‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' Review: Akshay-Tiger film falls short of serving a good Eidi

‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ Review: Akshay-Tiger film falls short of serving a good Eidi

Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff’s ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ is the biggest release of the month. It’s an Eid release, with two popular and super fit stars being teamed up together for the first time. Both these stars have a dedicated fan base of their own and are crowd-pullers. Added to that are the facts that Prithviraj Sukumaran plays the antagonist and director Ali Abbas Zafar is coming back with an action film. What could possibly go wrong here? Turns out – a lot!

Right from the get go, the film tests your logic! Yes, okay, I hear you when you say that why should I take my brain to watch an action-thriller? Is willing suspension of disbelief nothing at all? But how much suspension of disbelief is too much suspension of disbelief? Test it yourself through the film!

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In this film, terrorists wait for the protagonists to complete their stunts before they fire, and for them to negotiate and eliminate a dreaded terrorist before they even start their jeeps. Here, the protagonists can be restrained with their neck and hands chained and fire being lit up below the platform where they stand. But, with just a few kicks and punches, they not just break free, but the shackles disappear magically. Moreover, even though the place goes up in flames, and one of the female leads is not even trying to free herself, she comes out unscathed, looking like some Miss World!

There are some good parts in the film too. In the first half, which mostly looks like a series of poor WhatsApp jokes and social media memes knit together, Akshay Kumar recreates his signature ‘Phir Hera Pheri’ pose.

It’s an action film, and why did we not get to the action sequences and choreography yet? Because, in an attempt to go large-scale, action too goes for a toss. It is chaotic in most parts. Amid all the Assassin’s Creed angles and looks, and video game-style shots, the jarring illogical part just stands out. Some parts do stand out, but that’s about it.

In the film, Akshay Kumar is Akshaying and Tiger Shroff is flying. They are put in a genre that they suit best, and it seems like a cakewalk for them. They are mostly required to pull off stunts rather than act and express, so not much acting is there for them. Manushi Chhillar also pulls off her part and could emerge as the next action star. But these three have not been given much scope, other than action.

Prithviraj Sukumaran, obviously, emerges the star here. Despite walking around with a mask and a black trench coat with fur on the shoulders, he does not compromise on his performance. While he too has action sequences, he never stops speaking with his eyes and his expressions. However, with so much attention being put to ‘Bade’ and ‘Chote’, his character is just a sketch and there is only a limit to how much he can pull off a poorly-written character.

Alaya F also puts up a good performance as the nerd who finds Tiger Shroff to be GI Joe. She is earnest. Sonakshi Sinha has a cameo appearance, and Ronit Roy (who’s a favourite of Zafar) plays the bossman who is stern but puts all his faith in his fellow soldiers.

Ali Abbas Zafar is an OG director when it comes to action. He has the ability to blend emotion with action, and he has proved so with ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’. ‘Sultan’ has been one of the blockbuster Eidis that he has delivered. However, here it turns out to be a disappointment.

The songs of these films are forgettable, and do not stand out at all. It is also ill-placed. With a 2 hour 44 minutes run-time, it just goes on and on, to a point where you may feel like why are you even in the theatre.

If you are in a state where your cognitive abilities are compromised, and you just want to see a lot of ‘maar-dhaar'(action) that makes no sense at all, then you may consider going for this one. Because, even if you want to watch Prithviraj Sukumaran on screen, ‘Aadujeevitham’ is a better option any day. At a point in the film, a character says ‘hell will be unleashed’. We do not know how much of it was unleashed on the antagonists, but it surely was on the audience.

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