flashback featuring Bholaa’s past, which includes a romance (Amala Paul), slows things down, as do the numerous instances when his distraught daughter is shown. Also, because this is a Devgn enterprise, the hero has to have enough time to flex solo. Unlike Karthi, whose ‘aam aadmi’ feels like one of us, Devgn’s Bholaa is mythologised as an indestructible superhero. The challenge of making each set-piece different is clear when, for the nth time, Bholaa is alone, on the road, facing a swarm of killers. And it all starts looking the same; the greed to extend action sequences never works out well.

Fortunately, there’s enough going on to keep everything going, as Shiv bhakt Bholaa, aided by holy ‘vibhooti’, his valiant cop companion pointedly named Diana, and a brave informer called Aijaz, makes sure that he is the last man standing. Again, fortunately, we aren’t left too much time to dwell on the power-sharing in the trinity– obviously, our Bholaa has pole position– as the plot gets back to its relentless cracking of bones, showering of blood, skewering of bodies, and parts thereof.

For the faint-hearted? No way. Bang-for-the-buck? Oh yes.

Bholaa movie cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Sanjay Mishra, Gajraj Rao, Vineet Kumar, Kiran Kumar, Makarand Deshpande, Amir Khan, Amala Paul Bholaa movie director: Ajay Devgn Bholaa movie rating: 3 stars

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Bholaa Movie Review: Ajay Devgn-Tabu return to action with guns blazing; add soul to the gripping thriller

Bholaa movie review: ajay devgn's bollywood movie is crafted for the masses and perfectly blends high-octane action, thriller and soul in the first half and ends with a surprising climax where a 'bollywood actor' cameo is waiting..

• Movie Name: Bholaa
• Critics Rating: 3.5 / 5
• Release Date: March 30, 2023
• Director: Ajay Devgn
• Genre: Action-thriller

Bholaa Movie Review: With his earnest eyes and grim demeanor, Ajay Devgn once again gave a performance to remember. The actor plays the role of a convict who is out of prison and on his way to meet his daughter in the action-thriller movie Bholaa. From the film's beginning, the tone is set that Bholaa is a larger-than-life man who cannot be messed with. He is not only dangerous but can fight like a warrior. The first half hour of the movie works to set the stage for what is going to happen during the course of two and a half hours. While it is quite evident where the film is going, every frame and every scene is worth watching. 

A racy action thriller is expected from the start where the high-octane action sequences are meant to steal the limelight. And that's what happens in the entire movie! The way other prisoners describe Ajay Devgn aka Bholaa and his beefed-up look justify how he fights the drug mafia and throws hundreds of goons away like pebbles in his way. Even an animal as fierce as a leopard is scared to fight Bholaa when he has ash on his forehead. While the storyline is predictable, Bholaa's character has not been defined completely in the film.

Through one long flashback, we are told why Bholaa has never met his 10-year-old daughter yet and what happened to his wife but there is no recollection of who he really is. How he started his journey? Looks like we have to wait for the sequel to reach that part of the story.

Other than Ajay Devgn, all the other characters, big or small, contribute to carve a world that gets intriguing with every scene. Ashwathama played by Deepak Dobriyal deserves special mention as he gets into the skin of his character of a heartless villain and still looks appealing. He effortlessly shifts from his image of a comedian onscreen to a ruthless bad guy. Tabu's onscreen presence again impresses and her chemistry with Ajay Devgn appears natural. This is the first time she has tried her hands at hard-core action and she nailed it by fighting several goons singlehandedly. Other supporting characters are also executed to perfection and help understand the plot more deeply. The side characters not only add meaning to the plot but frequently bring comic relief amid bone-breaking fights, high-speed bike chases and rip-roaring gunfire.

The only area where Bholaa falls short is not focusing more on the emotional side of the lead character's relationship with his daughter Jyoti. In the first half, the heartwarming father-daughter bond manages to tug at the heartstrings but feels missing or nearly forgotten in the second half. Eventually, when they meet, it appears sudden and breaks the mood.

To conclude, Bholaa is crafted for the masses and perfectly blends high-octane action, thriller and soul in the first half and ends with a surprising climax where a 'Bollywood actor' cameo is waiting. An exciting watch for the weekend!

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Bholaa Movie Review: Ajay Devgn Retells Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Story In The Most Histrionic Way Possible

This is all about ajay devgn's grand vision for cinema, and he continues to hunt for that one perfect film - bholaa movie review out.

Star Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Gajraj Rao, Sanjay Mishra, Vineet Kumar, Makarand Deshpande, Amir Khan

Director: Ajay Devgn

What’s Good: It’s Ajay Devgn’s bewildering passion for creating that one perfect actioner & this is a step in the right direction

What’s Bad: Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Kaithi ran, so Ajay Devgn’s Bholaa could walk!

Loo Break: Not at all in the first half & climax; you still have a choice!

