Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- quirky
- irreverent
- provocative
- bollywood crime night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film compulsively watchable and supported by strong performances, but overlong, derivative, superficial, and narratively incoherent.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Babu Bihari is introduced as a small-time contract killer whose love, friendships, and rivalries drive the story.
The film combines a Hindi heartland crime milieu with humor, romance, and a deliberately quirky tone.
Babu's rivalries and revenge form the central dramatic engine amid contract killings and criminal competition.
The title character's profession, gun-centered identity, and action-thriller framing foreground heightened criminal violence.
Films like Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, and why
Gangs of Wasseypur
hinterland crime saga with dark humor, violent rivalries, and an earthy ensemble cast
Omkara
stylized Indian gangster drama combining revenge, romance, and abrasive comedy
Johnny Gaddaar
quirky crime thriller centered on a morally compromised small-time killer and heightened violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Kushan Nandy
- Release Date
- 2017-08-25
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (28)
Cast
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- Bidita Bag
- Shraddha Das
- Murali Sharma
- Divya Dutta
Common questions
- What is Babumoshai Bandookbaaz about?
- A quirky Hindi crime thriller follows a small-time contract killer whose romance, loyalties, and revenge collide in the badlands.
- What is Babumoshai Bandookbaaz like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Babumoshai Bandookbaaz violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz as graphic.
- What did critics think of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz?
- Critics generally found the film compulsively watchable and supported by strong performances, but overlong, derivative, superficial, and narratively incoherent.
- Which films are like Babumoshai Bandookbaaz?
- Films with a similar feel include Gangs of Wasseypur, Omkara, and Johnny Gaddaar.
- How long is Babumoshai Bandookbaaz?
- Babumoshai Bandookbaaz runs 122 minutes.
