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Critic Review
Banjo (2016)BANJO is essentially a musical action film that mirrors a musician's livelihood 'orchestrated' by destiny and his survival in this world without compromising on his self-respect. The film starts off with the 'musical introduction' of the Mumbai based Nandkishore aka Taraat (Riteish Deshmukh), an extraordinary banjo player who also doubles up as an extortionist for the sake of extra money. His banjo band consists of three (part time) members named 'Grease' (Dharmesh Yelande), 'Paper' and 'Vaaja'. On the other side of the globe (New York, to be specific), exists an aspiring and spunky DJ Chris (Nargis Fakhri), who wants to enter a prestigious music championship. While she is searching for the right music as her entry in the championship, her Mumbai based friend (Luke Kenny) helps her by sending a recording of Taraat's banjo performance during Ganeshotsav festival. Totally impressed by Taraat's mesmerising tunes, Chris reaches Mumbai, in order to search for Taraat and his talented team members, as she wants to collaborate for a song with them as her entry in the music championship. In no time, Taraat unknowingly becomes Chris' guide and friend in Mumbai. And while, doing so, he gradually falls in love with her. At the same time, Taraat and his gang refrain from revealing to Chris that they are banjo players, fearing insult and rejection from her. What they don't realise however is that it is in search of their band for whom Chris has especially flown down to India. One fine day, when Chris gets to know about Taraat and his banjo band, her happiness knows no bounds and she immediately starts jamming with them for her songs. Amidst all this, an unfortunate incident occurs that completely changes the lives of Taraat, his band members and Chris as well. Will Taraat ever muster the courage to confess his feelings for Chris, what was the unfortunate incident that splits Taraat with his band members and does Taraat become successful in helping Chris to reach her ultimate destination (the music championship), is what forms the rest of the film. - See more at: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/banjo/critic-review/#sthash.LIRxixan.dpuf.
By the time Banjo serves its dark horse comeback to a pounding Vishal-Shekhar spectacle laced in unabashed Maharashtrian pride, indifference has seeped in..
'Banjo' looked highly promising due to its unusual theme, good music and association of a national award winning director. The movie fulfills its promise in some part and fails to create an impact in the rest of them. Stale narration, dragging screenplay .
While Banjo should ideally have been a showcase for Deshmukh to flex his acting muscles in a solo hero project, this film struck all the wrong notes for me..
If you are familiar with Mumbai's working-class neighbourhoods, where the hearts of the poor are bigger than the pay packages of those residing in the mushrooming high-rises, you'll be able to notice the beauty of Banjo. It also makes you respect the stre.
Banjo would have been a really good entertainer, if the film had stuck to what the title had promised, instead of straying to other subplots. If you are a Mumbaikar then this is a one time watch for you..
A good musical drama suddenly changes into an average formula tale of a hero with a golden heart, villains who can consider a sudden change of mind, heroine with a knack for dancing and stretched dialogue-baazi..
On the whole, BANJO fails to strike the right notes on account of its low hype, confused second half and bizarre culmination. At the Box-Office, it will struggle for decent footfalls..