Watch or Not?: Only if you have the appetite to digest a loud masala entertainer

Available On: Theatrical Release

Runtime: 144 Minutes

IPS Diana Joseph (Tabu), through an exhilarating truck chasing scene, manages to catch cocaine worth 1000s of crores which was being transported by Sikka Gang’s Nithari (Vineet Kumar) & his younger/crazier brother Ashwathama (Deepak Dobriyal). Ashwathama goes crazy as it’s not just the drugs captured by the police but also his brother. Diana escapes Ashwathama’s trap of getting intoxicated at a higher rank official’s retirement party. Still, many of her colleagues are drugged at the risk of losing a life if not treated in a couple of hours.

She takes up the task of transferring all the officers to a 3-hour far hospital along with Bholaa’s (Ajay Devgn) help because he’s the only one who can drive a truck. Also, Bholaa got arrested just for looking suspicious after he spent ten years in jail for the reasons only to be revealed in the film’s further parts (or when Lokesh Kanagaraj decides to write it). He, for his personal reasons, decides to help Diana cover the highway full of death traps trying to keep the officers alive and detained drugs safe.

Bholaa Movie Review: Script Analysis

Ajay Devgn retells Lokesh Kanagaraj’s story in the most histrionic way possible, absolutely nailing the ‘action’ bit of actioner but making an ‘err’ in attaining ‘er’ (entertainer) bit of the same. Following the template of keeping the crux the same and adding some unwanted clutter which was never required in the first place, Bholaa’s narrative relies extremely heavily on VFX-filled action sequences.

Totally not complaining about them, as the film’s action is its soul holding back your attention till the end. Be it the very John Wick -like ‘open contract’ against the protagonist action sequence or Ajay’s Bholaa thrashing the life of baddies using ‘Trishul’, when it roars, it roars ‘oh so good!’. It’s the additional love track, a love song and a long dramatic drag of the father-daughter sub-plot that holds Bholaa back. I still have a strong belief Ajay Devgn along with his trusted cinematographer Aseem Bajaj will one day make a film that will not only stun his fans but each and every cinema fan.

Bholaa Movie Review: Star Performance

Ajay Devgn’s Bholaa is a silent hero who doesn’t have some heroic one-liners to win toh over, and he instead follows his regular ‘mode of communication,’ i.e. his eyes to do the serious talking. This characteristic has been mastered by him not once but multiple times, and it’s the same level of swag here. Tabu, as always, is mind-blowing and inaugurates the warfare getting red-faced with a brilliantly choreographed action scene blasting a container filled with dust.

Deepak Dobriyal’s Ashwathama gets the quirks on point, and despite doing all the bats*it crazy things (like killing someone while dancing on an item track), he never gets too crazy to cringe you out. Gajraj Rao is almost unrecognisable with the kind of get-up he has and the accent he nails, and he gives his best. Sanjay Mishra’s role could’ve been meatier with funnier lines to be the comical relief this film needed. Though, the actor playing Kharchi (Amir Khan, as per Wiki) would surely make you chuckle amid all the chaos. Vineet Kumar as Nithari almost had me believe that it’s Piyush Mishra playing his character, and that’s the best compliment I could find for him.

Bholaa Movie Review: Direction, Music

Ajay Devgn, the director, will always have a fan in me. From his first film U, Me Aur Hum, I’ve always respected his vision for cinema which he only cemented with Shivaay and now Bholaa. He’s just one good script away from being a director to remember.

KGF fame Ravi Basrur scores the background score of the film, which goes over the board and loud, similar to what happened to him in the Yash-led franchise as well.

Bholaa Movie Review: The Last Word

All said and done, Bholaa is all about Ajay Devgn ‘s grand vision for cinema, and he continues to hunt for that one perfect film.

Three stars!

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Bholaa review: Ajay Devgn brings some slick but mindless action in this 'dark' thriller

Bholaa movie review: ajay devgn directs and stars in this less than impressive kaithi remake high on vfx and adrenaline..

Remember the iconic scene from Ajay Devgn's debut Phool Aur Kaante (1991) when he did that iconic split on top of two bikes? Cut to 2023, bikes are back but instead of balancing on them, he is flipping them in the air, setting them on fire, beating bikers left, right and centre and serving some high-octane action. Bholaa is undoubtedly an exhilarating watch. Slick action with the hero single-handedly beating 100 bad guys, Bholaa is nothing short of a full-on mass entertainer that turns a theatre into stadium with the public cheering and clapping each time the hero shows a gravity-defying move. Is that all realistic? No. Do you enjoy watching it? It depends on whether you're a fan of well-choreographed stunts. (Also read: Maidaan teaser: Ajay Devgn 'Lassos' in the golden era of Indian football to big screen in impressive first look )

Bholaa will give you adrenaline rush, but if you also look for an equally meaningful story or at least a narrative that brings some value, Bholaa will disappoint you at many levels. A Hindi adaptation of Tamil film Kaithi (2019), Bholaa tries to recreate the same magic albeit with its share of flaws. And there are many! Once again wearing the director's hat, Ajay Devgn ensures he brings larger-than-life action on screen which is not seen before, or at least not on this level. But in the process, the story is so side-lined that you actually wait for something to make sense. After a point, it's literally a montage of one brilliant action sequence after the other, but the mindless stunts can impress you only till they last.

