A spy movie with comical touch, not a bad idea. But somehow when the script started taking serious turn the expectations of those viewers who were looking for some intense drama levelled up only to be served with some old melodramatic twist. There were many issues that could have been addressed without deviating from the theme, but then this is our usual bollywood stuff. I was hoping for some spy "Kahaani".
38 Reviews
well tried
sleekint236 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
On the whole good movie made. All the supporting actors chosen were good. Good to see kiran kumar after long time.vidya balan ( ulf lady Bachchan ) played the role with ease.
Songs in these movies sometimes I believe looses the momentum. Producers also need to have faith that movies can sell without songs.
Direction and scripting could have been better.
One question keeps coming to my mind, why was kiran kumar specially shown carrying a gun to meet ali .... there is no logic . Director forced the audience on something which was un reasonable.
Its 6 star but 1 extra for attempt for trying to make a normal cinema. Dia mirza and others its good having faith on such movies.
Songs in these movies sometimes I believe looses the momentum. Producers also need to have faith that movies can sell without songs.
Direction and scripting could have been better.
One question keeps coming to my mind, why was kiran kumar specially shown carrying a gun to meet ali .... there is no logic . Director forced the audience on something which was un reasonable.
Its 6 star but 1 extra for attempt for trying to make a normal cinema. Dia mirza and others its good having faith on such movies.
Bobby Jasoos - half baked, self pretentious attempt by director but a bold attempt to do something different
Vyom34 July 2014
While my choice of genre doesn't really allow me to digest modern popcorn blockbuster Bollywood movies, I often tend to enjoy them occasionally if served with a good story and execution. I will have to say that Bobby Jasoos was not one of them.
Bobby Jasoos seems to be a half baked, self pretentious attempt in directing by Samar Shaikh and endorsed by Diya Mirza as a Producer, whose skills could have been better utilized as an actress to save this movie a little.
The story of Bobby Jasoos is about a 30 year old Muslim girl named Bobby, residing in the heart of Hyderabad city near the iconic Charminar. While she keeps herself involved in investigating cases in night and trying to get a proper detective job in daytime. She is having a rough time in securing clients as a detective, but luck takes a big turn as she receives an assignment that pushes her to her limits. Rest of the film is a riot as she tries to struggle her career as a detective and manage her family emotionally who doesn't seem to be in favor of what Bobby does.
While the film seems to have so much potential what makes it fail is the treatment. The film starts of in a humorous tone and actually seems like to begin with the right foot. But as it picks up pace we are introduced some of the people that seems like a cliché examples of typical characters from all of the Bollywood movies I detest watching. Slowly the viewer is faced with slapstick humor, family drama and been-there-done-that events that feels like Deja Vu in the course of a family drama movie.
Songs don't help either. Neither of the songs in the film leaves an impression on the viewers mind, rather give them a chance to take a break and catch up on sleep while they are at it. There is one particular song in the movie which I won't specify to stay away from spoilers, and which I personally think was totally uncalled for in the situation. Perhaps the pacing or editing could have been a lot better, so as to give the movie a coherent flow.
In this movie Vidya Balan in the role of Bobby gets to change in a lot of getup (around 12) but most of them doesn't help the story in much ways. It looks as if she was made to change just for the sake of humor. While the film can be considered short at just 121 minutes, it feels somewhat dragged occasionally, and fails to let viewers invest their emotions into any of the characters except of the lead character.
That being said, the film does have its moments but those are just a few. I would also say it was a daring attempt to try to execute a movie with only a female lead, who for the most part remains out of glamor, and where she is also shown to break free from many of the stereotypical role a women is portrayed in Indian movies. I would also have to admire Vidya Balan for his acting skills as he was very convincing in all of those getup she did on screen. I would not blame the execution of the movie on her since the onus of the complete movie lied on her shoulders alone. And she did her role perfectly.
It would be fair to say that while the first half of Bobby Jasoos, raises viewers interest a little, second half helps it raise even further, but the final twist fails to live up to the expectation.
One more movie "Queen" was also released recently where the story was about a female lead who is shown to break free from various stereotypical roles, but it would be unfair to compare both of them, because while Queen was set up in vibrant and colorful foreign cities like Paris and Amsterdam and was more closer to today's generation, Bobby Jasoos relates more to India and typical Indian family drama, and was filmed totally in the streets of semi urban parts of Hyderabad which gave the movie a special flavor of India, more closer to most of the people of the country.
Combined with all other things I would rate the film a 6 out of 10. Extra 1 to give Bollywood a break from the male dominant masala movie and an attempt to create India's own Sherlock Holmes.
Bobby Jasoos seems to be a half baked, self pretentious attempt in directing by Samar Shaikh and endorsed by Diya Mirza as a Producer, whose skills could have been better utilized as an actress to save this movie a little.
The story of Bobby Jasoos is about a 30 year old Muslim girl named Bobby, residing in the heart of Hyderabad city near the iconic Charminar. While she keeps herself involved in investigating cases in night and trying to get a proper detective job in daytime. She is having a rough time in securing clients as a detective, but luck takes a big turn as she receives an assignment that pushes her to her limits. Rest of the film is a riot as she tries to struggle her career as a detective and manage her family emotionally who doesn't seem to be in favor of what Bobby does.
While the film seems to have so much potential what makes it fail is the treatment. The film starts of in a humorous tone and actually seems like to begin with the right foot. But as it picks up pace we are introduced some of the people that seems like a cliché examples of typical characters from all of the Bollywood movies I detest watching. Slowly the viewer is faced with slapstick humor, family drama and been-there-done-that events that feels like Deja Vu in the course of a family drama movie.
Songs don't help either. Neither of the songs in the film leaves an impression on the viewers mind, rather give them a chance to take a break and catch up on sleep while they are at it. There is one particular song in the movie which I won't specify to stay away from spoilers, and which I personally think was totally uncalled for in the situation. Perhaps the pacing or editing could have been a lot better, so as to give the movie a coherent flow.
In this movie Vidya Balan in the role of Bobby gets to change in a lot of getup (around 12) but most of them doesn't help the story in much ways. It looks as if she was made to change just for the sake of humor. While the film can be considered short at just 121 minutes, it feels somewhat dragged occasionally, and fails to let viewers invest their emotions into any of the characters except of the lead character.
That being said, the film does have its moments but those are just a few. I would also say it was a daring attempt to try to execute a movie with only a female lead, who for the most part remains out of glamor, and where she is also shown to break free from many of the stereotypical role a women is portrayed in Indian movies. I would also have to admire Vidya Balan for his acting skills as he was very convincing in all of those getup she did on screen. I would not blame the execution of the movie on her since the onus of the complete movie lied on her shoulders alone. And she did her role perfectly.
It would be fair to say that while the first half of Bobby Jasoos, raises viewers interest a little, second half helps it raise even further, but the final twist fails to live up to the expectation.
One more movie "Queen" was also released recently where the story was about a female lead who is shown to break free from various stereotypical roles, but it would be unfair to compare both of them, because while Queen was set up in vibrant and colorful foreign cities like Paris and Amsterdam and was more closer to today's generation, Bobby Jasoos relates more to India and typical Indian family drama, and was filmed totally in the streets of semi urban parts of Hyderabad which gave the movie a special flavor of India, more closer to most of the people of the country.
Combined with all other things I would rate the film a 6 out of 10. Extra 1 to give Bollywood a break from the male dominant masala movie and an attempt to create India's own Sherlock Holmes.
