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Wikipedia article
'Bunty Aur Babli 2' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film written and directed by debutante Varun V. Sharma, based on a story by producer Aditya Chopra, under the Yash Raj Films banner. A sequel to the 2005 film 'Bunty Aur Babli', the film stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi and debutante Sharvari Wagh.
Initially planned for release in June 2020 and then in April 2021, the film was postponed on both occasions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It was finally released theatrically on 19 November 2021.
Plot
Sixteen years have passed since Rakesh Trivedi (Saif Ali Khan) and his wife Vimmi Saluja Trivedi (Rani Mukerji) retired from conning others with the brand "Bunty Aur Babli" for money, having been let go by DCP Dashrath Singh.
A businessman named Chaddha (Neeraj Sood), as well as his rich affiliates, decide to invest money in a "party nation" by Chaddha's assistant and his friend. However, it soon turns out that Chaddha and his associates have been conned, and the culprits, revealed to be Kunal Singh (Siddhant Chaturvedi) and Sonia Rawat (Sharvari Wagh), decide to take on the pseudonym "Bunty Aur Babli", having heard stories of the original "Bunty Aur Babli" who were never caught, assuming that they would be able to escape from the clutches of the law, too. Rakesh has since become a railway ticket collector at Phursatganj, Uttar Pradesh and Vimmi, a homemaker who looks after her now grown up son, Pappu. Pretty soon, they are holed up by the police, whence Inspector Jatayu Singh, who previously served as JCP Dashrath's junior, refuses to take their word for it after confronting them with the "Bunty Aur Babli" fiasco, and keeps them under prison surveillance. Despite these efforts, however, Varanasi's Mayor Chutvaa Chaubey is conned by "Bunty Aur Babli" yet again, albeit on a good note for a social cause. Nonetheless, a fuming Rakesh and Vimmi decide to find out whoever is misusing their identity and capture the flag, claiming that they are the real players. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game and, later as the duo discover Kunal's and Sonia's identity, a war between the two con-couples, which culminates in a con job in Abu Dhabi.
Cast
* Saif Ali Khan as Rakesh Trivedi / Bobby Bhullar (Fake) / Bunty Sr.: Khan replaces Abhishek Bachchan from the first film
* Rani Mukerji as Vimmi Saluja Trivedi / Cutie Bhullar (Fake) / Babli Sr.: Mukerji reprises her role from the first film
* Siddhant Chaturvedi as Kunal Singh / Bunty Jr.
* Sharvari Wagh as Sonia Rawat / Jasmine "Jazz" (Fake) / Babli Jr.
* Pankaj Tripathi as Police Inspector Jatayu Singh: Tripathi reprises Jatayu as the unnoticed junior to DCP Dashrath Singh from the first film, with the character being promoted to the rank of an inspector.
* Yashpal Sharma as CM Chutvaa Chaubey
* Mohit Baghel as Golu Chaubey, Chutvaa's son
* Rajat Ajay Bose
* Asrani as Thehrey Singh
* Gopal Datt as IT Officer Nand Kishore
* Prem Chopra as Papaji: Chopra reprises his role, in an aged appearance, of a truck driver who rescued the original Bunty and Babli from the police during their escape from Delhi.
* Lankesh Bhardwaj
* Neeraj Sood as Mr. Karan Chaddha
* Brijendra Kala as Mehmood: Kala reprises his role from the first film as the original Bunty and Babli's partners.
* Agrim Mittal as Pappu Trivedi, Rakesh's and Vimmi's son
* Amitabh Bachchan in archive footage as JCP Dashrath Singh
* Rajiv Gupta as Inspector Gupta : Gupta reprises his role from the first film
Production
The film was announced in December 2019 as a spiritual sequel to the 2005 film in December 2019 by Yash Raj Films. Siddhant Chaturvedi and newcomer Sharvari Wagh were chosen as the younger leads of the film. While both Rani Mukerji and Abhishek Bachchan were asked by Yash Raj Films to reprise their roles, Bachchan was unable to confirm, leading to Saif Ali Khan being cast opposite Mukerji.
