![]() Nawazuddin's pauses, hamming and high pitched dialogues. ![]() The way the director introduces Nawazuddin Siddiqui, his understanding of mainstream commercial cinema will amaze you. V Vijayendra Prasad’s story doesn’t boast of too many twists and turns, and that puts the spotlight back on its primary characters. Apart from a moment when Kareena Kapoor mouths sermons of peaceful co-existence and how a small child should be kept out of the religious debates, things appear under-control. ![]() The crowded bylanes of the walled city demonstrate the extent to which the religious lives of the Hindus and the Muslims are entangled in this part of the world. And Purani Dilli, the director's choice for unfolding the basic premise, serves him well. One thing that works for Bajrangi Bhaijaan is that it is not a preachy film, a great feat in itself considering that the film's crew relentlessly talked about the 'paradoxes involved in the religious outset of India' in every pre-release interview. Remember that viral video featuring Chand Nawab reporting from Karachi on Eid? The same one. Through some cheesy and over-the-top sequences, he befriends Munni (a super cute Harshaali) and begins a journey that takes him to a small-time TV reporter in Pakistan, Chand Nawab (Nawazuddin). Like Rasika, Bajrangi is also a strict vegetarian. On the face of it, this is probably Salman's most mellowed down performance in recent times: he refrains from flaunting his street fighting skills (unless he's left with no option, that is), and he has managed to look innocent in the scenes where his character's inner dilemma over non-vegetarian food comes out or when he finds that the lost child is actually a Muslim (Who he likes to call Mohamden similar to a large number of North Indians). Just that he has a set of problems that threaten to throw his mission off balance right from the word go: he has no passport, he never lies, and he is a vegetarian. Not surprisingly, Pawan takes it upon himself to reunite the child with her parents. Soon, we are told that this child cannot talk, is from Pakistan, and that she is stranded here in India. Rasika and Pawan's love story blooms in the bylanes of Old Delhi. His pursuits lead him to Kurukshetra where he finds an abandoned child after dancing his shoes off to Selfie le le re. Pawan, alias Bajrangi, stays true to his religion in the big city, never missing a chance to attend anything that has Lord Hanuman's name next to it. Like it happens in every Hindi film, once in the city, he meets Rasika (Kareena) and her tough-nut father Digambar (Sharat Saxena), a devout Brahmin. Pawan's life is turned upside down when his father sends him away to Delhi for, what else, a job. Turns out, he is least interested in studies and wrestling, two streams his father wants him to excel in. This is not exactly a load as Pawan grows up to be an extremely religious guy who likes to bow down to every monkey he meets. Pawan Kumar Chautrvedi ( Salman) enjoys the burden of carrying the legacy of his RSS member father in Pratapgarh, UP. ![]() And guess what, Salman does it in a style no one else can.īajrangi is an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman. This film presents the bhai as the quintessential 'aam aadmi' who is forever ready to embrace religious pluralism if that is the last resort. Kick consolidated this image, and now Bajrangi Bhaijaan completes the picture. In a way, it started with Jai Ho where Salman's crusader 'aam aadmi' image was built. But now he has decided to extend this ideology to the themes of his films as well. He is one actor who never tires of talking about the multi-religious ethnicity of his family and he has reasons to do so. There is no doubting Salman's secular credentials. But then, chances are that you may also love it.įirst things first. Because, Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan is one film that will bring them to the theatres in droves and you'd do yourself a favour by keeping quiet even if you think this film is over the top. Never mind which side of the divide you decide to stand, here's one fact of life you ignore at your own peril: Never judge a Salman Khan fan when he's rooting for the Bhai pulling off the most logic-defying stunts, and even scenes. Cast: Salman Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Harshaali Malhotra
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