Yuck
akhildec-582982 January 2021
Mediocre Jasoosi with Balan Shining
Tanay_LKO7 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
"Bobby Jasoos" is a comedy-suspense-drama that centers around Bilkis "Bobby" Ahmed(Vidya Balan), a late-20-something girl of a lower-middle class family who aspires to be a professional private detective. She faces several personal and professional hurdles in her endeavour, and thus, continues to fight her way through with the help of her friends – an internet cafe owner, a coffee house waiter and a TV crime- reporter(Ali Fazal). Bobby strike something big when a mystic middle- aged wealthy NRI(Kiran Kumar) turns up on her doorstep to figure the whereabouts of some individuals with just their names and physical identities, whom she does discover from nothing after much articulate labour and earns fat paychecks in return. However, Bobby senses something sinister all over. Would she be able to discover the truth about the man and his investigations? As one could spot, the film is pretty much straight and has very minimal level of plot-suspense to present. Its an age-old remedy that is given a new avatar and a new packaging.
PLUSES- Balan is the backbone of the film, as simple as that. She has a tom- boyish charm and anger in her persona therefore, she plays through different disguises ably and effortlessly. Fazl is highly effective as the patro-phobic young man who is trying to shy away from all marriage proposals coming his way and strikes a friendship with Bobby as she is doing her job to find faults in his proposals. Other castings are good, too, however no one gets enough screen-time to be more than meager supporting-characters with the exception of Kiran Kumar. Make-up and Costume Design play a significant role throughout and give a film a stage-performance kind of touch at places. Also, the film's duration is less - a little more than 2 hours – i.e. before the film could actually become boring for some.
MINUSES- There is definite lack of screenplay-work and which is the reason that there is no certain sequencing or flow of events in the film. This is the reason that in the first-half viewers don't enjoy it as much because they were always trying to find something to hold on to. Being Dia Mirza's debut production, there were not much expectations either. Although the direction (Samar Shaikh) did try hard but failed to hold the film compactly. The music(Shantanu Moitra) is unfortunately totally forgettable and the song sequences are not at all worth watching – with the exception of "Tu".
VERDICT- Bobby Jasoos is an average-level film it offers nothing extraordinary. Still it's full of simple-ordinary stuff which makes it a light watch. Likable because of Balan, and any of her ardent admirer would rather find it much enjoyable than others. Watch if you really must - a 6/10.
PLUSES- Balan is the backbone of the film, as simple as that. She has a tom- boyish charm and anger in her persona therefore, she plays through different disguises ably and effortlessly. Fazl is highly effective as the patro-phobic young man who is trying to shy away from all marriage proposals coming his way and strikes a friendship with Bobby as she is doing her job to find faults in his proposals. Other castings are good, too, however no one gets enough screen-time to be more than meager supporting-characters with the exception of Kiran Kumar. Make-up and Costume Design play a significant role throughout and give a film a stage-performance kind of touch at places. Also, the film's duration is less - a little more than 2 hours – i.e. before the film could actually become boring for some.
MINUSES- There is definite lack of screenplay-work and which is the reason that there is no certain sequencing or flow of events in the film. This is the reason that in the first-half viewers don't enjoy it as much because they were always trying to find something to hold on to. Being Dia Mirza's debut production, there were not much expectations either. Although the direction (Samar Shaikh) did try hard but failed to hold the film compactly. The music(Shantanu Moitra) is unfortunately totally forgettable and the song sequences are not at all worth watching – with the exception of "Tu".
VERDICT- Bobby Jasoos is an average-level film it offers nothing extraordinary. Still it's full of simple-ordinary stuff which makes it a light watch. Likable because of Balan, and any of her ardent admirer would rather find it much enjoyable than others. Watch if you really must - a 6/10.
bobby Jasoos is a Sloppy Jasoos
buddybhupender20 July 2014
Many a times we have witnessed that a strong script or promising plot needs a good direction else it crumbles down on screen. It can happen to any movie whether Hollywood or any other movie industry globally. Bobby Jasoos is no exception in this case. After a long time in Bollywood where fans of suspense or thriller genre were feeling excited after watching the trailers of this movie. As it promised a very entertaining plot similar to the classic Japanese series of Hibari Torimonocho where a female detective in ancient Japan investigates cases. And those movies were pretty entertaining even if swordplay or action was equally involved in increasing the stakes for characters. I am a great fan of suspense movies as i have been infuenced with the stories of writers like Robert Laudlum, Dan Brown, Greg Iles, Stephen L Cater and less known Indian writers like Ved Prakash Sharma. It does not require one to involve every trick of the trade to make a suspense or thriller it just take a promising plot and to provide enough twists that the audience do not loose interest. But same can not be said about this movie. Vidya Balan is playing the lead female detective who do not possess any academic qualification or skills and experience in solving crimes except following neighborhood adults for spying so that she can break off the engagement of the paying party or whose son has started smoking/drinking. She is obsessed with making it big as a female detective and looking for her big break. She is amidst the family expectations of her father in a traditional middle class Muslim family of southern Indian town. Her father and mother wants her to get settled with Tasawur(Ali Fazal)her client cum source TV Reporter, who hires her every now and then to get rid off marriage proposals sent by his own father. While trying to adjust her personal and professional life one day she gets her big break when a client (Kiran Kumar) mysteriously appears and offers her big amount just to find someone and the silly approaches used by her takes the story further with lots of twists and turns where the intentions of this mysterious client are unknown and suspicion of bobby begins to build up.
On the whole you can put the performance in two parts. the first part is before the interval where it felts like the movie has indeed something good to offer. All the elements of a good story building are here. And expectations gets high. But in post interval any person who has seen even a single suspense movie can tell the climax way before the ending (not exactly but one get the feel what could be the possible scenarios in their gut). So once the movie finished i wished if i could meet the director and can give him couple of my ideas on how to make story better if next time he tries his hands on the suspense again. Vidya Balan played her part and she was fine in her given role. but what makes a detective detective is not relative here. It is just a pain to watch such a promising plot go down the drain. If Indian directors wants to know how a suspense or detective thriller movie should be made just watch this Hong Kong movie The Detective(2007) starring Aaron Kwok. I am mad because this movie could have been a block buster with the kind of plot the director had and still they cannot give a spine chilling or maddening suspense thriller. The male lead has done a good job and he looks comfortable along with Vidya. The Veteran Kiran Kumar had nothing more to do but why stay limited at one bad guy. The one complaint that i had with the movie is why the director did not used his imagination in creating a real Jasoosi story whose tile involves the word Jasoos itself. I believe the producers also are a reason in India as why the promising plots does not turns out to be a good movie. They worry too much and do not allows a new or less known director to give the freedom in experimenting with the story. The Music in the movie was not required at all and is not pleasing. None of the songs will be remembered by any one. So instead of wasting good 20-22 minutes of audience some of the work on story would have been nice. But it is of no use. The movie is a one time watch. It will please to some audience who have not been able to enjoy any good quality suspense movies in recent time. But it is opinion of just one man who has seen movies of every other country and knows the elements of a good suspense story telling.
Characters have worked hard no doubt about it. It is easy to criticize the actors or movie but it takes real hard work in making them as well and i really appreciate all your hard work. but this complaint i am making is just because i know we can make good cinema but sometimes we can do better as we have all the things we require. So keeping my fingers crossed for future as someone in Bollywood may have better talent in making such suspense stories a treat for everyone.
My Rating 5/10.
