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#BabumoshaiBandookbaaz is a raw n brutal gangster film, set in UP, which needs to be appreciated. The locations, costumes, dialogues n situations are authentic n ensure that you remain fully involved with the key characters. The men enjoy sex n violence n this is well depicted. Nawazuddin, as Babu, is superb n so is Jatin, as his chela. Bidita Bag sets the screen on fire with her raw sensuality. Hope to see her more often. Divya Dutta is impressive, as always. This is one of the rare Hindi movies where all the key characters are murdered. The music matches the mood of the film. Rating 4/5.

Babu (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is a professional hitman with an allegiance to a political party led by Sumitra Jiji (Divya Dutta), albeit both are wary of each other's clever ways. The relationship boils over an incident and Babu switches sides, and is soon contracted by a rival party to eliminate three important individuals, one among them being Triloki (Murli Sharma), Sumitra's right hand man. Whilst on this mission, Babu befriends Banke Bihari (Jatin Goswami), who incidentally has also been given the same contract and who considers Babu his idol. The two collaborate amid a competitive and challenging environment to finish the assignment, but Babu is stunned when Banke pulls the trigger to his head, telling him that he was actually the fourth target of the assignment.

Eight years pass by, Babu wakes up in a hospital having survived the backstabbing by his protege, seething in anger, seeking revenge. His rage is further fuelled when he discovers that his girlfriend, the feisty Fulva (Bidita Bag) was hunted down by Sumitra Jiji's goons after Babu was considered dead, and set on fire. Babu now has just one mission to live for - snuff out all his rivals, Sumitra Jiji and her henchmen, Banke Bihari and anyone else who stands in his way of bringing these people to justice. What Babu doesn't know is that there is an even more sinister plot playing out behind the curtains and he may not be ready to unearth the biggest betrayal yet.

Babumoshai Bandookbaaz is a raw, smartly crafted and pulsating crime thriller written by Ghalib Asadbhopali and directed by Kushan Nandy. The first half is fast paced, witty and filled with action. The second half turns into a revenge drama where the plot seems to be slipping out of control somewhat until it all comes together in the end. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is first rate as the unpolished bounty killer with a scheming mind, delivering a convincing performance yet again. Jatin Goswami matches him with all his might, first playing the protege and then his nemesis. Bidita Bag and Shraddha Das sparkle in their respective roles albeit short but meaningful ones. It's a less known, hidden gem of a movie that you mustn't miss, available on Zee5.

A film that makes you laugh and think at the same time.. A tragedy of epic proportions but a movie that makes you think otherwise till the very end.. Don't know what the hullabaloo about the 2nd half is about cuz I found it to be quite complimentary to the first.. Overall a must watch..

Film roams around Babu Bihari (Siddiqui), a professional bounty killer, is assigned a target by Jiji, a ruthless politician. However, during his mission, when he meets Phulwa, a young woman, things go awry. Everything about this movie is standard but it is recommended for its outclass performance by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. If youre a Nawazuddin fan and haven't watched this movie then you should the Tapori Killer Swag with sufficient sarcasm is what he does effortlessly and this character is no different. Other then that the movie is watchable as it wont amuse you well but neither will disappoint you.

Great movie, this movie tells do whatever you want in your life but sooner or later your bad Karma will return and will end your life.

A story of an assassin for hire set in Bihar. The story had potential but everything else concerning this film was a disaster. Poor screenplay, poor performances and indifferent music. Even the brilliant Nawazuddin Siddique could not save this. Making a good film on low budget is a skill which the team of this film did not possess.

Hand him a gun and with his dhoti pulled up, Nawaz can give all the bakchods a perfectly relatable character.

We all talk about his roots being on the ground but I'll speak of the heights he has touched with his powerful performances which literally show power and bhaukaal.

This film has every element twisted in a dark way. Speak of the swag, chill-out-personality, hatred, vengeance, love, regret, loyalty, and every other element that exists, this movie has it.

Be it the dialogues , the bloodshed, the intimate scenes everything is top-notch.

If you are reading this you are totally wasting your time. I'll save you the trouble and straight away suggest you to go watch this movie.

