Film Review: BAJATEY RAHO

The first prize goes to Dolly Ahluwalia who is just superb as Mrs. Baweja

Cast: Vinay Pathak, Ranveer Shorey, Dolly Ahluwalia, Tusshar Kapoor, Ravi Kishan, Vishakha Singh
Director: Shashant Shah

I was not sure that I wanted to watch the film after I read Mumbai Mirror’s review. But Venkat was keen on seeing a movie and there was not much of a choice during the weekend. I have to say that Bajatey Raho was not a bad film at all.

THE STORY

Sabharwal (Ravi Kishan) is a ruthless businessman who is also a fraud. Using the honest Baweja and Saira as front men, he gets the public to invest cash in his bank to the tune of 15 crore. The money disappears and Baweja and Saira are arrested. Baweja dies of cardiac arrest while Saira languishes in jail. The cheated public file cases against Mrs. Baweja (Dolly Ahluwalia), her son Sukhi (Tusshar Kapoor) and Saira’s husband Mintoo (Vinay Pathak). That’s when the three of them get together with Ballu (Ranvir Shorey) to get the money back from Sabharwal a la ‘Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less’ style.

MY PERCEPTION

The film is not great but makes for a fun watch. As far as acting goes, Dolly Ahluwalia is simply superb as Mrs. Baweja. I thought she was really good in Vicky Donor. She’s as good if not better in this film.

Ravi Kishan as the villain was simply superb. His irritating smirk goes a long way in making the character so real.

The rest of the cast were not too bad. The best part of the film was its length - just an hour and 47 minutes.

VERDICT: It’s worth a see if you don’t mind shelling out the cash.

RATING: ***Smart

*Silly
**Shaky
***Smart
****Snazzy
*****Super