On the whole you can put the performance in two parts. the first part is before the interval where it felts like the movie has indeed something good to offer. All the elements of a good story building are here. And expectations gets high. But in post interval any person who has seen even a single suspense movie can tell the climax way before the ending (not exactly but one get the feel what could be the possible scenarios in their gut). So once the movie finished i wished if i could meet the director and can give him couple of my ideas on how to make story better if next time he tries his hands on the suspense again. Vidya Balan played her part and she was fine in her given role. but what makes a detective detective is not relative here. It is just a pain to watch such a promising plot go down the drain. If Indian directors wants to know how a suspense or detective thriller movie should be made just watch this Hong Kong movie The Detective(2007) starring Aaron Kwok. I am mad because this movie could have been a block buster with the kind of plot the director had and still they cannot give a spine chilling or maddening suspense thriller. The male lead has done a good job and he looks comfortable along with Vidya. The Veteran Kiran Kumar had nothing more to do but why stay limited at one bad guy. The one complaint that i had with the movie is why the director did not used his imagination in creating a real Jasoosi story whose tile involves the word Jasoos itself. I believe the producers also are a reason in India as why the promising plots does not turns out to be a good movie. They worry too much and do not allows a new or less known director to give the freedom in experimenting with the story. The Music in the movie was not required at all and is not pleasing. None of the songs will be remembered by any one. So instead of wasting good 20-22 minutes of audience some of the work on story would have been nice. But it is of no use. The movie is a one time watch. It will please to some audience who have not been able to enjoy any good quality suspense movies in recent time. But it is opinion of just one man who has seen movies of every other country and knows the elements of a good suspense story telling.
Characters have worked hard no doubt about it. It is easy to criticize the actors or movie but it takes real hard work in making them as well and i really appreciate all your hard work. but this complaint i am making is just because i know we can make good cinema but sometimes we can do better as we have all the things we require. So keeping my fingers crossed for future as someone in Bollywood may have better talent in making such suspense stories a treat for everyone.
My Rating 5/10.
Entertainment. Entertainment. Illogical. ♦ 59%
nairtejas4 July 2014
The realization you gather that the whole film could've been done without the title character is ironical. But then the makers would have been jobless and also, the people behind other departments of this film wouldn't have got the opportunity to showcase their talents.
The film is built on a make-believe story: an aspiring female detective finds herself defying odds and in between a mystery where a rich boss hires her to find three specific people. The climax succeeds in disclosing this mystery but it is foolish enough for the audience to actually believe it; the story I mean. That is where Bobby Jasoos stumbles.
The first half is brilliant, funny and entertaining. It creates an aura as Bobby (Balan) spearheads her character with blink-and-you-miss multiple characters, donning various colorful costumes and masquerading as a beggar, astrologer, peon, what-not. It is evident that the film was written with Balan in mind. Rest of the cast are equally supportive of the narration. The screenplay is sweet: while the first one hour is used up to narrate the life of Bobby & her family and her acquaintances, the second half is averagely gripping. It never bores.
Art dept., costumes, make-up, locations & technical dept. all are top- notch. I couldn't bear the songs but they are negligible. There are at least 3 scenes that can be counted in some of the best films sequences in Bollywood this year.
BOTTOM LINE: I hate to sound equivocal. So, Bobby Jasoos is a definite recipe for entertainment, but falters when thinking movie-goers find and deride and ridicule and debate the pretentious story it so heavily depends on. Balan fans rejoice. Watchable!
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
The film is built on a make-believe story: an aspiring female detective finds herself defying odds and in between a mystery where a rich boss hires her to find three specific people. The climax succeeds in disclosing this mystery but it is foolish enough for the audience to actually believe it; the story I mean. That is where Bobby Jasoos stumbles.
The first half is brilliant, funny and entertaining. It creates an aura as Bobby (Balan) spearheads her character with blink-and-you-miss multiple characters, donning various colorful costumes and masquerading as a beggar, astrologer, peon, what-not. It is evident that the film was written with Balan in mind. Rest of the cast are equally supportive of the narration. The screenplay is sweet: while the first one hour is used up to narrate the life of Bobby & her family and her acquaintances, the second half is averagely gripping. It never bores.
Art dept., costumes, make-up, locations & technical dept. all are top- notch. I couldn't bear the songs but they are negligible. There are at least 3 scenes that can be counted in some of the best films sequences in Bollywood this year.
BOTTOM LINE: I hate to sound equivocal. So, Bobby Jasoos is a definite recipe for entertainment, but falters when thinking movie-goers find and deride and ridicule and debate the pretentious story it so heavily depends on. Balan fans rejoice. Watchable!
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
Spy!!!! How and why!!!!?
dineshprakash4 July 2014
Direction is not good at all. There is no story. Screenplay is bad. First time I watched a movie which title is Bobby Jasoos but everything happens with co incidence. Dialogues are worst. I was sensing such type of crap after watching trailer and alias, it happened. I was surprised that what genre this film belongs to. No thrill, no emotions, no comedy then what was it? I was expecting at least something because it has one sensible actor Vidya Balan but God knows where her senses gone away while nodding yes to this script. She has everything an actress dreams about so I am unable to justify her need to do this film. Perhaps so many get up had attracted her but all get up are less interesting and more annoying. Performance wise Vidya Balan is good. Ali Afzal is OK.Akash Dahiya as Munna is fine. Music by Shantanu Moaitra is OK. "Arziyaan dil ki suno" is melodious.
Bobby Jasoos arrives as a rare clean, fun, mainstream entertainer that an entire family could watch together.
noyonjp4 July 2014
Bobby Jasoos wastes no time. The very first scene introduces us to the antiques of this talented private detective who wishes to make it big but as of now is only making small money on petty cases - like snooping on lovers and working on extra-marital cases.
Set in Moghalpura, Hyderabad, Bobby Jasoos is the story of a woman who wants to become a famous detective. Equipped with sharp mind, polished by detective shows on TV, things are never easy for Bobby. She is a woman after all! More so because a father who is disapproving of her conduct.
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http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14163/bollywood.hindi/bobby- jasoos/4738/review.htm
Set in Moghalpura, Hyderabad, Bobby Jasoos is the story of a woman who wants to become a famous detective. Equipped with sharp mind, polished by detective shows on TV, things are never easy for Bobby. She is a woman after all! More so because a father who is disapproving of her conduct.
Read more on -
http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14163/bollywood.hindi/bobby- jasoos/4738/review.htm
Bobby Jasoos: A thriller without thrills
shiraj-dakshy4 July 2014
Vidya Balan strikes back as "Bobby Jasoos" wherein she plays an amateurish detective. But does it really create an impact????? In the beginning of the movie you get introduced to the world of Mughalpura in Hyderabad, the place where Bobby Jasoos stays and her struggle to become a famous detective and her immediate family of sisters and Khala's. Life changes for her when a stranger Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) gives her an assignment to find out a girl Nilofer in Mughalpura. Who is Anees Shaikh and why does he want to know about the girl
.forms the rest of the plot.
Written by Samyukta Chawla Shaikh, the story and screenplay emphasizes not only on Bilkis Ahmed's a.k.a Bobby Jasoos's professional adventure but also her personal life and somewhere in the story and screenplay that takes pretence and the movie looses completely on the aspect of edge of seat thriller which is expected from a detective movie. There are many characters introduced in the movie but many of them have no relevance to the main plot. The sequence which involves Bobby's personal life is very well written. After an hour especially post interval is when the screenplay just falls flat and the not so impactful climax does not help either.
Debutant director Samar Shaikh tries his best to make the setting as realistic as possible and is successful as well, right from the dialect of all the characters to the settings, but where the movie falters is the absence of thrill which is expected from a movie based on a detective.
It is the superlative performances of the ensemble cast which lifts the movie. Vidya Balan as Bilkis Ahmed/ Bobby Jasoos does a good job. Ali Fazal as Tasawur is earnest in his portrayal but somewhere he gets overshadowed by the rest of the cast. Other cast like Arjan Bajwa, Supriya Pathak, Kiran Kumar, Aakash Dahiya, Rajendra Gupta, Benaf Dadachanji and Prasad Barve do a fantastic job rising above the writing. Tanvi Azmi and Zarina Wahab are excellent but are wasted in brief roles.
Another highlight of the movie is the Production Design and the Costumes. Production Design by Tariq Umar Khan is spot on and very realistic, the same goes for the costumes by Thei Tekchandaney & Sheetal Sharma which absolutely blends with the narration.