A fantastic first half followed by a subpar second half. The script fails in every level in the second half. The quirky dialogues of the first half and the details to create authenticity of the locale makes it watchable. The background reminds of Gangs of Wasseypur but without much of anything that made it good except the always terrific Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

Just because dark is trending, doesn't mean everyone has to make it. Dark cinema is an art and it's not just about violence, blood, gore, and sex. It might be a demand of the cinema but bigger demand is a better script. It is to be realized and that realization has to come from within. Kushan Nandy tries his hand on this part thriller-part revenge drama which he probably wanted to look like 'Gangs of Wasseypur', but couldn't make it happen.

Set in some fictional part of UP where politics is power and laws are to be played with, where living is hard but killing is easy, lies the central character of Babu Bihari – who is a contract killer. He is killing people and is happy until one day when he finds out Banke, a new age contract killer who is a fan and a self- proclaimed student of Babu. They share an unusual bond on the screen as friends, guru- chela, and competitors, which leads to various twists and turns in the story.

The problem with this movie is that it tries to do many things in little time, but at the same time, it forgets that a movie can be good with a simple storyline too. It tries to feed a forced realism to viewers and in the process introduces so many unnecessary twists that even Abbas-Mastan will question their existence.

The plot is so weak that actors leave their characters halfway through the movie. Just hurling abuses can never make a character powerful, you have to impart that fear too. Divya Dutta fails to do that in her negative role and so does Anil George. Lead characters are nothing extraordinary too; be it Bidita Bag or Jatin Goswami. Even Nawazuddin, he isn't bad though but he has set the bar so high for himself that it wasn't even half of his potential. His dialogue delivery is good but it does not at any point lift the mood of the film. He is an actor par excellence but he should know that Indian audience is ruthless, it's just a matter of one more movie and he can be stereotyped. The only actor who somehow leaves his impact is Bhagwan Tiwari as the cop. Although he has played a similar role in Masaan, but rising above a bad story is hard and he does that here.

The only good scene in the movie is when Babu and Banke discuss inflation and their fees of killing people, just like people with a perfectly normal job would do. Another good thing about the movie is its music.

I'm quite open to cinema which has violence and abuses but it should be tied tight with the thread of a powerful story. You cannot just throw around abuses and call it black humour. Just adopting the language and law(-lessness) of land doesn't make a movie authentic or realistic, it just makes it a rich man's Gunda and a poor man's GoW. I know I don't want to say this but if only the movie was half as good as its first poster design, it would have worked. Unfortunately, it was so dull that even Nawazuddin couldn't save it; for me at least.

Wherever possible, the masterpiece direction and editing keeps clinging true to the film's theme of keeping it raw. It doesn't set huge expectations thus and gives you the full dose of it all: violence (without getting gory), love making scenes (without getting vulgar), and language (used to build in humour). All characters are kept as grey and down to earth to keep up the raw element. Well made!

One name, Nawajuddin Siddique. What a good actor. A blessing for Bollywood. It will be a little boring after half of the movie but it has a satisfying ending.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of those actors who have made a name for themselves by delivering content-driven films. So, when you hear that he is starring in a movie, as the single lead, you obviously get excited for it and your expectations start soaring. But 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' couldn't deliver exactly what was expected.

The movie tells the story of a hit-man 'Babu', the rival politicians 'Jiji' and 'Dubey' and how Babu meets 'Fulwa' - his love interest, and 'Bakey' - a competitor, and how things fold and unfold thereafter.

The movie does have twists and turns and enough of action, but the main problem is the clichéd story, unnecessary scenes and loss of logic at several points in the movie. The movie also feels a little rushed at several points and given its runtime of 02:02 hrs, maybe they could've given some scenes more time and detail, without feeling like a 3-hour-long movie.

Nawaz is the whole and sole of this movie, and carries the entire load on his shoulders, and delivers brilliantly as always. But apart from him, there wasn't much left in the movie, with mediocre acting all over the place.

Overall the movie was disappointing, but if you love action movies that show reality from rural India you might like this one.

