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{{Infobox film
| name = Bunty Aur Babli
| image = Bunty Aur Babli poster.jpg
| caption = Thearetical Poster of Bunty Aur Babli
| director = [[Shaad Ali]]
| producer = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| story = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| writer =
| screenplay = [[Jaideep Sahni]]
| narrator = [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
| based_on =
| starring = [[Amitabh Bachchan]] [[Abhishek Bachchan]] [[Rani Mukerji]]
| music = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| cinematography = [[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]
| editing = Ritesh Soni
| studio =
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films]]
| released = 27 May 2005
| runtime = 177 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}} 12 crore
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}} 63.4 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=|title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)|access-date=22 May 2011|publisher=Box Office India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021202725/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D|archive-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>
}}
'''''Bunty Aur Babli''''' ({{Trans|''Bunty and Babli''}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Bollywood|Hindi-language]] [[crime comedy]] film directed by [[Shaad Ali]], with [[Aditya Chopra]] as writer and producer. The film stars [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Rani Mukerji]] in the title roles, along with [[Amitabh Bachchan]], marking the first motion picture starring the Bachchan father-son duo together.<ref name=boi>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2005|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ==|publisher=Box Office India|access-date=22 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708085904/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ==|archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> Bachchan Jr. and Mukerji play con-artist partners-in-crime, Bunty and Babli, while Bachchan Sr. plays JCP Dashrath, whose focus is solely to catch them.

The film's music was composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], with lyrics done by [[Gulzar]] and [[Blaaze]] together, and released under the banner [[YRF Music]]. Released worldwide on 27 May 2005, ''Bunty Aur Babli'' was a commercial success, grossing {{INR}} 634 million at the worldwide box office on a budget of {{INR}} 120 million, and was the [[List of Bollywood films of 2005|second highest-grossing Indian film of the year]]. The film earned 8 nominations at the [[51st Filmfare Awards]] including [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for Bachchan Jr., [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Mukerji and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Bachchan Sr. and won 3 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]] for Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]] for Gulzar and [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback]] for Alisha Chinai, the latter two for the song "[[Kajra Re]]".

A [[Spiritual successor|spiritual sequel]] under the title of ''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]'' starring [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Saif Ali Khan]], and [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]] which is set to be released in 2021.

The movie was remade in Telugu as ''[[Bhale Dongalu]]'' starring [[Tarun Kumar|Tharun]] and [[Ileana D'Cruz]].

== Plot ==
Rakesh Trivedi ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]) is from a small village named Fursatganj. His father is a ticket collector on a train and wants him to get into a similar occupation as well. However, Rakesh has big dreams; he is forever coming up with new business schemes and is convinced he will make it big one day. He adamantly refuses any notion that he will one day work in a 9-to-5 environment.

Vimmi Saluja ([[Rani Mukerji]]) is the daughter of a Punjabi family in another small village named Pankinagar; she spends her hours watching films and studying supermodels and dreams of becoming Miss India.

Vimmi's parents tell her they have arranged her marriage to a young man with a decent job. At the same time, Rakesh's father gives him an ultimatum – go on the job interview he has arranged or get out of the house.

Rakesh and Vimmi pack their bags and sneak out in the dark of night. They bump into each other at a train station and become friends after realising their stories are similar. They support and encourage each other to achieve their dreams: Vimmi tries to enter the Miss India contest but gets thrown out after an argument. Rakesh tries to sell his ideas for an investment scheme, but a businessman turns him away. In fact, a man he had met at a restaurant stole ideas from Rakesh's presentation file and, when he enters the office, the interviewer states someone before he came in with the same idea. After finding out that the businessman who Rakesh had approached, used his idea to make money, he and Vimmi con him and take the money they believe is rightfully theirs.

Once they realise how easy it is to con people, they decide to run some more cons to raise money to make it to Bombay.

Unfortunately, they find the lifestyle too exciting to give up. Adopting the names of 'Bunty' and 'Babli', they successfully pull off con after con, looting the rich dressed as local guides, religious priests, health inspectors, business partners, etc. Their flamboyant antics make them famous in newspapers nationwide. Soon their friendship leads to romance and they decide to continue conning as husband and wife.

Little do Rakesh and Vimmi know that JCP Dashrath Singh ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) is catching up with their cons and pranks, getting closer each day. He relentlessly pursues them across India in the hopes of putting them behind bars. To complicate matters, Rakesh and Vimmi have a child and, after a very close call eluding Dashrath, they decide to quit conning for their child's sake. This decision leads to their capture by Dashrath. While in custody, their heartfelt confessions and conversation soften the policeman's heart and he lets them go, certain he had destroyed Bunty and Babli's career as criminals.

