Eastwood Pictures and Indian Stories 2’s Bhai Tera Star Hai (A) is a comedy and the story of one night. It is based in London. Ajay (Raghav Juyal) is a struggling actor. He has lost money in cricket betting and has to pay money to club owner Fatty (Sanjay Kapoor). He has to meet the payment deadline, and for that, he spreads a false story about his sister, Natasha (Parvathy Omanakuttan), being pregnant. Natasha is the ex-girlfriend of Sid (Vivan Bhathena). Roshni (Niharika N.M.) is Ajay’s girlfriend. Ajay along with JD (Vikalp Mehta), assistant of Fatty, try to arrange for the money so that Ajay can pay Fatty. But they make one mistake after another, and things go completely out of hand.
Sudipto Sarkar and Vivek B. Agrawal’s story is interesting for a comedy but it has been written in such a confusing style that it becomes difficult for the audience to understand what’s going on even though they understand that Ajay wants money by hook or by crook so that he can meet Fatty’s deadline. The duo’s screenplay is fast-paced but confusing. The first half suffers because of the haphazard manner of writing. It is also not clear — for too long — as to who is related to whom and how. But the drama becomes somewhat better after interval. The good part of the screenplay is that it is very fast-paced. The police station scene, in which all the characters are seen, is simply outstanding. The dialogues, written by Sudipto Sarkar and Vivek B. Agrawal, with additional dialogues by Vanika Sangtani, Puneet Sheth and Kamya Mehra, are very nice.
Raghav Juyal is truly extraordinary as Ajay. He is so natural and his comedy is so spontaneous that it is a delight to watch the man perform even if the unfolding drama is not easy to comprehend. And that’s saying a lot for his skills as an actor. His body language is also extraordinary. Raghav deserves an out-and-out commercial film as a hero, because if he gets such a script, he will nail it! His dances, of course, are to die for. Sanjay Kapoor is entertaining in the role of Fatty. Niharika N.M. looks sexy and acts ably as Roshni, girlfriend of Ajay. Barkha Singh is impressive as Sid’s current girlfriend, Laila. Vikalp Mehta lends lovely support as JD. Vivan Bhathena has his moments as Sid. Parvathy Omanakuttan is first-rate as Natasha, sister of Ajay and ex-grilfriend of Sid. Niki Walia makes a fantastic mark in the role of Fatty’s wife, Mandeep. Chandan Roy Sanyal is mind-blowing as police officer Hamid. His comedy is par excellence. Tina Desai is effective as Chandani. Vineeth Kumar (in the role of Sandy) and Naser Al Azzeh (as Harry) are very entertaining. Dev Agrawal makes his presence amply felt as Chandani’s kid brother, Jackie.
Vivek B. Agrawal’s direction is good but the confusing script (written by him and another) lets him down badly. Amit Trivedi’s music is tuneful. The songs (Bhai tera star hai, Rang barse and Nach de lalariya) are all appealing. But Rang barse, Nach de lalariya and the old hit, Aankhon se tu ne, songs coming in the end, one after the other, looks odd. Of course, the superb choreography (Rohan and Shruti Shah’s) makes even those songs enjoyable in spite of their placement one after the other. Kumaar’s lyrics are of a fine standard. Shivam-Anuj’s background music is impactful. Tribhuvan Babu Sadineni’s cinematography is nice. Filipa Pinho’s art direction is appropriate. Avantika Hari’s editing is very sharp.
On the whole, Bhai Tera Star Hai is an entertaining film which showcases some great acting talent. But it will prove to be a non-starter because it does not have saleable names in its cast. Chances of collections picking up are bleak because the script is confusing.
Released on 30-7-’26 at Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru PVR Inox Pictures. Publicity: dull. Opening: weak. …….Also released all over. Opening was poor everywhere.