I am actually shocked to see so many negative reviews for this gem. This movie made me realise that such a star performer Nawazuddin is & how underrated he is. The character played by Nawazuddin is like a clever cobra who may play naive but will bite you any moment without giving you time to realise it. The movie is engaging & unfolds many twists & turns. Overall a big thumbs up from me 👍🏻

Must watch movie. Not recommended to watch with family. Al time love Nawaazuddin Siddique the hero of this film and don of underworld acting,

I don't like horror, crime and war genre in that same order in general. A place where killing people is easy and eventually getting away with that without any difficulty seem unrealistic. Everybody in world of crime seems exposed and eventually meets the fate that should be that as shown.

Acting was average.

Music was below average.

I would rate it 6/10.

Two professional assassins are drinking on a bridge over railway tracks, sharing their life stories and reminiscing how they entered into the business of killing people. One of them considers the other his teacher. The junior has so much admiration for the senior that he has renamed himself Banke Bihari (Jatin Goswami) out of respect for his guru, Babu Bihari (Nawazuddin Siddiqui).

A weird self realization takes over Banke when he learns that Babu gets paid Rs 25,000 for each murder while he gets only Rs 8,000. That turns their conversation towards inflation and how it has become difficult for hired guns to operate with honesty. In an inebriated state, they challenge each other to murder three people. Whosoever will eliminate the three first will win and the other will have to leave the business of contract killing.

Director Mr Kushan Nandy's work in first half is worth clapping. Every details are taken care but in second half it seems that smart spider has entangled in his own wave, like stupid prey. Dialogues by Ghalib Asadbhopali, are just brilliant. Screenplay wise, first half is full of fresh quirkiness. Even its being a crime drama you can't help to laugh throughout which makes it fresh and entertaining. Opening scene of a shrewd person indirectly pushing a masseur to give massage to his wife while a sharp shooter (Babu) is killing a person on his instruction clearly portrays both character. Then montages with song with perfect lyrics do the rest. In montage, killer is shown living very common person life, like listening old song on radio, going for open defecation while brushing teeth and listening radio. Every detail is there but quirkiness comes when they show his typical collection of goggles, hanged on a cloth hanger. Just superb. His love affair begins with a cobbler girl in very quirky style too. He tries to break his sandal so he can go to her for repair. His effort for doing it is just hilarious. Girl charges extra for being stared so next day killer goes directly without any excuse and pays her fees only to stare. Why that girl became impressed with that killer is also established. Then another killer Banke joins the drama and adds the fun quotient while shooting and killing going on. Every character is established in very smart way but interval point gives hint that they are going to smash every character in second half. Yes they try to justify the out of the box interval, stuffed just for shock value. In second only half few details are handled in good way, like betel shop owner handling the Beedi without even looking at person. For enhancing drama they keep inducing illogical and deliberate twists and turns, which spoiled the character graph and quirkiness established in first half. The female politician neck deep buried in scorpion and ant infected land!! Long chasing sequence on road and roof's culmination, which could have been summed without it. Inspector ring tone creates laughter in first half drama but irritates in second half due to scene intensity. Pre climax brothel shooting and climax happenings are all clear cut example of crossing line. Performance wise Nawazudin Sidiqi as Babu is mind blowing. Jatin Goswami as Banke is first rate. Bidita Bag as Fulwa is impressing. Divya Datta is very good. Casting Director Sanjay Chouhan work is of first rate. This film is surprisingly lyrically (by Ghalib Asad Bhopali) and musically ( by Gaurav Dagoankar) rich.

This is really a excellent delivery from Nawazuddin Siddiqui, I like the story and also the acting, though I feel the end will be different. Overall, simply excellent.

Like that rare weed. You take a joint and it hit differently. This is that kind of movie.

Must watch at least once, A true art of a raw storytelling paired with excellent performance delivered even by a side tiny character.

I found this movie very boring. This movie is for people who want to watch slut and contract killer. Nothing new in this movie. No lesson/moral to learn. Waste of time. Does not have any great dialogue or song that I would say and sing.

This is not an example for anyone, not advice, not documentation of any reality, not the overall formula, not idea, not support, not friendship, or not about something good, it's only the violence, a lot of blood, lot of meaningless frames.

I wish I could give -ve 10 to this movie. Guys don't waste your valuable weekends for this shitty movie.