Rafat Films’ Babloo Bachelor (UA) is the story of Babloo (Sharman Joshi) who doesn’t approve of any girl for marriage. Finally, he falls in love with Avantika (Pooja Chopra) whose marriage proposal is brought by the matchmaker (Asrani). However, Avantika is too career-minded to settle in matrimony and, therefore, the marriage is not solemnised.
Babloo meets Swati (Tejashri Pradhan) at his cousin’s (Dolly Chawla) marriage. Babloo and Swati fall in love with one another and soon get married. However, Swati runs away to Bombay from their honeymoon as she dreams of becoming a film actress. Babloo comes to Bombay in search of Swati. Not only does he meet Swati in Bombay but also Avantika. What happens thereafter?
Saurabh Pandey’s story is dull — and that’s putting it mildly. Babloo is shown to be rejecting marriage proposals since over seven years because he doesn’t approve of any of them but the same Babloo falls in love with Avantika and then Swati in quick succession. Both the girls being career-minded and sacrificing marriage at the altar of a career looks too much of a coincidence to be digestible. The portion of the drama after Babloo reaches Bombay in search of wife Swati also looks a bit forced. Saurabh Pandey’s screenplay is weak, relying too much on clichés and coincidences. It is for this reason that the drama fails to involve the viewers or entertain them. Even Pandey’s dialogues are routine.
Sharman Joshi, who is otherwise a fine actor, is so-so in the film, probably because even he is unable to rise above the mundane script. Pooja Chopra is average as Avantika. Tejashri Pradhan gives an ordinary performance as Swati. Aakash Dabhade, as Chhote, at least evokes laughter at places, with his comedy. Rajesh Sharma does a fair job as Babloo’s father. Leena Prabhu is ordinary as Babloo’s mother. Manoj Joshi has been wasted as Babloo’s paternal uncle. Sweety Walia (as Babloo’s paternal aunt) and Dolly Chawla (as Babloo’s cousin) hardly get scope. Asrani lends decent support as the matchmaker. Raju Kher and Charu Rohatgi (as Swati’s parents) do as desired in tiny roles. Others pass muster.
Agnidev Chatterjee’s direction is rather weak. However, his camerawork is somewhat better. Jeet Ganguli’s music is alright. Lyrics (Rashmi Virag, Kumaar and Ashish Pandit) are okay. Choreography of the ‘Banna banni’ song (by Saroj Khan) is alright. Ranju Verghese’s choreography (in the ‘Aankhon aankhon mein’ and ‘Jealous’ songs) is functional. The choreography of the ‘Kasam’ song (by Kunjan, Savio and Danny) is dull. Indradeep Dasgupta’s background music is nothing to shout about. Sets are routine. Parth Bhatt’s editing is loose.
On the whole, Babloo Bachelor is too ordinary to make a mark at the box-office during these troubled times.
Released on 22-10-’21 at Gemini (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Sunshine Studios. Publicity & opening: poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was very weak everywhere.