The third highlight is the Cinematography by Vishal Sinha which captures Hyderabad especially the locality of Charminar like a dream.
Shatanu Moitra's music is average excluding one song "Arziyaan"..
After watching the movie I was confused whether I liked the movie or did not like it, so I came to the conclusion that it is a" Thriller without the Thrills" I will go with five Stars, watch it for its performances...
Written by Samyukta Chawla Shaikh, the story and screenplay emphasizes not only on Bilkis Ahmed's a.k.a Bobby Jasoos's professional adventure but also her personal life and somewhere in the story and screenplay that takes pretence and the movie looses completely on the aspect of edge of seat thriller which is expected from a detective movie. There are many characters introduced in the movie but many of them have no relevance to the main plot. The sequence which involves Bobby's personal life is very well written. After an hour especially post interval is when the screenplay just falls flat and the not so impactful climax does not help either.
Debutant director Samar Shaikh tries his best to make the setting as realistic as possible and is successful as well, right from the dialect of all the characters to the settings, but where the movie falters is the absence of thrill which is expected from a movie based on a detective.
It is the superlative performances of the ensemble cast which lifts the movie. Vidya Balan as Bilkis Ahmed/ Bobby Jasoos does a good job. Ali Fazal as Tasawur is earnest in his portrayal but somewhere he gets overshadowed by the rest of the cast. Other cast like Arjan Bajwa, Supriya Pathak, Kiran Kumar, Aakash Dahiya, Rajendra Gupta, Benaf Dadachanji and Prasad Barve do a fantastic job rising above the writing. Tanvi Azmi and Zarina Wahab are excellent but are wasted in brief roles.
Another highlight of the movie is the Production Design and the Costumes. Production Design by Tariq Umar Khan is spot on and very realistic, the same goes for the costumes by Thei Tekchandaney & Sheetal Sharma which absolutely blends with the narration.
The third highlight is the Cinematography by Vishal Sinha which captures Hyderabad especially the locality of Charminar like a dream.
Shatanu Moitra's music is average excluding one song "Arziyaan"..
After watching the movie I was confused whether I liked the movie or did not like it, so I came to the conclusion that it is a" Thriller without the Thrills" I will go with five Stars, watch it for its performances...
Two and Half Month Draught was over
AnotherMovieFreak4 July 2014
...........Bobbie Jasoos:3.75/5 Finally the 2 and a half month drought was over.....After 2 states, I went in and out of the theaters to watch something new and good....but disappointed....This time juss keeping in mind that it is a Vidya Balan starer, I started watching the movie, It started Tickling me, giggles, sometime louder ones escaped my lips....so the first part was so full of laughter doses...It was all about Vidya Balan and her acting credibilities.....she wooed me again, simple lines bought to perfection by the Stunner Vidya....As the story Proceeds, It maintains its pace between comedy and the detective part. The twist and turns were simple but created perfectly, and were beautifully portrayed by Vidya.....The Story was simple and subtle, Mughalpuri was Colorful...But Ali Fazal was Like a Ace ....He should get more Films....The pairing was So beautiful, that their age difference was hardly noticeable.....She was Supported by an excellent Supporting star cast Of Supriya Pathak, Zarina Wahab, Tanvi Azmi and Rajesh Gupta...Each and every one of the Supporting crew acted really well.....Director Samar Seikh Did a good job....Applause...Among the tracks....Sweety an Arziyaan my favorites....
Definitely a Must watch.....For Vidya Dons various Disguises and roams around MughalPuri with grace.....
Definitely a Must watch.....For Vidya Dons various Disguises and roams around MughalPuri with grace.....
It is Vidya Balan's show all the way in this average drama
ketgup835 July 2014
Indian Cinema has certainly evolved over the years with experimental movies Queen, Holiday , Filmistaan to name few. Bobby Jasoos succeeds in experimenting the truth but final act pauses the entire movement of the film.
Bobby Jasoos tells the story of a wanna-be-detective(Vidya Balan) who has been given a secret assignment to search for people whose identities are provided by a multi-millionaire unknown guy.
Directed by Samir Shaikh , Bobby Jasoos starts off well with few hilarious moments in the first half with the doubt factor remains till the end. Unfortunately , the movie tumbles in the climax which could have been made better. Editing is loose. Screenplay is weak . Cinematography and art direction is simple. Music is below par. Background score does not gel well with film. Dialogues are good. It is Vidya Balan's show all the way. The actress gets into the character of Bobby Jasoos and gives a performance with aplomb.
Overall, a very brave niche flick with commendable first half and not so engrossing later half. Average 2.5/5
Bobby Jasoos tells the story of a wanna-be-detective(Vidya Balan) who has been given a secret assignment to search for people whose identities are provided by a multi-millionaire unknown guy.
Directed by Samir Shaikh , Bobby Jasoos starts off well with few hilarious moments in the first half with the doubt factor remains till the end. Unfortunately , the movie tumbles in the climax which could have been made better. Editing is loose. Screenplay is weak . Cinematography and art direction is simple. Music is below par. Background score does not gel well with film. Dialogues are good. It is Vidya Balan's show all the way. The actress gets into the character of Bobby Jasoos and gives a performance with aplomb.
Overall, a very brave niche flick with commendable first half and not so engrossing later half. Average 2.5/5
Why did they make this movie?
mailme-asghar7 December 2020
not even Vidya can save it
achyutaghosh7 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Ever since she burst on the screen in Parineeta, bearing a smile as radiant as the sun, it was evident that Vidya Balan was not your everyday Bollywood heroine. Her wardrobe may never have been spot on, and her weight might have been on the heavier side, but bucket loads of talent ensured that for author backed, strong female characters, she was the undisputed choice. The Dirty Picture proved it, and Kahaani guaranteed it. No surprises then, for a character as unique as Bobby in Bobby Jasoos, the choice of Balan was a no-brainer. But can she make any movie great? No.
Bobby Jasoos is the story of Bilkis "Bobby" Ahmed, a Hyderabadi aspiring to be a detective. Bobby is smart, talented and driven, and for the lack of opportunities- she spends most of her time solving trivial neighborhood cases in Mughalpura, Hyderabad. But her choice of career has its downsides. Her orthodox father does not speak with her, and there is a perennial cash flow problem. Well, at least till she chances upon Anis Khan (Kiran Kumar), who puts her on a well-paying, missing persons case. The rest of the plot focuses on Bobby solving this case, and also sorting out her love life.
The good is mostly centered around the acting. Balan with her authentic Hyderabadi accent, colorful kurtas and bubbly charm almost pulls it off single handedly. Ali Fazal as her reluctant lover/friend is an excellent foil to the enthusiastic Bobby. The support cast consisting of Rajendra Gupta, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, and Arjan Bajwa are good too. The bad is the script- it is just not funny enough. Bobby Jasoos has an interesting start, a decent middle but an absolutely pointless Manmohan Desai style ending. Patchy screenplay, boring songs, forced melodrama further pull the film down.
The character of Bobby Jasoos has shades of Veronica Mars? Bingo. And I feel this would be a great idea for a TV serial, of course, if only they could get Vidya in the small screen. Advice for debutant director Samar Sheikh - There is more to sleuthing that disguises. 5/10
Bobby Jasoos is the story of Bilkis "Bobby" Ahmed, a Hyderabadi aspiring to be a detective. Bobby is smart, talented and driven, and for the lack of opportunities- she spends most of her time solving trivial neighborhood cases in Mughalpura, Hyderabad. But her choice of career has its downsides. Her orthodox father does not speak with her, and there is a perennial cash flow problem. Well, at least till she chances upon Anis Khan (Kiran Kumar), who puts her on a well-paying, missing persons case. The rest of the plot focuses on Bobby solving this case, and also sorting out her love life.
