What makes this film somewhat its own creature, are some of the lines which are delivered, not for their own sake, but because they fit the scene. And the way they are delivered, with conviction, and a sense of place. The ‘kaun/kya hai bey’ is such a very UP thing, and to be able to say it out loud without making it a dialogue is an ability: debutant Aditya Rawal has it pat. Though he’s made to do many things which rebellious Bollywood lovers have, from the ‘violent love stories’ of the 70s on, he manages to deliver a restrained, convincing performance, reminding us more of his mother, the wonderful Swaroop Sampat than his equally solid father, Paresh. Pandey seems to be still in her perky-yet-submissive Arjun Reddy mode. The always watchable Varma has a lot of screen time, but his mobster isn’t written sharply.Read at source
Film · 2020 · Hindi · Romance
Bamfaad
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Bamfaad
Nasir Jamal (Aditya Rawal) is a teenage boy and resident of the Kareli area in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). His friends call him 'Naate' despite him being quite tall. Naate brings home complaints regularly. His father, Shahid Jamal, a reputed contractor, overlooks his son's deeds and, in turn, encourages his behaviour for the worse while his mother is worried sick about her son and his carelessness. One evening, Nasir goes to drop off a parcel at Sanam CD Music shop on his childhood friend Zahid's request. There, he finds the shop closed and meets a young girl, Neelam (Shalini Pandey), who lives right above the shop. An interesting conversation takes place between them. Soon after, they happen to meet a few more times, and Naate is now drawn to her. On the other hand, while Neelam appreciates Nasir's genuine gestures towards her, she is hesitant to take things forward. Having had a tough journey, she battles to make things work with Nasir, but he is too lighthearted about it all to see any red flags. While Nasir and Neelam get closer, Jigar Fareedi (Vijay Varma), a seemingly charming, influential person, crosses paths with Nasir on account of his fight with Rajeeb Mehndi, a college student politician who is Jigar's candidate. Jigar demands that Nasir make a public apology and is arrogantly turned down, leading to the beginning of an ego conflict between the two. Neelam struggles to understand her relationship with Nasir but is unaware of how much she has grown to like him.
- Director
- Ranjan Chandel
- Release
- 10 Apr 2020
- Run time
- 102 min
- Language
- Hindi
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- Release date
- 10 Apr 2020
- Run time
- 102 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Ranjan Chandel
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