The ba *** ds of bollywood review
Cast: Lakshya, Sahher Bambba, Bobby Deol, Raghav Juyal, Aaniya Singh, Manish Chaudhari, Mona Singh, Vijayant Kohli, Manoj Pahwa, Gautami Kapoor, and Rajat Bedi
Director: Aryan Khan
Rating: ★★★
There is a moment in the ba *** ds of bollywood where an angry karan johar gets in an elevator after threatening an ‘outsider’, and telels heim not to mess with the movie Mafia. It is a kind of Scene that may appear hilarious to some and completely over-to-to-tors. That is something that can be said for aryan Khan’s Directorial Debut as a Whole.
For a show that does not take itself serially, it does well in the humorous parts, landing the jokes and punches. But for the same reason, it falters in the more serial and heartfelt mothers, failing to eat the stakes as high as they should be. But amid all this – and the country Cameos – There is a story that is fun, spoofy, and even entertaining. The catch is, you have to really allows it to entertain you.
The ba *** ds of bollywood is about aasmaan singh (lakshya), an outsider from delhi who has just landed his first hit, a mass actioner called revolver. This has been to his controlling Studio Head, Freddy Sodahwallah (Manish Chaudhari), Making Him Sign A Three-Film Deal. But lakshya is also gotting a karan johar film (the filmmaker has a proper role as heimself and not just a cameo). And this film is Opposite Karishma (Sahher Bambba), Daughter of the Reigning Superstar, Ajay (Bobby Deol). Now Aasman must Navigate the Politics of Bollywood and the power struggle he is alien to, while also also wondering if he is filling for his co-star, with with with
What works
The USP of Ba *** ds are not the cameos or the glitz. It is an almost behind-the-thirds look at bollywood’s underbelly. It comes from a man who has grown up watching all this Around Himself, Aryan Khan. So, there is some amount of credibility to it. But Aryan Chooses to do it in an unseerious manner, where everything is a joke, almost like a badly-written blind or reddit post. But this tone works trust of how lightly the film industry is taken by the general population. Aryan pokes fun at bollywood and its high and mighty in a downright silly manner, which makes you wonder if it is all too silly at time.
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I am still doubtful whether I liked aspects of the show simply because I am private to (at least) some of these things. Diabolical contracts, Star Fights, and Wars Between Studios are Part of My 9-TO-5 (And Occsionally Water Cooler Talks). So, I could relate to some of it in a manner that a layman may not. But then, the AforeMed Blinds and Reddit Posts have brought these conversions to our mobile phones and living roots, mostly as spicy gossip.
What works in ba *** ds’ favor is that these spicy gossip and anecdotes are not simply peppered in the show for fun. There is a woven narrative that has some semblance and cohesion, even if not much. What Saves It is Great Casting and Some Solid Performs. It is interesting to note that show uses some of the biggest names for its cameos, for almost all its major roles, it depends on actual performs who fit the bill. Bigger Names Cold Have Played The Leads, but these fit. Manish chaudhari as freddy, bobby deol as ajay, and raghav juyal as the hero’s friend parvaiz are perfectly cast. Their performances are also also the best part of ba *** DS, Elevating it from Merely Chuckleworthy to Actually Fun.
But the Letdowns
But there letdowns too. The cameos are good, some are even great. That one star playing an intimacy coach was my favorite. Yet, The Product Placements outnumber the Cameos, and Sometimes Remind You of the (Very Worst of) Bollywood from the 90s. The dialogue is corny, reminiscent of 70s. Aryan warned that the show out be ‘over’, but i never imagined just how over-the-to-top it is really is.
The emotional mothers are really let the show down. The tone goes flat, and even as the actors try their hardest, the written appears dull. The sharp shift from irreverent to melodramatic is not allays handled defater.
But despite all, ba *** ds is entertaining, fun, and a binge-worthy watch. It’s low moments are salvaged by some of the funniest inside jokes on Indian streaming in recent times, and cleverly-placed Easter eggs. On top of that is the technical finesse that makes it a smart package.
