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Bawaal

  • 2023
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
17K
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Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor in Bawaal (2023)
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ActionComedyDramaRomance

A small-town man who falls in love with the most beautiful girl in town. He wants to marry her one day because marrying her can raise his social position.A small-town man who falls in love with the most beautiful girl in town. He wants to marry her one day because marrying her can raise his social position.A small-town man who falls in love with the most beautiful girl in town. He wants to marry her one day because marrying her can raise his social position.

  • Director
    • Nitesh Tiwari
  • Writers
    • Piyush Gupta
    • Shreyas Jain
    • Nikhil Mehrotra
  • Stars
    • Varun Dhawan
    • Janhvi Kapoor
    • Manoj Pahwa
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nitesh Tiwari
    • Writers
      • Piyush Gupta
      • Shreyas Jain
      • Nikhil Mehrotra
    • Stars
      • Varun Dhawan
      • Janhvi Kapoor
      • Manoj Pahwa
    • 368User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Varun Dhawan
    Varun Dhawan
    • Ajay Dixit
    Janhvi Kapoor
    Janhvi Kapoor
    • Nisha Dixit
    Manoj Pahwa
    Manoj Pahwa
    • Ajay's Father
    Anjuman Saxena
    Anjuman Saxena
    • Ajay's Mother
    Mukesh Tiwari
    Mukesh Tiwari
    • [MLA] Vishwas Raghuvanshi
    Prateek Pachauri
    Prateek Pachauri
    • Bipin
    • (as Prateek Pachori)
    Shashie Vermaa
    • School Principal
    Vyas Hemang
    • Kalpesh Shah
    Aariz Saiyed
    • Alpesh Shah
    Agrim Mittal
    • Papon Chatterjee
    Gunjan Joshi
    • [School Teacher] Mr. Pandey
    Antonie
    • Man on Omaha Beach
    Mariusz Krzeminski
    • Air BnB Owner
    Pawel Kropinski
    Pawel Kropinski
    • Guide at Anne Frank House
    Wojciech Sanejko
    • Aged Jewish
    Aryan M Tiwari
    • Rizwan Ahmad
    • (as Aryan Kumar Tiwari)
    Varun Tamta
    • Nisha's Father
    Aparna Ghoshal
    • Nisha's Mother
    • Director
      • Nitesh Tiwari
    • Writers
      • Piyush Gupta
      • Shreyas Jain
      • Nikhil Mehrotra
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews368

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    8sanjubhat

    A sensitively handled love story !! Truely Bawaal!!

    Film Review: Bawaal Streaming on Prime Video #sanjuzzreviews #Bawaal #primevideoindia #varundhawan #janhvikapoor

    Bawaal , directed by Nitish Tiwari is the story of Ajay ( Varun Dhawan) & Nisha(Janhvi Kapoor) set in Lucknow. Ajay is a self obsessed, narcissistic teacher who is only concerned about his image in society. He treats his newly wedded wife Nisha very badly as she suffers from epilepsy and he considers her a "defective piece". In a last ditch effort to save her marriage, Nisha takes a trip with Ajay to Europe and sparks off events that change their lives forever!!

    The direction by Nitish Tiwari is awesome and he brings the love story to life with great cinematography, a decent music score & a fantastic chemistry between Dhawan and Kapoor. Their love story is handled with great sensitivity & will surely touch your heart !!

    Both lead actors have given inspired performances. A fine balance between comedy and emotional scenes is maintained very well all throughout. A fun filled cameo by the boisterous Gujju Gang who provide some well needed comic relief deserves a mention too!!

    Even though the narrative seems to slow down at times, the film is very relatable and will appeal to lovers of the ROMCOM genre.

    Going with 3/5 for the film + 0.5 star for the superb acting by the lead pair !! .. Adios 🙂!!
    8prathameshbarde

    Absolute beauty comes with minor imperfections!

    Just finished watching this film. I went in despite the bad reviews I read and I'm so glad that I watched this beautifully curated story.

