Spoilers ahead…
The nicest change in ‘Bholaa’ is transforming the Narain character into a woman, and making her an action heroine. She shares butt-kicking duties with the hero.
Ajay Devgn’s Bholaa follows the same beats as its predecessor, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Kaithi – but there’s one crucial difference in terms of flavour. Lokesh made a Hollywood-style action movie. Ajay’s version is full-on desi, right down to colloquialisms we have not heard on the Hindi screen in years – like the phrase “neki aur pooch pooch“. In other words, we have a team that’s thinking in the local language. When someone asks what the hero’s name is, the reply is, “Naam bataaya to paon mein gir jayega.” Indeed! Because it’s god’s name: Bholaa. And throughout, the man is portrayed like a god, with ash on his forehead and a fight sequence with a trident. He is invincible. (In comparison, the equally invincible Karthi character from Kaithi came off like a Marvel superhero.) Another desi-cinema touch: this Hindu protagonist is aided by a Christian cop (Diana, played by Tabu), one of whose secret resources is a Muslim named Ali Abbas.
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Baradwaj Rangan 
brangan
March 31, 2023
The video review is up.
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Sri Prabhuram
March 31, 2023
Ajay Devgn really likes to build himself up as a God on screen. First, Shivaay and now this.
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musical v
March 31, 2023
The original Kaithi was a painful watch for me. Just like Vikram, the violence went on and on. The story was only an excuse.
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ravenus1
March 31, 2023
Just going by the trailer of the Hindi version, it seems to have lost the likable humility that Karthi’s character had in Kaithi (which for me went a long way in selling the film, even the preposterous climax with the mounted minigun). Devg(a)n exudes the same sullen swagger he does in every other movie he does. And what is that trishul all about? Is he an aghori or something? It would have been something if they had mixed in elements from Naan Kadavul.
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