The good is mostly centered around the acting. Balan with her authentic Hyderabadi accent, colorful kurtas and bubbly charm almost pulls it off single handedly. Ali Fazal as her reluctant lover/friend is an excellent foil to the enthusiastic Bobby. The support cast consisting of Rajendra Gupta, Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, and Arjan Bajwa are good too. The bad is the script- it is just not funny enough. Bobby Jasoos has an interesting start, a decent middle but an absolutely pointless Manmohan Desai style ending. Patchy screenplay, boring songs, forced melodrama further pull the film down.
The character of Bobby Jasoos has shades of Veronica Mars? Bingo. And I feel this would be a great idea for a TV serial, of course, if only they could get Vidya in the small screen. Advice for debutant director Samar Sheikh - There is more to sleuthing that disguises. 5/10
Jasoosi(spying) made easy
harsha4424 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Viday Balan has owned the character of a young woman living in the Hyderabad old city. As the movie is totally centered upon her character, it's a commendable job not to make it boring. The screenplay and a bit of situational humor helped the smooth flow of the movie.
The movie starts with a good surprising introduction scene and goes on pleasantly to introduce the complete picture of Bobby's world. The interval break arrives at the right point as Bobby gets surrounded by the problems: missing girls, unwanted marriage proposal, her father's restraint to talk to her and her friend's love affair with Lala. The second half reveals how Bobby deals with them, with some compassionate scenes.
The thing that goes against the film is its small subject that all eventually come to. Also, the many disguises that Bobby wears seem unnecessary most of the time.
The movie starts with a good surprising introduction scene and goes on pleasantly to introduce the complete picture of Bobby's world. The interval break arrives at the right point as Bobby gets surrounded by the problems: missing girls, unwanted marriage proposal, her father's restraint to talk to her and her friend's love affair with Lala. The second half reveals how Bobby deals with them, with some compassionate scenes.
The thing that goes against the film is its small subject that all eventually come to. Also, the many disguises that Bobby wears seem unnecessary most of the time.
Watch only if nothing to see
shraddhamahajan12 January 2021
Bobby Jasoos, though with not so-strong script / screenplay, is watchable for Vidya, Ali, and its other cast and their performances.
binducherungath6 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Bobby Jasoos, a film by Samar Shaikh, could have been another Vidya Balan hit with the very novel concept of a female detective, a very unconventional profession for a female to be in, but something is amiss which hasn't worked in its favour. Post 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Kahaani', Vidya Balan has set her own benchmarking level of performance quite high. Her 'Ghanchakkar' was super flop, and 'Shaadi ke Side Effects' could do only decent business. Bobby Jasoos probably faltered as far as the script is concerned; otherwise, its concept had all the elements of another blockbuster in Vidya's kitty. But yes, it is a movie, which prompts us to pursue our dreams irrespective of challenges.
Bilkis Ahmed aka Bobby (Vidya Balan) is so passionate about proving her mettle as a detective against the wishes of her family. Only her mother Zebo (Supriya Pathak) supports her whereas father (Rajendra Gupta) and others at home are dead against her detective job. Her father has a conservative approach and he feels that the house shall not be run with the girl's earning. He also feels that Bobby is a disgrace to the family due to her profession. Zebo does bring smile to our face while she tries to defend Bobby and her detective activities.
Bobby keeps trying her luck at G-Force detective agency in spite of facing rejections from the agency again and again. She starts her own detective agency after challenging the agency. She handles insipid cases like worried parents, suspicious spouses etc. A tea shop person Munna (Aakash Dahiya) does help her to get clients.
She dons variety of looks viz. that of a beggar, palmist, bangle-seller, astrologer, peon, a TV producer etc. as part of her solving cases effortlessly. She approaches every case on the basis of her intuition and gut feeling and chooses strange paths to crack the same.
Her familiarity with the streets of Mughalpura Mohalla of old Hyderabad fetches her a strange case from Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) to find out two missing young girls with strange birthmarks, followed by search for a guy as well. She is paid hefty amount. Anees just wants Bobby to do her job without raising any question about his motive in looking out for these missing people. Bobby goes ahead following her mind and heart, but then, she starts doubting the motive of Anees behind his search for the girls. The story moves ahead from there. Indeed, suspense is maintained till the very end. Shetty (Prasad Barve), Munna, Sohail (Tejas Mahajan) act as perfect aides of Bobby Jasoos. They do add lot of comic elements to the plot.
Ali Fazal as a TV anchor Tassavur Shaikh has given a very sweet performance. He is ambitious and does not want to settle down with girls of Mughalpura. And to escape from the marriage proposals brought to him by his father (Vinay Varma), he takes the help from Bobby to explore some stories about them so that he could conveniently deny those proposals. It is interesting to see Bobby and Tassavur together and how their relationship goes to the next level. There is a nice scene, where Bobby is guiding Tassavur over speaker/earphone set to speak to his father in regard to his disapproval to marry Bobby.
Bobby's sister Noor (Benaf Dadachandji), Kausar Khaala (Tanvi Azmi) and Zarina Wahab as Afreen's (Afreen is Lala's love interest) Ammi have also added value to the movie through their presence.
What events unfold in the lives of Bobby Jasoos? Lala (Arjan Bajwa) as a local gunda plays a significant part in the movie and what is that? Does Ali and Bobby come together? What is the motive of Anees Khan? How does Bobby explore the same? Is Bobby able to win her father's approval and love?
Cinematographer Vishal Sinha has captured the hustle-bustle of Hyderabad, Charminar, the very aroma of Biriyani also very nicely. Hyderabad is reflected well through Bobby's accent. Vidya has really worked upon her Hyderabadi accent.
Bilkis Ahmed aka Bobby (Vidya Balan) is so passionate about proving her mettle as a detective against the wishes of her family. Only her mother Zebo (Supriya Pathak) supports her whereas father (Rajendra Gupta) and others at home are dead against her detective job. Her father has a conservative approach and he feels that the house shall not be run with the girl's earning. He also feels that Bobby is a disgrace to the family due to her profession. Zebo does bring smile to our face while she tries to defend Bobby and her detective activities.
Bobby keeps trying her luck at G-Force detective agency in spite of facing rejections from the agency again and again. She starts her own detective agency after challenging the agency. She handles insipid cases like worried parents, suspicious spouses etc. A tea shop person Munna (Aakash Dahiya) does help her to get clients.
She dons variety of looks viz. that of a beggar, palmist, bangle-seller, astrologer, peon, a TV producer etc. as part of her solving cases effortlessly. She approaches every case on the basis of her intuition and gut feeling and chooses strange paths to crack the same.
Her familiarity with the streets of Mughalpura Mohalla of old Hyderabad fetches her a strange case from Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) to find out two missing young girls with strange birthmarks, followed by search for a guy as well. She is paid hefty amount. Anees just wants Bobby to do her job without raising any question about his motive in looking out for these missing people. Bobby goes ahead following her mind and heart, but then, she starts doubting the motive of Anees behind his search for the girls. The story moves ahead from there. Indeed, suspense is maintained till the very end. Shetty (Prasad Barve), Munna, Sohail (Tejas Mahajan) act as perfect aides of Bobby Jasoos. They do add lot of comic elements to the plot.
Ali Fazal as a TV anchor Tassavur Shaikh has given a very sweet performance. He is ambitious and does not want to settle down with girls of Mughalpura. And to escape from the marriage proposals brought to him by his father (Vinay Varma), he takes the help from Bobby to explore some stories about them so that he could conveniently deny those proposals. It is interesting to see Bobby and Tassavur together and how their relationship goes to the next level. There is a nice scene, where Bobby is guiding Tassavur over speaker/earphone set to speak to his father in regard to his disapproval to marry Bobby.
