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Bunty Aur Babli (transl. Bunty and Babli) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and written by Jaideep Sahni, based on a story by Aditya Chopra, who serves as producer under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji as the titular leads, along with Amitabh Bachchan, marking the first motion picture starring the Bachchan father-son duo together.[2] Bachchan Jr. and Mukerji play con-artist partners-in-crime, Bunty and Babli, while Bachchan Sr. plays DCP Dashrath Singh, whose focus is solely to catch them. The soundtrack of Bunty Aur Babli was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics written by Gulzar and Blaaze together, and was released under the banner YRF Music.

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Bunty Aur Babli
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shaad Ali
Written by	Jaideep Sahni
Story by	Aditya Chopra
Produced by	Aditya Chopra
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Rani Mukerji
Narrated by	Amitabh Bachchan
Cinematography	Avik Mukhopadhyay
Edited by	Ritesh Soni
Music by	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production company	Yash Raj Films
Distributed by	Yash Raj Films
Release date	May 27, 2005 (2005-05-27) (India)
Running time	177 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹14 crore
Box office	₹63.74 crore (equivalent to ₹184 crore or US$23 million in 2020)[1]

Bunty Aur Babli released worldwide on 27 May 2005, and proved to be a commercial success at the box-office, grossing ₹63.74 crore worldwide, thus becoming the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2005. It received positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise for its direction, novel story, screenplay, soundtrack, humor, costumes, styling and performances of the cast.

At the 51st Filmfare Awards, Bunty Aur Babli received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor (Bachchan Jr.), Best Actress (Mukerji) and Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan Sr.) and won 3 awards – Best Music Director (Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy), Best Lyricist (Gulzar) and Best Female Playback Singer (Alisha Chinai), the latter two for the song "Kajra Re".

A sequel under the title of Bunty Aur Babli 2, starring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari Wagh was released theatrically on 19 November 2021.

Plot

Rakesh Trivedi (Abhishek Bachchan) is from a small village named Fursatganj. His father is a ticket collector on a train and wants him to get into a similar occupation as well. However, Rakesh has big dreams; he is forever coming up with new business schemes and is convinced he will make it big one day. He adamantly refuses any notion that he will one day work in a 9-to-5 environment. Rakesh's father gives him an ultimatum – go on the job interview he has arranged or get out of the house.

Vimmi Saluja (Rani Mukerji) is the daughter of a Punjabi family in another small village named Pankinagar; she spends her hours watching films and studying supermodels and dreams of becoming Miss India. However, Vimmi's parents tell her they have arranged her marriage to a young man with a decent job which she is not interested in.

Rakesh and Vimmi pack their bags and sneak out in the dark of night. They bump into each other at a train station and become friends after realizing their stories are similar. They support and encourage each other to achieve their dreams: Vimmi tries to enter the Miss India contest but gets thrown out after an argument. Rakesh tries to sell his ideas for an investment scheme, but a businessman turns him away. In fact, a man he had met at a restaurant stole ideas from Rakesh's presentation file and, when he enters the office, the interviewer states someone before he came in with the same idea. After finding out that the businessman who Rakesh had approached, used his idea to make money, he and Vimmi con him and take the money they believe is rightfully theirs.

Once they realize how easy it is to con people, they decide to run some more cons to raise money to make it to Bombay.

Unfortunately, they find the lifestyle too exciting to give up. Adopting the names of 'Bunty' and 'Babli', they successfully pull off con after con, looting the rich dressed as local guides, religious priests, health inspectors, business partners, etc. Their flamboyant antics make them famous in newspapers nationwide. Soon their friendship leads to romance and they decide to continue conning as husband and wife.

Little do Rakesh and Vimmi know that DCP Dashrath Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) is catching up with their cons, getting closer each day. He relentlessly pursues them across India in the hopes of putting them behind bars. To complicate matters, Rakesh and Vimmi have a child and, after a very close call eluding Dashrath, they decide to quit conning for their child's sake. This decision leads to their capture by Dashrath. While in custody, their heartfelt confessions and conversation soften the policeman's heart and he lets them go, certain he had destroyed Bunty and Babli's career as criminals.

