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Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Has anyone ever been to a high school reunion? Well I have and one goes with the memory of at least one cartoonish character that would play the buffoon and horse around needlessly in an effort to elicit a laugh and be the centre of attention. And then you meet that same person at the reunion and that silly person has now become a surprisingly good humoured corporate kind and is competent, mature and charming.
Well that is exactly what happens when you go to watch BB….
You have a Salman shorn of all his salmanisms. A Salman - who is actually content being an accessory rather than the main draw. He gives up the movie completely to the child actor- Harshali Malhotra and in part- 2 the show is stolen by Nawazuddin. There so many loopholes in the story but one doesn’t ponder on them as the story in this all about the kid and her Bhaijaan.
Well Salman fans rejoice- I did! Bhai has grown up. Hallelujah! 
The songs are surprisingly nice, once you get past Selfie and Chicken, actually I liked Chicken…
Kabir Khan is very competent and squeezes out every drop of emotion he can. The end is as cheesy and corny as you can possibly think. But corn and cheese are a good combination and works really well.
The child actor is very gifted and I hope she ends up having a career in the movies. Nawaz is brilliant. Rajesh Sharma is cast well. And there are other Salman regulars too like Sharat Saxena and the Dabaang havaldar. Kareena Kapoor once again demonstrates that she is a director’s actor and is good in her short role.
The movie is of the perfect length and I really enjoyed it.
Go for it!
You might like it too.
And this is unbiased…..
Oh and the mandatory shrtless scene is very much there!

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