Bobby's sister Noor (Benaf Dadachandji), Kausar Khaala (Tanvi Azmi) and Zarina Wahab as Afreen's (Afreen is Lala's love interest) Ammi have also added value to the movie through their presence.
What events unfold in the lives of Bobby Jasoos? Lala (Arjan Bajwa) as a local gunda plays a significant part in the movie and what is that? Does Ali and Bobby come together? What is the motive of Anees Khan? How does Bobby explore the same? Is Bobby able to win her father's approval and love?
Cinematographer Vishal Sinha has captured the hustle-bustle of Hyderabad, Charminar, the very aroma of Biriyani also very nicely. Hyderabad is reflected well through Bobby's accent. Vidya has really worked upon her Hyderabadi accent.
A baseless comedy and boring thriller
prahladagarwal28 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Vidya Balan starrer Bobby Jasoos is an attempted comedy-cum-drama. Set in Hyderabad, Bobby is an aspiring and struggling detective without any education qualification and managing to investigate few love affairs in her neighborhood. She pursues her jasoosi career much to the disapproval of her Muslim family. The story is centered around Bobby getting hired by Khan (Kiran Kumar) to find 3 people based on age, name and birth marks, for which Bobby gets paid heavily. Bobby is helped by 2 amusing companions who keep the comic theme running in the movie. Subsequently, Bobby finds out that she is part of a larger conspiracy plotted by Khan to kidnap the missing people. Bobby gets involved in unearthing Khan's motives, mired with her personal problems of family's disapproval and wedding arrangement.
The movie begins on interesting caricatures where Vidya Balan takes the lead, but gradually the movie becomes a lackluster. Vidya Balan has played her part wonderfully well, however the film is neither thrilling nor comic, and to top it up ends up on a melodramatic note. Shot extensively in Hyderabad, the movie has a very local background-setting. Music is all over the film and in very bad shape. Wish the directorial debut of Samar Shaikh could have been a better piece of work!
The movie begins on interesting caricatures where Vidya Balan takes the lead, but gradually the movie becomes a lackluster. Vidya Balan has played her part wonderfully well, however the film is neither thrilling nor comic, and to top it up ends up on a melodramatic note. Shot extensively in Hyderabad, the movie has a very local background-setting. Music is all over the film and in very bad shape. Wish the directorial debut of Samar Shaikh could have been a better piece of work!
Bobby Jasoos Movie Review - Lady Karamchand...
ashwinarora823 July 2014
When it comes to fiction stories, everyone loves to read detective based stories. The readers enhance their reading level from 'The Famous Fice' / 'Nance Drew' / 'Hardy Boy's level to 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' and many more. The beauty of these series lies in the detailing of its main protagonist and the type of mystery element attached to it. In our country too, we had our shares of detective series in the form of 'Feluda', 'Byomkesh Bakshi' and few more. While in the west, most of their detective series were enhanced in the form of television series followed by movies based series as well. Here, in our films very few films were to be seen in this genre. Surprisingly, this genre did catch up in a big way on our television with some great serials like 'Byomkesh Bakshi', 'Tehkikaat', 'Suraag', 'Raja Aur Ranco', 'Detective Vijay' and few more along with the most appealed 'Karamchand'. This year, our Hindi film industry geared up their socks and started many films based on the detective genre, which incepted with 'Samrat & Co.' and the next one in line is Vidya Balan starrer film 'Bobby Jassos'. So let's find out, whether 'Bobby Jassos' might manage to establish the much wanted detective genre in our Hindi cinema or might end up on the lines of 'Samrat & Co', which ended up as an open and shut case.
Story: 'Bobby Jassos' is a story of Bobby (Vidya Balan), who desperately wants to become a detective and thus keeps solving small cases in her vicinity. Bobby wants to do something big but, is not supported by anyone, including her family members. One day, she gets a strange client Aziz Khan (Kiran Kumar), who offers her an interesting case along with a decent professional fee. Then begins a series of cases between Bobby and Aziz Khan. But, beneath these cases lies something more and that's what the entire film is all about.
Screenplay & Technicalities: The story is quite simple and not as complicated or intellectual like 'The Sherlock Holmes' series. The screenplay writers manage to keep you engrossed in the film, especially in the first half of the film. The character building of Vidya Balan is superb due to which you are thrilled as well as curious to know about her in the film. The second half though, has its share of glitches and hurdles in the form of the romantic track and the side track involving Arjan Bajwa. There are some entertaining scenes like Vidya taking disguises and trying to solve the case, Vidya and her team taking the auditions, Vidya's bonding with her mother, tiff with her father, Vidya helping Ali to talk with his dad, Vidya and family on Biriyani hunt and a few more. On the flip side, as mentioned earlier the detective track is a bit low in its content level followed by weak romantic track and other side tracks. Also, the climax of the film is a big let down in terms of the expectations built up. There should have been some twist and turns in the finale portions rather than focusing on unwanted emotional track. The camera work is good and the basic soul of central Hyderabad is well captured and used in the film.
Music & Direction: Music by Shantanu Moitra is not up to the mark. 'Tu' is the best track in the film, which is visually spoiled by the Shah Rukh Khan type of act by Ali Fazal. 'Jashn' and 'Sweety' are enjoyable. Director Samar Sheikh tries to keep 'Bobby Jassos' simple and engaging. Samar does full justice to his main lead character of 'Bobby Jassos' and narrates it in an interesting and enjoyable manner. He succeeds mostly in the film except for the final part where he looses his grip and control over the film. Being a very simple plot line, the climax fails to match its level and should have been more engrossing.
Performances: Vidya Balan looks cute and very sweet. She essays her part with total conviction and does full justice to it. It's only due to her entertaining performance you are glued to this film. You can see her passion of a detective in her eyes and body language. It would be interesting to see a comic based character being made over this character of hers. Ali Fazal looks good, but fails miserably over his screen chemistry with Vidya Balan. Supriya Pathak, Kiran Kumar, Tanvi Azmi, Aakash Dahiya, Prasad Barve, Anupriya Goenka and Rajendra Gupta lend good support. Benaf Dadachandji and Zarina Wahab were wasted. Arjan Bajwa could have been much better.
Final Verdict: So bol meri 'Filmi Khopdi' iss film mein kitna hain Dumb? Dumb? Well, there is a good amount of dumb for all those who love sweet and simple films with good performances attached to it. The movie might appeal to all those who are looking out to see a full fledge intellectual detective film. Also, the weak climax will end up leaving a bad taste. Barring these few negative points, the movie ends up being a decent entertainer. Vidya Balan's 'Bobby Jassos' might not end up being on the line of 'The Sherlock Holmes' or our own 'Feluda' but will come close to becoming a lady 'Karamchand', which was sweet, funny and entertaining. Rating: 3/5
Story: 'Bobby Jassos' is a story of Bobby (Vidya Balan), who desperately wants to become a detective and thus keeps solving small cases in her vicinity. Bobby wants to do something big but, is not supported by anyone, including her family members. One day, she gets a strange client Aziz Khan (Kiran Kumar), who offers her an interesting case along with a decent professional fee. Then begins a series of cases between Bobby and Aziz Khan. But, beneath these cases lies something more and that's what the entire film is all about.
Screenplay & Technicalities: The story is quite simple and not as complicated or intellectual like 'The Sherlock Holmes' series. The screenplay writers manage to keep you engrossed in the film, especially in the first half of the film. The character building of Vidya Balan is superb due to which you are thrilled as well as curious to know about her in the film. The second half though, has its share of glitches and hurdles in the form of the romantic track and the side track involving Arjan Bajwa. There are some entertaining scenes like Vidya taking disguises and trying to solve the case, Vidya and her team taking the auditions, Vidya's bonding with her mother, tiff with her father, Vidya helping Ali to talk with his dad, Vidya and family on Biriyani hunt and a few more. On the flip side, as mentioned earlier the detective track is a bit low in its content level followed by weak romantic track and other side tracks. Also, the climax of the film is a big let down in terms of the expectations built up. There should have been some twist and turns in the finale portions rather than focusing on unwanted emotional track. The camera work is good and the basic soul of central Hyderabad is well captured and used in the film.