    ' To accept and be happy with what you actually are, rather than worrying and comparing yourself to others' is all that it wants to say. Some films are to be watched with all your heart and an open mind. Today, we are working mindlessly to present an image of ourselves in front of this world. But in the end, all that's going to remain is the truth. So why not accept it?

    The message that they are giving us is so much more important than the minor flaws in the screenplay. I absolutely loved it with all its small imperfections. Go for it, you won't be disappointed.
    8sameerlodaya

    What a combination

    Sameer lodaya.

    The movie is one of the best combination of content ever found in Hindi movies

    Nitesh once again came back with a unique concept with excellent direction after chhichhore here he offers you all the elements of a movie in nice crafted Combination..the movie has classic humour ,high emotions ,soft love story ,top notch performances, good songs and a great lesson on world war 2 with deep morals..some scenes were very touchy and gave goosebumps..the pace of the movie is slow which should be a matter to raise rest it is outstanding

    The character of Varun which started as a fake guy with wrong attitudes and how he changes gradually till the end is played by him with all varieties of expression in a brilliant way.. janvis character from the start was very tender hearted with soft looks was marvellously played by her

    The movie is meant to watch with all family members of all ages where everyone will get their share of entertainment by all means

    The makers have perfectly targeted the ott audience which is classy and not masses but still a good addition to Bollywood dictionary.
    7SoumikBanerjee1996

    Nitesh Tiwari's interesting take on romantic features

    When we think about Bollywood romance, flashes of classic SRK movies with vivid visuals and over-the-top caricatures immediately spring to our minds. However, the stylisation and the overall approach have evolved drastically and gradually moulded into a more relevant shape keeping our modern-day lifestyle and civilisation in mind. Albeit, the gist has remained identical. And thus, making every other romantic feature somewhat alike to some extent.

    "Bawaal" attempts to break out of that norm!

    While it uses some well-established tropes & cliches to lay the foundation of the lead couple, the kind of parallels it draws afterwards to build that relationship further is quite unmatched. Tracing way back to the horrific events of the Second World War, the story puts lots of effort to symbolise the difficulties and dilemmas of our minds to that of a time of absolute horror when all participating nations of the War and their innocent people went through inconceivable hardship and misfortune.

    They endured Pain which is beyond comprehension.

    Now such comparisons may come across as naive & pretentious to some people, and that is completely understandable cause it looks like Nitesh Tiwari (the director) wanted to tone down the actual severity of the circumstances so that his work could be widely accessible, thus resulting in a byproduct that lacks mandated sincerity and fervour.

    Nevertheless, the tender chemistry between Varun and Janhvi made my two hours worthwhile. And I like that they both were committed to their roles and played their respective parts with utmost honesty and conviction and thereby making it one of the most interesting pieces of work coming from Bollywood.
    7PANDIAN120621

    Find happiness in what you have...!!!

    With a usual story onboard Nitesh tiwari carefully masters the art of film making with some intelligent screenplay well supported by core team of Ashwini Iyer and piyush Sharma which adds some value added human emotions that strikes straight to the heart & thanks to 2nd world war without which this project is just another "BAWAAL" Mithesh mirchandani handles the visual grandeur for what it requires for a romedy flick while charu shree editing does a crispy work that keeps the soul of the movie flowing at a study pace... After a great work of "DANGAL" & underdog "CHICCHHORE" this flick does take a scenic route which is a Zara atke type for Nitesh movie but doesn't disappoint ... Overall it gets u a Midas touch to find happiness of what u have which concludes a strong recommendation for a typical ott movie based on expenses we spend on a single movie these days.

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    • Trivia
      This is the first time that the two actors, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, paired up for a film. Also, Bawaal is the most expensive film of Dhawan's career.
    • Soundtracks
      Tumhein Kitna Pyaar Karte
      Written by Manoj Muntashir Shukla

      Performed by Arijit Singh and Mithoon

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Волнение
    • Production companies
      • Earthsky Pictures
      • Film Base Berlin
      • Film Base Berlin
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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