No one will ever understand Bollywood’s obsession with remakes. Ever since I can remember, the Bollywood industry has been so keen on making remakes instead of creating something of its own. Be it Wanted, Bhool Bhulaiya, Partner, or Bodyguard, I wonder if most of the hits are just copy-pastes of some South-Indian movies. Speaking of hit remakes, let’s talk about “Baby John”- a film that took a perfectly built and decent idea from “Theri”, threw everything at it, and still managed to mess it up. How?
For those who still keep themselves away from social media, “Baby John” is a movie released this weekend starring Varun Dhawan, Keerthy Suresh, and Wamiqa Gabba in the lead roles and a special cameo by Salman Khan. Leaving it to the movie stars to run the film- the never-ending moto of Bollywood Directors. Giving a major hit like Theri and Pathaan, kalees, and Atlee messed this one up.
The movie did start off on the right foot but saw a major decline on the second day. The film has the same narrative as Theri, where a cop becomes a double agent to provide a safe haven for her daughter. During the movie’s promotion, the directors portrayed it as a path-breaker for Varun Dhawan, the same way Animal was for Ranbir Kapoor. Come on! He’s Ranbir Kapoor for a reason. Every time Varun Dhawan tried something out of the box, it failed, be it Badlapur, October, Kalank, or now Baby John. It’s high time that Mr. Dhawan realizes he’s not meant for such roles and neither do we like to see him doing serious acting. He has a profound in his image as the cute-funny guy who does comedy and larger-than-life pictures.
Bollywood’s adaptation- Baby John turned out to be completely incoherent. There is just so much going on within the movie and don’t even get me started on the over-dramatic plot. The run-time of the movie just seems too bloated, leaving the audience disengaged from the screen. Varun Dhawan may try his best to be the next Salman Khan, but the forced comedy is way too visible on his face. In trying to woo the audience, Baby John failed to add the essence of the original version. There is no depth in the movie. If we consider Kollywood to be a part of Indian Cinema, then why do we need to make a separate Bollywood remake of those movies? Theri is one of the most popular Kollywood movies amongst Hindi audiences. So instead of wasting money, time, and resources on making remakes, it’s better if Bollywood comes up with their idea, something fresh and something original.
Comment down if you think “Baby John” was up to the mark.
