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Bol Bachchan is a 2012 Indian Hindi action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ajay Devgn and Dhillin Mehta under Ajay Devgn FFilms and Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision respectively, with Fox Star Studios serving as distributor and presenter. Based on a script by writers Yunus Sajwal and Sajid-Farhad, it stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Krushna Abhishek, Neeraj Vora and Archana Puran Singh, and is loosely based on the 1979 Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic Gol Maal. It marks Bachchan's and Devgn's fourth collaboration after , Zameen and Yuva.
Himesh Reshammiya composed the film's soundtrack with Ajay–Atul as guest composers on a dance number, with Amar Mohile composing the score. The trailer was launched on 24 May 2012. Bol Bachchan made a new record through advance ticket booking, and was released in cinemas on 6 July 2012, with a runtime of 155 minutes and an investment of . The film marks Shetty's last collaborations with Vora, who died 5 years after the film's release, and with Ashtavinayak, which was suspended from trading that year and eventually liquidated two years later, shutting down, thus making Bol Bachchan its last film project.
Earning over net from domestic markets and more than worldwide, Bol Bachchan became a critical and commercial success and was remade in Telugu cinema as Masala in 2013.
While saving a child from drowning, Abbas breaks into a disputed temple, prompting Prithviraj's estranged cousin Vikrant to get involved. Prithviraj arrives at the scene, and Ravi tells him that Abbas' name is Abhishek Bachchan, to avoid any religious tensions due to a Muslim breaking a temple's lock. Prithviraj hires Abhishek Bachchan (Abbas) as a supervisor, and is revealed to be an eccentric and kindhearted man, who hates liars and punishes them severely. Sometime later, he spots Abbas celebrating Eid and confronts him. Abbas and the others lie that the man he saw was actually Abhishek's twin brother 'Abbas', an effeminate man and Kathak dancer. Abbas also lies about having a mother, and recruits a dancer Zohra to play the part, leading to hilarious situations as he tries to conceal his lies.
Prithviraj hires the twin 'Abbas' to teach Kathak to his sister Radhika. Radhika finds out Abbas' truth, but promises to keep it secret. Prithviraj's sidekick Maakhan begins suspecting Abbas when he watches Gol Maal, as the film's plot has many similarities with Abbas' drama, and tells Prithviraj. However, Abbas narrowly escapes getting exposed.
Abbas gets closer to Radhika, but Prithviraj, who thinks that it’s the other twin Abbas, threatens him to leave her. Radhika pressures Abbas for marriage and leaves her home, but Vikrant, who still holds grudges against Prithviraj, kidnaps her. Abhishek (Abbas) and Prithviraj team up to rescue her. Impressed by his actions, Prithviraj plans Abhishek's marriage with Radhika and his own marriage with Sania, who resembles his earlier love-interest, Apeksha.
Abbas and Sania decide to reveal the truth to Prithviraj, but he learns about it from Maakhan, who was spying on them. Enraged, Prithviraj exposes Abbas and his group through a stage play, and pursues them in a mad chase, but gets stuck on the edge of a mountain as his car crashes, and Abbas saves his life. He then comes clean to Prithviraj, who forgives him, and promises to never lie again.
In Comedy Circus, Krushna Abhishek did a performance of Rohit Shetty never giving him a film role to do but having promised him in earlier seasons of the show. Rohit was so impressed by the performance that he decided to give Krushna a role in Bol Bachchan. Shetty also added co-host Archana Puran Singh from the same show to the film cast. It was revealed in the 300th episode special of Comedy Circus, where Rohit Shetty was a guest judge, that Paresh Ganatra was among the cast. The film has been shot at various locations, including Rohit Shetty's seemingly favourite Panchgani and Chomu Palace, among other locations.
Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated, " Bol Bachchan is dispensable cinema, forgotten almost immediately after it's over. What I kept wondering is how does Asrani who acted in Mukerjee's acclaimed films like Chupke Chupke (1975), Abhimaan (1973) and Bawarchi (1972) feel about working in the remake of a film where the hero wore his kurta. Don't know what I'm talking about? You deserve Bol Bachchan. But if you do, you must have already begun scouting for your copy of Gol Maal somewhere." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and commented, "If your nosy is not turned up too high, Bol Bachchan, less blaring than your standard Rohit Shetty comedy, can give you sporadic chuckles, and a few helpless laughs. Can't expect more." Vinayak Chakravorthy of India Today gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and concluded, "Far from being LOL stuff, Bol Bachchan ends up being Bore Bachchan, with a lame climax."
The film received some negative reviews. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Even if you're a fan of Rohit Shetty's cinema, it's unlikely your chest will become a blouse over this one!" Blessy Chettiar of DNA India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and commented, "If you liked the Shetty Golmaals and Singham, this review will only be bol bachchan for you. Have fun while it lasts." Ananya Bhattacharya of Zee News gave the film and said, "They say what can't be cured, must be endured. Once you give in to that adage and ask your white matter to exit the theatre, you will enjoy the film. Watch 'Bol Bachchan' just for laughing." Aniruddha Guha of DNA India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, " Bol Bachchan, overall, falls short of being a laugh riot in spite of having the ammunition for it. In its current form, it's best enjoyed inebriated." Anupama Chopra of Hindustan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "There is no attempt at plotting, storytelling, delineating a character, building coherence or following logic. Shetty’s only agenda is to give you a good time." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and concluded that " Bol Bachchan is a comedy so absurd that it could reduce you to tears of despair. Conversely, if you have the stomach for such rampant silliness, it might propel you into paroxysms of delight. The call is entirely yours." Kunal Guha of Yahoo! India rated the movie 1 out of 5 stars and said, " Bol Bachchan (BB) jams chopsticks up the nose of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's comic classic Gol Maal and digs itself six feet under with it. While the story is the same in theory, being a Rohit Shetty film only adds some cars nailing somersaults, trucks attempting a ballet, baddies playing mid-air Garba after being biffed and Ajay Devgn drawing his eyebrows close enough to show that he means business."
| Screen Awards | Best Comedian | Abhishek Bachchan | rowspan="1" |
| Stardust Awards | Best Actor - Comedy or Romance | rowspan="1" | |
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Comedian | rowspan="2" | |
| Power Club - Box Office Award | Rohit Shetty | ||
| Best Dialogue | Farhad Samji and Sajid | rowspan="1" | |
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Actor in a Comic Role | Abhishek Bachchan | rowspan="1" |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Comedian | rowspan="1" | |
| Krushna Abhishek | rowspan="1" | ||
| Times of India Film Awards | Best Comedian | Abhishek Bachchan | rowspan="1" |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Performance in a Comic Role | rowspan="1" | |
| Bollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Movie Awards | Best Comedian | rowspan="1" | |
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