Music & Direction: Music by Shantanu Moitra is not up to the mark. 'Tu' is the best track in the film, which is visually spoiled by the Shah Rukh Khan type of act by Ali Fazal. 'Jashn' and 'Sweety' are enjoyable. Director Samar Sheikh tries to keep 'Bobby Jassos' simple and engaging. Samar does full justice to his main lead character of 'Bobby Jassos' and narrates it in an interesting and enjoyable manner. He succeeds mostly in the film except for the final part where he looses his grip and control over the film. Being a very simple plot line, the climax fails to match its level and should have been more engrossing.
Performances: Vidya Balan looks cute and very sweet. She essays her part with total conviction and does full justice to it. It's only due to her entertaining performance you are glued to this film. You can see her passion of a detective in her eyes and body language. It would be interesting to see a comic based character being made over this character of hers. Ali Fazal looks good, but fails miserably over his screen chemistry with Vidya Balan. Supriya Pathak, Kiran Kumar, Tanvi Azmi, Aakash Dahiya, Prasad Barve, Anupriya Goenka and Rajendra Gupta lend good support. Benaf Dadachandji and Zarina Wahab were wasted. Arjan Bajwa could have been much better.
Final Verdict: So bol meri 'Filmi Khopdi' iss film mein kitna hain Dumb? Dumb? Well, there is a good amount of dumb for all those who love sweet and simple films with good performances attached to it. The movie might appeal to all those who are looking out to see a full fledge intellectual detective film. Also, the weak climax will end up leaving a bad taste. Barring these few negative points, the movie ends up being a decent entertainer. Vidya Balan's 'Bobby Jassos' might not end up being on the line of 'The Sherlock Holmes' or our own 'Feluda' but will come close to becoming a lady 'Karamchand', which was sweet, funny and entertaining. Rating: 3/5
Bobby Jasoos
ahwaan_padhee6 July 2014
With what would act as a subtle nod to the empowerment of women in our conservative society, débutante director Samar Shaik centers his story on the female protagonist -Bilkis Ahmed aka Bobby(played by Vidya Balan), a wannabe private detective who aspires to be top-rated success story in her career.Turned down by a detective agency because of uninspiring credentials , Bobby who is a resident of Moghulpura in the bustling old city of Hyderabad, starts an agency of her own with a few accomplices.
Donning several unsuspecting looks starting from a beggar in the railway station to a palm reader to a heavy-bosom-ed aunty,Bobby takes up several low-key cases relating to her neighborhood until a mysterious man in the name of Anees Khan(Kiran Kumar) comes with an irresistible assignment.Already facing opposition from his stubborn father for her profession, and dilemma in a somewhat On-off relationship with Tasavvur(Ali Fazal) a TV host, Bobby lands in a frenzied mess when she realizes that something is amiss.
Bobby Jasoos presents some colorful vignettes of the old city of Hyderabad - the busy streets of Charminar, the chudi bazaars, the irani cafés, the festive season of Ramadan and Biriyani, perfectly aided with Shantanu Moitra's compositions .The characters also speak the typical Hyderabadi Hindi and Shaikh interestingly brings out the nuances of the ladies-infested Muslim family.It is moderately engaging till the first half but when your expectations are elevated, it gets plagued with oversimplistic screenplay and unpersuasive execution.
The plot isn't riveting which I had thought it to be, keeping the proceedings quite mediocre and let down by loose writing.Its Vidya Balan who infuses life into her character with raw spontaneity.While playing the feisty sleuth with gay abandon,she overshadows the motley of accomplished lady brigade like Supriya Pathak,Zareena Wahab and Tanvi Azmi.Its a pity that Shaikh,inspite of having a talented supporting ensemble, doesn't harness their potential with Balan's prowess. except doing justice to Rajendra Gupta who plays Bobby's father.The dramatic tumult between the father and daughter is well portrayed.Cast opposite Balan, Ali Fazal looks much younger than her but does justice to his part.Kiran Kumar, Arjan Bajwa and Akash Dahiya do not register much of an impact.
Overall, Bobby Jasoos is Biryani minus mirchi ka salaan and raita.It has all the ingredients but a tighter script could have catapulted it to places!
Rating : 2.5/5
Donning several unsuspecting looks starting from a beggar in the railway station to a palm reader to a heavy-bosom-ed aunty,Bobby takes up several low-key cases relating to her neighborhood until a mysterious man in the name of Anees Khan(Kiran Kumar) comes with an irresistible assignment.Already facing opposition from his stubborn father for her profession, and dilemma in a somewhat On-off relationship with Tasavvur(Ali Fazal) a TV host, Bobby lands in a frenzied mess when she realizes that something is amiss.
Bobby Jasoos presents some colorful vignettes of the old city of Hyderabad - the busy streets of Charminar, the chudi bazaars, the irani cafés, the festive season of Ramadan and Biriyani, perfectly aided with Shantanu Moitra's compositions .The characters also speak the typical Hyderabadi Hindi and Shaikh interestingly brings out the nuances of the ladies-infested Muslim family.It is moderately engaging till the first half but when your expectations are elevated, it gets plagued with oversimplistic screenplay and unpersuasive execution.
The plot isn't riveting which I had thought it to be, keeping the proceedings quite mediocre and let down by loose writing.Its Vidya Balan who infuses life into her character with raw spontaneity.While playing the feisty sleuth with gay abandon,she overshadows the motley of accomplished lady brigade like Supriya Pathak,Zareena Wahab and Tanvi Azmi.Its a pity that Shaikh,inspite of having a talented supporting ensemble, doesn't harness their potential with Balan's prowess. except doing justice to Rajendra Gupta who plays Bobby's father.The dramatic tumult between the father and daughter is well portrayed.Cast opposite Balan, Ali Fazal looks much younger than her but does justice to his part.Kiran Kumar, Arjan Bajwa and Akash Dahiya do not register much of an impact.
Overall, Bobby Jasoos is Biryani minus mirchi ka salaan and raita.It has all the ingredients but a tighter script could have catapulted it to places!
Rating : 2.5/5
Nice Entertainer
ankurlkw5 July 2014
I went to watch this movie today and I enjoyed it. Its a light hearted movie which is a good diversion from the regular love stories which are manufactured every other week.
The movie revolves around how the a middle class girl is trying to make a mark for her and break out of the stereo mindset which surrounds the general public.
The star cast is great especially the lead actors. Its always good to watch Vidya Balan perform on big screen. She never disappoints.
The music is also nice with just a couple of nice songs.
I would recommend this movie which has elements to make you laugh and cry.
The movie revolves around how the a middle class girl is trying to make a mark for her and break out of the stereo mindset which surrounds the general public.
The star cast is great especially the lead actors. Its always good to watch Vidya Balan perform on big screen. She never disappoints.
The music is also nice with just a couple of nice songs.
I would recommend this movie which has elements to make you laugh and cry.
MY REVIEW: Fails as a Detective Movie!!
saytosandeep22 September 2014
Bobby Jasoos. Vidya Balan sparkles as ever but everything else is so normal. As Bobby she is residing in the heart of Hyderabad and wants to a be a detective but such dreamy things never come easy.
Movie scores in setting up the messy atmosphere of Hyderabad and many small struggles that Bobby faces. First half raises your curiosity as she deals with her big money client and when she consistently struggles to find her father's acceptance for her unusual job because she is a girl. Side characters initially help making things interesting but as time moves on they convert into unnecessary distractions from the main plot.
