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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.
    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.
    7deepankarbiswas-84739

    Love story but with different angle

    Earlier I thought it's just an ordinary love story but when I started to watch I was hooked with the creativity shown in this movie. I will not say that it is outstanding but this movie you can watch for different taste and will change your perspective towards things and life that is enough for today's audience. Varun Dhawan done his good job but I think most of recent movies are same if you will look back like jug jug jeeyo is the recent. Jhanvi done decent job, other characters also have a good impact in this family drama but I will only give credit to director who have tried different and out come is good.

    **Love story but with different angle**
    6partham

    Bad female lead selection

    Everything about this movie is good (above average). The director is great, the lead male actor has done justice to his role (he is tailor made for this type of character actually, no surprise he will do excellent job).

    Story is not typical, although the ways the story beings is too much unrealistic. After that it has followed a very good route - it has some ideas to share with you and audience should really be able to relate to the storylines.

    The reason I gave 6 instead of 7 or 8, is the heroine. As the female character is also having significant role in this movie, it would be wiser to choose someone who can actually do some acting.

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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
      • 2h 17m(137 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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