"Baabarr" Movie Review

In the badlands of Uttar Pradesh, death often comes cheap. Just like the kattas (locally-made guns) manufactured and sold in the mean bylanes of hundreds of qasbahs across the state. It's a recession-proof cottage industry.

In the badlands of Uttar Pradesh, death can also come for the flimsiest of reasons. Even a row over a gilli-danda game can spiral into a murder as it happens for Baabarr Qureshi. And the event can just be a great career move in extortion and contract killings. That's how the life of Baabarr and his band of brothers unfurls.

With exceptions like the vastly under-feted Sehar (2005), not many films have journeyed into the bowels of the murky crime world of Uttar Pradesh. But right from the paan-stained walls, the charpois, the milky tea, the abattoirs with those scary butcher's knives, the claustrophic bylanes, cheek-by-jowl rooftops with flying kites -- Amanganj is rich in details. We get the feeling of watching something raw and real.

But, more than that, director Trikha (Alag, Deewanapan) and writer Ikram Akhtar also provide a feel of the ethos, the motivations, the values and attitudes of places like Amanganj where criminals become demi-gods. A small boy serving tea imitates the superstar criminal Baabaar's mannerisms and says, "Hum unke liye jaan bhi de sakte hain." The dialogues (Akhtar and Vivek Mishra) flavoured with Urdu words are again spot-on. And using a young boy's voice-over as a sutradhar is a neat little idea that works fine.

If Baabarr - why is everybody into numerology? - fails to create a firm impression, it's because director Trikha gets only the mood right, not the scenes. The killings of the rich businessman, the small-time contractor are shoddily constructed, almost amateurish. On occasions, the movie becomes a series of repetitive violent scenes even though the chase sequences, especially where Baabarr chases his rival Tabrez (an impressive Sushant Singh), are neatly executed. And, one wonders, whether the final twists in the tale are only for shock value, or they flow out of the narrative.

As Baabarr, Soham shows promise. In the role of an honest but one-dimensional, humorless cop, Mithun is alright. But it is Om Puri as the oily, wily and crooked cop, who steals the show. Except for Om Puris performance as Daroga Chaturvedi, there is nothing Babbarr has to offer. Even for ardent fans of gangster movies, this would be a disappointment. Therefore, the rating of this movie is just 1.5 stars.

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[santgurdevs]

this is the best indian gangster film,it is a proper hardcore ghetto indian movie,it is in the style of gangster flm satya.that geeza iz a fuckin twat, baabarr shud be rated top marks

[Sudipta5fast5bowler]

Wats Mithun da doing in the movie

[anammub]

i love mithunda very much

[d13g13n13b13]

I have wached this movie. Brilliant! Must watch!

[hajrulaswad]

Yes, Zoom review sucks. Vada Raha is a super hit movie but this asshole Omar Qureshi says that it was 2 and half star movie. Fuck! I am sure this movie is brilliant too. It seems that Zoom only give positive reviews to big stars' movies.

[palamiaotisa]

Very good movie must see ... i really liked this new actor sohum and ofcourse sushant no doubt he is one of the best in bollywood ..... but every one acted well including om puri and mithun.. it was a good movie

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[nitinmehmi]

i watch it yesterday. Good time Pass

[maina634]

its a great film n everybody has acted really well. this guy should take SANYAS as he does not know what good cinema is. i loved every bit of this film and i suggest that everybody should watch BAABARR.. all the best..