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Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Ritwik Bhowmik, Shreya
Chaudhary
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Director:
Anand Tiwari and Amrit Pal Singh
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Rating:
***1/2
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Platform:
Amazon Prime
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he story revolves around Radhe (Ritvik Bhowmik), who is an
Indian classical singer and a pop star Tamanna (Shreya Chaudhary). Both the
characters are of different personalities, however, despite all the differences
when they meet, they fall for each other. But their romance splits by the
issues of family and culture, thus they set out on a journey of self-realization.
Radhe and Tamanna both have different perceptions about each
other's music, which their dialogues can actually explain well. Radhe says,
"wearing fancy clothes and shouting is not music", to which Tamanna
retorts, "someone strangling like a goat is not music too."
After a period, they discover each other's talent in a
concert, and Radhe joins Tamanna to make a pop song. But he is still scared of
his grandfather, Pandit Radhe Mohan Rathod (Naseeruddin Shah), a well-known
singer who is very strict and believes that the purity of classical music
should never be harmed by modern music. When Radhe's grandfather comes to know
about this, a good amount of drama follows that will keep your eyes glued to
the screen until the last second of the last episode.
Directed by Anand Tiwari, the story presents a cute love
story of two contradicting personalities and their life with lots of ups and
downs. The story has enough drama and comic elements to keep you hooked.
Although, the screenplay focuses a little extra on classical
music and riyaz than it requires but Ritwik and Shreya's top-notch performance
makes you ignore even the slightest mistakes.
Naseeruddin Shah is fantastic as ever as an old and strict
classical musician Rajasthani musician and his versatility can't be praised
enough. Atul Kulkarni as Digvijay also brings a unique twist to the tale Kunaal
Roy Kapur and Rahul Kumar make you laugh with their impeccable comic timing.
The music front is well handled by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is a
mix of Indian classical and pop that does offer a new experience and touches
your heart. The vocals by Javed Ali, Jonita Gandhi, Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty,
Mame Khan, and Dhananjay Mhaskar are a treat to the ears.
The cinematography is great and the film offers a fine tour
of the breathtaking Havelis and Mahals of Jodhpur that is a delight to watch.
Overall, Bandish Bandits is a quirky and crunchy love story
set up on the backdrop of classical VS pop music that also offers stunning
visuals with a good dose of laughter. Watch it if you want to see an
entertaining light-hearted film in the age of suspense-thrillers.
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