Gulabo Sitabo

2020 [HINDI]

Action / Comedy / Drama

26
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 52% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 52% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 14046 14K

bollywood

Plot summary

Set in present-day Lucknow, Gulabo Sitabo is a social satire about two impossibly peculiar human beings, Mirza Chunnan Nawab, who stays in a dilapidated mansion and one of the tenants, Bankey Rastogi.

Director

Kuran Dhillon Photo
Kuran Dhillon

Top cast

Amitabh Bachchan Photo
Amitabh Bachchan as Mirza Chunnan Nawab
Farrukh Jaffar Photo
Farrukh Jaffar as Fatima Begum
Vijay Raaz Photo
Vijay Raaz as Gyanesh Shukla
Ayushmann Khurrana Photo
Ayushmann Khurrana as Baankey Rastogi
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1.12 GB
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Hindi 2.0
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24 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 2
2.3 GB
1920*800
Hindi 5.1
NR
Subtitles ms   de   us   es   fr   id   it   pl   pt   tr   gr   ru   il   ar   kr  
24 fps
2 hr 4 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ketgup83 7 / 10

Amitabh Bachchan Steals The Thunder, Ayushmann Khurrana Is Commendable In This Light heart-ed Comedy

When you have two extremely talented actors - Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana, working together for the first time coupled with a master storyteller Shoojit Sircar, you expect nothing but a marvelous cinema. Is Gulabo Sitabo worth spending time ? Let us find out..Based in the charming city of Lucknow, Gulabo Sitabo tells the story of a miser, rude and unapologetic landlord of Fatima Mahal mansion, Mirza (Amitabh Bachchan), who persistently squabble with his tenants, especially Baankey (Ayushmann Khurrana) over a meagre monthly rent. As the clash leads to legal matter, external parties interferes with their own agenda and try to grab their own piece of cake.The master storyteller, Shoojit Sircar, is back with Gulabo Sitabo after giving us powerful cinemas like Yahaan.. , Vicky Donor, Madras Cafe, Piku and October. His way of storytelling strive for excellence which shows in his films and Gulabo Sitabo is no different. The film opens with tussle between Mirza and Baankey which is definitely hilarious and will surely bring down the house as both actors play their part with convincing act. The first 25 mins will keep you engaged while love war between Mirza and Bankey goes into legal matter as external parties (Vijay Raaz as archaeologist and Brijendra Kala as property lawyer) begin to getting involvedPost 45 minutes, the film starts loosing the steam especially the fight over the Fatima Mahal mansion becomes intense as more members get involved to grab their part. This is where writing takes a back seat and movie become slightly monotonous while the climax becomes mediocre. Written by Juhi Chaturvedi who have successfully collaborated with Shoojit Sircar with strong content dramas like Madras Cafe (dialogue) , Piku and October, the hit jodi is not in form this with Gulabo Sitabo.Gulabo Sitabo has a decent art director while Cinematography is basic. The background score is average while only one song "Do Din Ka Yeh Mela" which comes as end credit starts rolling is good. Shoojit Sircar's 6th directorial venture has dependable characters right from Ayushmann Khurrana's sister, Guddu, till Begum which are well-defined. Talents like Vijay Raaz and Brijendra Kala do justice to their rolesComing to the lead actors, it is Amitabh Bachchan's show all the way. The powerhouse of talent is simply a treat to watch. Amitabh Bachchan hits the bull's eye with his sparkling performance. Watch for him as he locks the all the toilet doors in the mansion so that none of his tenants can use it. Ayushmann Khurrana does a fine job as Baankey who exudes confidence with his dialogues and expressions.So, overall, Gulabo Sitabo works due to the enduring performances of the star cast. The comedy-drama does have few rib-tickling comedy scenes which will keep you engaged. Good 3/5
Reviewed by pranayjalvi 5 / 10

First half bores, second half keeps it alive.

Gulabo Sitabo is a slow paced movie that won't excite you much as you think. Amitabh Bachchan as Mirza was very good in this otherwise puzzled movie about legality of land and properties.The script was good and so was the cinematography. However the pace was slow and it did started to bore at a point where the scene became a bit dramatic and chaotic. The second half, with bit of tenant owner battle and dispute ignites some spark though.You might still enjoy it given the performance of the main leads and the quarantine situation. But it was a letdown by Shoojit Sircar when compared to his previous ventures.My Rating : 2.5/5
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