Three years later, Dashrath rescues them from their mundane domestic lives by offering them to work for the nation thwarting the activities of other scammers.

Cast

Reception

The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the second highest-grossing Indian film of the year.[2] Designer Aki Narula dressed Mukerji a new look Patiala salwars and kurtis, which became popular.[3]

Influence

The glorification of crime in the movie inspired many people to emulate the glamorous couple, resulting in a trend of real-life Buntys and Bablis.

One such case is that of Sushant and Kajal, a married couple who conned two businesses out of money using a photo frame. The Darjeeling-based couple did a 'Bunty Aur Babli' on their victims, and were caught and arrested.[4]

Another case of the movie's influence on crime is that of another married couple, Suresh and Rekha. Their crimes also mirrored those committed in the film, and they admitted to committing the crimes they were accused of in a "Bunty Aur Babli" style.[5]

Yet another couple, a sister and brother-in-law, were caught for crimes that mirrored those committed in the film. Shahnaaz Bano and Sajid Ahmed were caught smuggling and shoplifting diamonds and other expensive merchandise out of stores, using disguises.[6]

Soundtrack

Bunty Aur Babli
Soundtrack album by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Released	13 April 2005 (India)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	37:09
Label	Yash Raj Music
Producer	Yash Chopra Aditya Chopra
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology
Phir Milenge (2004) Bunty Aur Babli (2005) Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005)
Singles from Bunty Aur Babli
"Kajra Re" Released: 2005

The soundtrack was composed by the musical trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and was released on 13 April 2005 by Yash Raj Music.[7] Initially, A. R. Rahman was approached to compose the film's music, having worked on Ali's previous film Saathiya (2002), but he declined due to his date issues. The lead actors Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji danced to the tunes of the album.[8] The lyrics were penned by Gulzar and Blaaze. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 19,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's second highest-selling.[9]

Track listing

Lyrics by Gulzar except where noted.

Reception

The music of Bunty Aur Babli received positive reviews from critics. Sukanya Verma of Rediff, said in her review, "On the whole, the music of Bunty Aur Babli, with its over-the-top, uninhibited, rustic and teasing spices, makes for one helluva musical masala."[10] Planet Bollywood's review concluded, "Overall, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy do an excellent job of getting different singers for each track, trying to infuse different beats together and creating an album worth buying. It’ll take a few listens to pick your favourites, but its fresh and an above-average album to own. Enjoy!"[11] "Bunty Aur Babli does not contain your routine Yash Chopra genre of music that are choreographed around the meadows and Swiss alps. They are more of situational rhythmic tracks that take a story forward" Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama said in his review.[12] Glamsham was full of praise for the lyrics by Gulzar, "Throughout this zany, zingy and zippy album, the 70-year-old Gulzar imbues a youthfulness that comes from being young at heart. Indeed that's the quality, which flows freely out of this album. You can't miss its zest for life… or its lunge towards a luscious nirvana obtained from looking at life through rose-tinted glasses."[13] Avijit Ghosh wrote in The Telegraph, "In essence, Bunty Aur Babli is an on-the-road flick about a boy and girl in search of fun and freedom rather than a story of two cons. To capture the splintered yearnings of smalltown India which watches Aastha channel in the morning and FTV at night is a difficult and ambitious task. But like his protagonists, director Ali pulls it off. Bravely. Almost."[14][15]

Legacy

"Kajra Re" was voted as the best of 2005 overwhelmingly by listeners of 3 radio stations catering for South African Indians.[16]

Hidekaz Himaruya, the manga artist who created Hetalia, embedded the video of "Dhadak Dhadak" on his blog around Christmas time, which caused a sudden influx of Himaruya fans commenting on the video.[17]