Release
The film was announced on 17 December 2019 and filming started on the same day. Although scheduled for theatrical release on 26 June 2020, the release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was wrapped up in September 2020. The release was postponed due to Coronavirus second wave. It was released theatrically on 19 November 2021.
Reception
Critical response
Upon release, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' received mixed to negative reviews from the film critics. On the review aggregator website 'Rotten Tomatoes', the film holds a score of 18% based on 11 reviews and an average rating of 4.75/10.Karishma Shetty of 'Pinkvilla' gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' is a cinematic heist that we didn't sign up for but the scene-stealing cast reels you in and are successfully able to scam you out of your hard-earned money for a one-time movie ticket and popcorn. Monika Rawal Kukreja of 'Hindustan Times' described the film as a snooze-fest and wrote, Rani Mukerji is the saving grace in this snooze-fest, don't watch even if paid for it. She called it a terribly-written and poorly-executed film and further wrote, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' had all the right ingredients to serve a perfect dish, but too much mixing left it with no great after taste. Shalini Langer from 'The Indian Express' gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote, Director Varun V. Sharma doesnt think Rani Mukherji-Saif Ali Khan are enough to repeat the success of the original, so he keeps falling back on Siddhant and Sharvari, who are not bad but nothing we havent seen before. However, his bigger crime is reducing the original Bunty and Babli to colorful, atrocious parodies of their selves. Ronak Kotecha from 'The Times of India' gave the film a rating of 2.5/5 and wrote, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' had an exciting premise to revive the two iconic characters, but this sequel feels like quite a con-job in comparison with its original. Saibal Chatterjee from 'NDTV' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote, Comic timing comes easy to Rani and Saif; They are saddled with wisecracks that are devoid of wisdom. Siddhant and Sharvari, who don a variety of guises, make an enthusiastic screen pair; But the script plays spoilsport." Anupama Chopra of 'Film Companion' wrote, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' has a repetitive plot and forgettable dialogues; Few of the jokes land and the ease with which the cons are pulled off becomes, beyond a point, plain silly.
'Bollywood Hungama' gave the film a rating of 1.5/5 and wrote, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' is a poor show and no way close to the first part. They praised the performances of Chaturvedi and Wagh, but criticized Mukerji and Khan's performance by stating, Rani Mukerji is too loud and over the top and is not in sync with her character in the first half; Saif Ali Khan is not in a great form and its pretty shocking since he's known to ace in all kinds of genres. Siddhant Chaturvedi leaves a mark and proves that he's a hero material and Sharvari Wagh makes a confident debut and looks sizzling. Devansh Sharma of 'Firstpost' gave the film a rating of 2/5 and wrote, 'Bunty Aur Babli 2' is sincere in its attempt to keep the brand alive and continue the narrative organically; But it chooses to ignore all the signs, all the red flags, and decides to cover them up under a flashy exterior. It touches upon the pros and cons of conning in the age of internet and social media, but only superficially. It also comments on the unsuccessful attempts at Ganga rejuvenation by the current government, but never takes a dive into it.
Box office
'Bunty Aur Babli 2' earned 2.60 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day and 8.30 crore in its opening weekend.As of December 16, 2021, the film has earned 14.88 crore in India and 7.24 crore overseas, for a worldwide total of crore.
Soundtrack
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| name = Bunty Aur Babli 2
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = ShankarEhsaanLoy
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1 November 2021
| recorded = 2020
| venue =
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| genre = Feature Film Soundtrack
| length = 13:19
| label = YRF Music
| language = Hindi
| producer = Aditya Chopra
| prev_title = Toofaan
| prev_year = 2021
| year = 2021
| next_title = Samrat Prithviraj
| next_year = 2022
| misc = }}
The film's music was composed by ShankarEhsaanLoy while the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
References
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