STORYLINE
A well-to-do Thakur-Zamindar family from Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh) wishes to throw a lavish wedding for their son Babloo (Sharman Joshi), who is still single at the age of thirty-five. The plot revolves around whether or not his search for the perfect match will cause him to lose his ‘bachelor’ status, or whether he will learn to love and accept himself and others.
REVIEW
The film’s opening sequence, which features matchmaking advertisements playing on the radio while Babloo is driving home, sets the tone for the rest of the film. His search for the ideal match leads him to meet a number of women, none of whom are suitable until he meets Avantika (Pooja Chopra). Soon after, he falls in love with her, and the two appear to get along well. However, when the wedding preparations are in full swing, she requests that he decline to marry her as well. Despite his distress, he keeps his feelings hidden from his family and goes about his business as usual.
Sharman Joshi gives a strong performance as a 35-year-old bachelor who has been looking for the right partner for the past seven years. He effectively conveys the various emotions as Babloo comes to the realisation that love and acceptance are more important in the long run than a seemingly perfect pairing that may turn out to be disastrous later. ‘Banna Banni’, a wedding song, and ‘Jealous,’ a fast-paced pub track, are the only songs where he seems strangely out of place, and both of these songs feature him shaking a leg. Avantika is played well by Pooja Chopra (Commando), and Swati is played well by Tejashri, who is okay as the ambitious Swati. The performances of Rajesh Sharma as Babloo’s father, Manoj Joshi as Babloo’s uncle, and Akash Dhabade and Sumit Gulati as Babloo’s friends are all excellent.
At its core, Babloo Bachelor is an intriguing storey about a young man from the Philippines who is looking for a life partner, as well as the women he meets along the way. However, for the most part, Saurabh Pandey’s screenplay falls flat and, at times, drags on to the point where you begin to wonder when and where this will all come to an end. In addition, there are the cliched scenes, such as the father and son smoking and becoming emotional over the latter’s marriage difficulties, Swati refusing to acknowledge Babloo during their first meeting in Mumbai, and Avantika being unable to express her feelings for Babloo until her boss tells her to either get him or forget about him, to name a few.
However, you will not walk out of the theatre humming any of the songs from the film’s soundtrack, which was composed by Jeet Ganguli.
Having said that, Babloo Bachelor could have been a lot better if the writing and execution had been better. Moreover, despite Sharman’s sincere performance, the film falls short of expectations.
