A still from the movieWell if you think Sallu bhai's movie has to be action packed to get viewer accolades, you must watch Bhajrangi Bhaijaan – it will make you reconsider.
That doesn't mean there are no stunts; just like any other Sallu movie, Bajrangi Bhaijaan too is laced with slow motion fisticuffs and petty squabbles. But the focus is neither on the stunts nor Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi, who is popularly known as Bajrangi (Salman Khan): The one who takes the cake is the adorable Munni aka Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra).
With a very predictable plot, the journey begins with an Indo-Pak cricket match, which happens in Pakistan, and then extends to Delhi, where our Bhola-Bhala Bajrangi is stuck with a mute girl, Munni. After a few failed attempts and twists in handing over Munni, Bajrangi and his love interest, Rasika (Kareena Kapoor), decide to keep her as a ward.
Kareena plays the role of Salman's love interestFinally, with another Indo-Pak cricket match, it's revealed that Munni is a Pakistani Muslim. It then happens that Bajrangi vows to his favourite deity that he would reunite the kid with her parents in Pakistan.
Though not a full-fledged road movie, Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a treat to watch with its picaresque shots and camera angles. Shot in locations at Delhi, Rajasthan and Ladakh, the movie ricochets between a travelogue and an emotional drama.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan is a treat to watch with its picaresque shotsThe movie gets classier in the second half, thanks to Pakistani journalist Chand Nawab (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who carries the rest of the plot on his shoulders.
For the uninitiated, the inspiration for the scribe's role was Chand Nawab, a Pakistani journalist based in Karachi, who was employed with Indus News. An unedited P2C clip of Chand Nawab was uploaded on the internet by his colleagues, to play a prank on the reporter, and it went viral, back in 2008. Here's the clip:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui does the role with much ease, an entertainer at his best. Om Puri too grabs the limelight with his special appearance.
Taking an extremely volatile subject of Indo-Pak relation, director Kabir Khan has emphasized on the path of love, survival, innocence and humanity. Based on the Hindu-Muslim equations and India-Pakistan relations, the film is a perfect treat for Eid with a message of peace.
Rating: 2.5/5
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