Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Movie Review: Band Baaja Baaraat

BBB is a light-hearted, feel good movie about a 20-something Shruti Kakkar (Anushka Sharma) and her friend and partner Bittoo (Ranveer Singh) and their struggles and victories in setting up Shaadi Mubarak, a wedding planner business. Both hit it off as good friends, and their chemistry and sincerity quickly propel them to the top of the charts in the business, until one day, in a moment of drunk celebration, they break their cardinal rule - no pyaar in business. Awkwardness and rejection take their toll, and finally, one day, they part ways. Both set out to outwit the other, but soon realise that without each other, they quickly start losing their good will and customers. Until one day, the ultra-rich Sidhwani offers to sign them on for a multi-crore marriage contract, under one condition - Shaadi Mubarak needs to be what it was earlier - united.

Anushka looks beautiful, as always, and puts up a good performance. Ranveer is a surprise package - starts off looking pretty ordinary, but by the end of the movie, you will like him for his innocence, his sincere acting, his comfort and chemistry with Anushka, and his dancing. Overall, a great debut!

The soundtrack is fun, and while some camera work is too much close-up and shaky for comfort, the movie has a beautiful eye-candy feel about it. The dialogues are crisp and fun, and story simple, the cinematography uncomplicated.

Overall, a nice movie, and probably good for a repeat watch too!

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