Bholaa chronicles the tale of a night when a just-released prisoner, ex-conman Devgn (Bholaa) is waiting to meet his daughter for the first time in 10 years. But his journey turns out to be a rather difficult course when IPS Diana Joseph (Tabu) asks him to drive a truck full of 40 unconscious police officers who fell prey to a conspiracy at a farewell party of a senior officer (Kiran Kumar in a cameo). Parallelly, there is a drug mafia being run by Sika Gang - Ashwathama aka Ashu (Deepak Dobriyal) and his elder brother Nithari, who would go to any extremes to get their cocaine back that Diana has seized and kept in a jail. They send out multiple gangs to kill the cops in the truck and capture Diana, but Bholaa turns into an undefeatable force and fights them all. That's basically the plot, which keeps you busy, if not hooked, for some 2.5 hours.

Amid all this, several questions remain unanswered and very little is shown, told or revealed about Bholaa's past. Who is Bholaa? How did he become this strong? Why was he sentenced in the first place? There's a blink-and-miss kind of love angle between Bholaa and Amala Paul, but that's about it. How that love blossoms and becomes the catalyst for a lot of things is never touched upon. That somehow put me off. Of course, the cliff-hanger in the climax gets you super curious and the film ends on a 'to be continued' note, but this is a bit much of a tease for audiences to wait for the truth to be revealed. Yes, it's like pulling off a Baahubali kind of craze and hype. Not sure if the sequel would come back with all the answers or would again focus on just the adrenaline factor.

Bholaa is so fast-paced that one actually needs time to sink in an action sequence unfold onscreen before the next one comes up. Here, an engaging screenplay by Aamil Keeyan Khan, Ankush Singh, Sandeep Kewlani and Shriidhar Dubey does the trick. The action scenes one after the other don't look like disjointed pieces of a puzzle but cleverly placed to keep up the excitement high. Lokesh Kanagaraj, who has also written the original, is strong with an intriguing plot, but if you haven't seen Kaithi, then Bholaa ends up looking like a cat-and-mouse-chase between this truck being driven on endless roads across the state, and criminals lurking every few kilometres only to be evaded by Bholaa's might. Aseem Bajaj's cinematography has a lot to do. Given that the film is entirely shot at night and is mostly dark, highlighting the imagery and graphics isn't an easy feat in this case, so it does get a bit messy there.

Devgn as the actor is in top form and when he rolls up his sleeves and perform stunts, you can expect the unexpected. I mean, come on, isn't it very 70s' to watch the hero beating 100 men and continue to stand up and fight with the same stamina every single time? Yes, he channelises his inner Shiva in the best possible way, but it's all far from reality. I wanted to see more of him talk and even the emotional bits which just come and go should have stayed for a bit longer. Tabu seems to be becoming a pro at playing a cop. After two parts of Drishyam, Kuttey and now Bholaa, she looks confident and convincing in uniform more than any other female actor. Though in Bholaa, we hardly see her in the police uniform as most of the time she is made to disappear as Devgn takes spotlight while fighting the bad guys. Dobriyal in a completely psychotic and menacing role is unbelievably brilliant. For once, I thought it was choreographer Terrence Lewis making his acting debut, but when you look closer to find Dobriyal, and he just bowls you over with his performance. Yadav ji (Sanjay Mishra) and corrupt home minister (Gajraj Rao) in lend able support to the story and impress with their acting chops.

The heavyweight dialogues in Bholaa are so passable that you wonder why were they there in the first place. Sample some of these: Bandook ki naukri ki hai, goli toh khani padegi. Hum dikhe hote toh tum nahi dikhte. Yeh dharti banjar hokar bhi budzil paida nahi karti. Ladaiyan honslon se jeeti jaati hain sankhya, bal aur hathiyaron se nahi. They sound so cliched and stylised that when characters actually say these onscreen, you just yawn and say, 'Ok, next, please!'

Bholaa can sure be touted to be that typical mass entertainer with action that is totally paisa vasool, but again, we need to see something beyond just the heroic deeds.

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Bholaa (U/A) 30/Mar/2023 Crime, Drama 2hrs 35mins

Critics Review

A decent remake barring the gaming fights.

The action sequences are as overly cinematic as one would have thought after witnessing the trailer. But the rest of the film is fine, quite an entertaining overnight thriller that is visually appealing. (more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

Bholaa serves great action in this fast-paced thriller

There�s obviously a reason (which will be unveiled by the end of the film, watch out for it) why little is revealed about Bholaa�s past - apart from a brief glimpse of his romance with Amala Paul. You are left with many questions about the protagonist�s life, which an origin story is likely to help unfold - � la Baahubali. Stay back post the climax to know who will be Bholaa�s arch-enemy ahead. As for this one, Bholaa packs in quite a punch with his strength, grit and charisma. (more)

Source: Harshada Rege,, Times Of India

Ajay Devgn Retells Lokesh Kanagaraj's Story In The Most Histrionic Way Possible

Bholaa is all about Ajay Devgn�s grand vision for cinema, and he continues to hunt for that one perfect film. (more)

Source: Umesh Punvani, Koimoi

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