Movie: Baby John
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Keerthy Suresh, Vamika Gabbi, Rajpal Yadav, Jackie Shroff, Zara Gianna
Director: Kalis
Rating: 2/5
Remaking a film available in Hindi dubbed on YouTube and then making a poor remake of it is an act of bravery. Same thing happened with the film 'Baby John'. The film is a remake of the 2016 Tamil film Theri. However, this Hindi version is a bit messed up. In this, Varun is seen in the role of a child and not John.
There is a dialogue of Varun Dhawan in the film – 'Many people like me might have come but I have come here for the first time. 'Actually not at all, Thalapathy Vijay has appeared in this role before and has created a stir on the screen.
Story
No changes have been made in the story of this film. Because the original film is on YouTube and the entire story is written on Wikipedia. Varun Dhawan is a DCP who murders the son of a big influential person. Because he had raped and murdered a girl. Then that person Jackie Shroff kills Varun's wife and mother. They believe that Varun and his daughter were also killed in the attack. But, later Varun left the police job and started living a normal life somewhere else with his daughter. But, that person comes back in Varun's life and what happens next is the story of this film.
how is the movie
Comparison of this film with the original film is not fair. The makers had said that it is an adaptation of the original film, not a remake. However, many scenes are exact copies of the original film. The action of the film seems old, now the standards of violent films have changed. Recently Malayalam film Marco has been released and it shows a different level of action. The action also seems cliched, the scenes between Salman and Varun seem fake.
Varun is no better looking than Vijay. While watching each scene, a scene from the original film comes before your eyes. However, the film doesn't charm you. At some places the film looks so childish that it makes one laugh. Bad songs interspersed further add to the frustration of the already irritated audience. Overall, after watching this film you may feel that it would have been better if you had watched the original film.
acting
Varun Dhawan could not do justice to his character 'John' in the film. Varun is a good actor and a hardworking actor. His work in the previous web series 'Citadel Honey Bunny' was good. But, it was Raj and DK who made them work. However, the director could not enhance his character here. This film looks like a mix of 'Singham', 'Simmba' and 'Suryavanshi'. They knew that he would be compared to Vijay and Varun would pale in comparison to Vijay.
Vamika Gabbi's dialogue delivery itself seems strange, she is not able to impress the audience at all. Keerthy Suresh does justice to her character. Jackie Shroff looks good as a villain but his acting did not show anything special. Zara Gianna, who plays the role of Varun's daughter, has done good acting. Rajpal Yadav has also done good work.
instruction
Atlee has done the original direction of this film. At this time, the reins were handed over to Kallis. He claimed that he will present Varun in an avatar which will be an amazing action avatar and which the audience will never forget. But, now it seems that both the audience and Varun would like to forget this character. The film has been written by three writers Atlee, Kallis and Sumit Arora.
music
The songs and music make this bad film even more ridiculous. The songs are not only bad, but they also test the patience of the audience. Overall, this film gives a disappointing experience.
Hindustan News / Lokesh Chandra Dubey