Accolades

List of accolades received by Bunty Aur Babli

Accolades Award Won Nominated Bollywood Movie Awards 4 5 Filmfare Awards 3 8 International Indian Film Academy Awards 4 7 MTV Immies 3 3 Producers Guild Film Awards 4 4 Screen Awards 3 6 Zee Cine Awards 4 16
Total number of awards and nominations[lower-alpha 1]
Totals	25	49
References

Award[lower-alpha 2]	Date of ceremony[lower-alpha 3]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Bollywood Movie Awards	10 June 2006	Best Director	Shaad Ali	Nominated	[18] [19]
		Best Actor in a Comic Role	Abhishek Bachchan	Won
		Best Music Director	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
		Best Choreography	Vaibhavi Merchant – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
Filmfare Awards	25 February 2006	Best Film	Aditya Chopra	Nominated	[20] [21]
		Best Actor	Abhishek Bachchan	Nominated
		Best Actress	Rani Mukerji	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Amitabh Bachchan	Nominated
		Best Music Director	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Won
		Best Lyricist	Gulzar – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
			Gulzar – (for song "Chup Chup Ke")	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards	15–17 June 2006	Best Film	Aditya Chopra	Nominated	[22] [23]
		Best Actress	Rani Mukerji	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Amitabh Bachchan	Nominated
		Best Music Director	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Won
		Best Lyricist	Gulzar – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
		Best Choreography	Vaibhavi Merchant – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
MTV Immies	9 December 2005	Best Film Album	Bunty Aur Babli	Won	[24]
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
		Best Performance In a Song – Female	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
Producers Guild Film Awards	21 January 2006	Best Music Director	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Won	[25] [26] [27]
		Best Lyricist	Gulzar – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
		Best Choreography	Vaibhavi Merchant – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
Screen Awards	11 January 2006	Best Supporting Actor	Amitabh Bachchan	Nominated	[28] [29]
		Best Actor in a Comic Role	Abhishek Bachchan	Won
		Best Music Director	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Won
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Vaibhavi Merchant – (for song "Kajra Re")	Nominated
		Jodi No. 1	Abhishek Bachchan & Rani Mukerji	Won
Zee Cine Awards	4 March 2006	Best Film	Aditya Chopra	Nominated	[30] [31] [32]
		Best Director	Shaad Ali	Nominated
		Best Actor – Male	Abhishek Bachchan	Nominated
		Best Actor – Female	Rani Mukerji	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male	Amitabh Bachchan	Nominated
		Best Music Director	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Won
		Best Lyricist	Gulzar – (for song "Kajra Re")	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Alisha Chinai – (for song "Kajra Re")	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Vaibhavi Merchant – (for song "Kajra Re")	Won
			Shiamak Davar – (for song "Nach Baliye")	Nominated
		Best Track of the Year	"Kajra Re"	Won
		Best Costume Design	Aki Narula	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Sharmishta Roy	Nominated
		Best Song Recording	Empire Studio	Won
		Best Film Processing	Adlabs Films	Nominated
		Best Publicity	Design Cell	Nominated

Sequel

In December 2019, Yash Raj Films announced a sequel, Bunty Aur Babli 2, to be directed by Varun V. Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherji, Siddhant Chaturvedi and debutante Sharvari Wagh as the leads,[33][34] and was scheduled to be released on 26 June 2020, but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[35] It released theatrically on 19 November 2021.[36] Although the film is direct sequel and takes places after 16 years of the first film but the character of Bunty is portrayed by Saif Ali Khan replacing Abhishek Bachchan.

Notes

References

External links

• Bunty Aur Babli at IMDb 

На других языках

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- [en] Bunty Aur Babli

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[ru] Банти и Бабли

«Банти и Бабли» (англ. Bunty Aur Babli) — индийская криминальная комедия 2005 года, снятая в оригинале на языке хинди режиссёром Шаадом Али. Главные роли в фильме исполнили Абхишек Баччан, Рани Мукерджи и Амитабх Баччан.

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