Second half disappoints as things get more messy and too much time is spent on distractions. The detective movie starts wandering sometimes as a love story or family drama. Low production values becomes more visible especially in songs. The dream song is totally out of the place. And if it wasn't enough, the underwhelming climax leaves you unsatisfied at the end.
I am going with not bad 6 out of 10 for Bobby Jasoos. It is recommended to watch under the comfort of home to enjoy Vidya Balan's strong performance.
Movie scores in setting up the messy atmosphere of Hyderabad and many small struggles that Bobby faces. First half raises your curiosity as she deals with her big money client and when she consistently struggles to find her father's acceptance for her unusual job because she is a girl. Side characters initially help making things interesting but as time moves on they convert into unnecessary distractions from the main plot.
Second half disappoints as things get more messy and too much time is spent on distractions. The detective movie starts wandering sometimes as a love story or family drama. Low production values becomes more visible especially in songs. The dream song is totally out of the place. And if it wasn't enough, the underwhelming climax leaves you unsatisfied at the end.
I am going with not bad 6 out of 10 for Bobby Jasoos. It is recommended to watch under the comfort of home to enjoy Vidya Balan's strong performance.
Without a Clue
snaidu4228 July 2014
When we sit down to watch a detective movie, we tend expect thrills, chills and frills and a fantastic twist in the end and the occasional red herrings dropped in, just to ensure that we, the viewers also play detective and try to solve the mystery long before the protagonist does.
Unfortunately, watching BOBBY JASOOS has nothing of the above and is more like a cheap detective paperback aimed at preteens. You actually get to see more cliffhangers in A Nancy Drew paperback.
For starters, the movie cannot decide whether it wants us to take it seriously or it is just something done in a lighter vein. Bilkis Ahmed AKA Bobby (Vidya Balan) is an aspiring detective, given the passover by a major detective agency, has her own office or rather a cabin in an internet center at Mughalpoora, Hyderabad.
Her father (Rajendra Gupta) is quite upset about her escapades and wants her to settle down and get married to someone.
She is soon engaged to Tasawur (Ali Fazal) a talk show host, who arranges a kind of deal with Bobby that they should get the marriage canceled, and it is up to Bobby to think of a way because Tasawur is not man enough to stand against his father.
Meanwhile Bobby lands up a case. A rich NRI Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) offers her 50 grand to search for a girl and only gives her a name and a clue that she might be in mughalpura and also she has a mole on her right hand,and lays down a condition that when the girl is found Bobby should not attempt to contact but should inform Anees.
Bobby finds the girl and Anees gives her another case and this time raises the fee to one lakh and asks her to find a girl with a mole on her shoulder.
Bobby does it and the NRI gifts her a office space. Accidentally Bobby learns that both the girls are missing and she senses something wrong about Anees Khan and decides to investigate about him with help from Tasawur.
The ending is so hopeless that you end up looking around in frustration in the hope of finding something with which you can hit your head with, so that the climax makes some sense.
Actors like Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi and Zarina Wahab are wasted in inconsequential roles.
The much talked about disguises of Vidya Balan leave a bad taste as they appeared forced and though the lady holds the movie together, we can see that she is fighting a losing battle.
Dia Mirza did an impressive job with production values and the filming in Hyderabad was a good idea, that's about it. The sweet on ears Hyderabad dialect, the reference to biryani –well! This would make a someone from Hyderabad happy, but what about the rest of India?
Shantanu Moitra's music is too loud and at times threatens to engulf the lines spoken by the actors.
Kiran Kumar is menacing as ever-too bad the actor is not to be seen much now a days.
Samar Sheikh could have picked up a better story when he had someone like Vidya Balan aboard. Well! a pat on his back for at least making what could have been a 20 minute TV episode into a 2 hr movie.
Unfortunately, watching BOBBY JASOOS has nothing of the above and is more like a cheap detective paperback aimed at preteens. You actually get to see more cliffhangers in A Nancy Drew paperback.
For starters, the movie cannot decide whether it wants us to take it seriously or it is just something done in a lighter vein. Bilkis Ahmed AKA Bobby (Vidya Balan) is an aspiring detective, given the passover by a major detective agency, has her own office or rather a cabin in an internet center at Mughalpoora, Hyderabad.
Her father (Rajendra Gupta) is quite upset about her escapades and wants her to settle down and get married to someone.
She is soon engaged to Tasawur (Ali Fazal) a talk show host, who arranges a kind of deal with Bobby that they should get the marriage canceled, and it is up to Bobby to think of a way because Tasawur is not man enough to stand against his father.
Meanwhile Bobby lands up a case. A rich NRI Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) offers her 50 grand to search for a girl and only gives her a name and a clue that she might be in mughalpura and also she has a mole on her right hand,and lays down a condition that when the girl is found Bobby should not attempt to contact but should inform Anees.
Bobby finds the girl and Anees gives her another case and this time raises the fee to one lakh and asks her to find a girl with a mole on her shoulder.
Bobby does it and the NRI gifts her a office space. Accidentally Bobby learns that both the girls are missing and she senses something wrong about Anees Khan and decides to investigate about him with help from Tasawur.
The ending is so hopeless that you end up looking around in frustration in the hope of finding something with which you can hit your head with, so that the climax makes some sense.
Actors like Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi and Zarina Wahab are wasted in inconsequential roles.
The much talked about disguises of Vidya Balan leave a bad taste as they appeared forced and though the lady holds the movie together, we can see that she is fighting a losing battle.
Dia Mirza did an impressive job with production values and the filming in Hyderabad was a good idea, that's about it. The sweet on ears Hyderabad dialect, the reference to biryani –well! This would make a someone from Hyderabad happy, but what about the rest of India?
Shantanu Moitra's music is too loud and at times threatens to engulf the lines spoken by the actors.
Kiran Kumar is menacing as ever-too bad the actor is not to be seen much now a days.
Samar Sheikh could have picked up a better story when he had someone like Vidya Balan aboard. Well! a pat on his back for at least making what could have been a 20 minute TV episode into a 2 hr movie.
Full of Jihadi agenda
manchanda992 February 2021
Bobby Jasoos (2014) Hindi ------------ my Rating: ★★★½ INTELLIGENT
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Bobby Jasoos (2014) Hindi ------------ my Rating: ★★★½ INTELLIGENT
STRENGTHS :- * Vidya balan's performance * Story was different and well taken... * Songs were beautiful.... * Direction: Muslim accent was excellent ......
WEAKNESSES:- * Not a second time watch.....
FINAL VERDICT :- * Overall.. it is a very good movie delivered, you will enjoy this family entertainer....
Bobby Jasoos starring Vidya Balan, is a film that celebrates the aspiration of Bobby, who wants to become the number one detective in the old city area of Hyderabad. The film is directed by... See full summary »
Director: Samar Shaikh Writer: Sanyukta Chawla (screen play & dialogue by) Stars: Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal, Mahima A | See full cast and crew »
Bobby Jasoos (2014) Hindi ------------ my Rating: ★★★½ INTELLIGENT
STRENGTHS :- * Vidya balan's performance * Story was different and well taken... * Songs were beautiful.... * Direction: Muslim accent was excellent ......
WEAKNESSES:- * Not a second time watch.....
FINAL VERDICT :- * Overall.. it is a very good movie delivered, you will enjoy this family entertainer....
Bobby Jasoos starring Vidya Balan, is a film that celebrates the aspiration of Bobby, who wants to become the number one detective in the old city area of Hyderabad. The film is directed by... See full summary »
Director: Samar Shaikh Writer: Sanyukta Chawla (screen play & dialogue by) Stars: Vidya Balan, Ali Fazal, Mahima A | See full cast and crew »
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