Three years later, Dashrath rescues them from their mundane domestic lives by offering them to work for the nation thwarting the activities of other scammers.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as JCP Dashrath Singh
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Rakesh Trivedi/Bunty
* [[Rani Mukerji]] as Vimmi Saluja Trivedi/Babli
* [[Raj Babbar]] as Ticket Collector Trivedi, Bunty's Father
* [[Talluri Rameshwari]] as Bunty's Mother
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Babli's Father
* [[Kiran Juneja]] as Babli's Mother
* [[Pratima Kazmi]] as Phoolsakhi
* [[Prem Chopra]] as a Truck Driver
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)|Sanjay Mishra]] as Q.Q. Qureshi
* [[Ravi Baswani]] as Hotel Owner in Mussoorie
* [[Virendra Saxena]] as Police Commissioner
* [[Yunus Parvez]] as a Hotel Owner
* [[Tania Zaetta]] as Kate
* [[Anupam Shyam]] as Raj Kapoor Tiwari
* [[Rajesh Vivek]] as a Protestor
* J. Brandon Hill as Harry Epstein
* [[Kunal Kumar]] as Newspaper Salesman
* [[Ranjeet]] as Showroom manager
* Rajiv Gupta as Police Inspector
* [[Shiamak Davar]] in a special appearance in song 'Nach Baliye'
* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as background dancer in 'Nach Baliye'
* [[Shaad Ali]] in a guest appearance in title song
* [[Antara Biswas]] in a guest appearance in title song
* [[Lilliput (actor)|Lilliput]] as Band Trumpet Player
* [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] as Guest Appearance in song '[[Kajra Re]]'
{{colend}}

== Reception ==
The film was a critical and commercial success becoming one of the biggest hits of 2005.<ref name=boi /> Designer [[Aki Narula]] dressed Rani Mukerji a new look [[Patiala salwar]]s and [[Kurta|kurtis]], which became quite popular.<ref name=teh>{{cite magazine|title=FASHION: How to Dress a Rockstar|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hu011011How.asp|date=1 October 2011|magazine=[[Tehelka]]|volume=8|issue=39|access-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924065119/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hu011011How.asp|archive-date=24 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Influence ===
The glorification of crime in the movie inspired many people to emulate the glamorous couple, resulting in a trend of real-life Buntys and Bablis. One such case is that of Sushant and Kajal, a married couple who conned two businesses out of money using a photo frame.<ref>{{cite document|title=Real life 'Bunty Aur Babli' couple held for cheating Archies|work=Hindustan Times|publisher=HT Media Ltd.|id={{ProQuest|470024645}}}}</ref> "The Darjeeling-based couple did a '''Bunty Aur Babli''<nowiki/>' on their victims, and were caught and arrested." Another case of the movie's influence on crime is that of another married couple, Suresh and Rekha. Their crimes also mirrored those committed in the movie "Bunty Aur Babli", and they admitted to committing the crimes they were accused of in a "''Bunty Aur Babli''" style.<ref>{{cite document|title=The Pioneer|publisher=HT Media Ltd.|id={{ProQuest|1143849740}}|work='Bunty Aur Babli' held in Dehradun}}</ref> Yet another couple, a sister and brother-in-law, were caught for crimes that mirrored those committed in the movie. Shahnaaz Bano and Sajid Ahmed were caught smuggling and shoplifting [[diamond]]s and other expensive merchandise out of stores, using disguises.<ref>{{cite document|title=Bunty aur Babli plot goes wrong, woman thief held|work=Hindustan Times|publisher=HT Media Ltd.|id={{ProQuest|471194997}}}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Bunty Aur Babli
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 13 April 2005 (India)
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 37:09
| label = [[Yash Raj Films|Yash Raj Music]]
| producer = [[Yash Chopra]] [[Aditya Chopra]]
| chronology = [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
| prev_title = [[Phir Milenge (2004 film)|Phir Milenge]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Dil Jo Bhi Kahey...]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Bunty Aur Babli
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = [[Kajra Re]]
| single1date = 2005
}}
}}
[[A. R. Rahman]] was initially approached to compose the film's music, but he declined due to his busy schedule. The soundtrack includes 6 tracks composed by the musical trio [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] and was released on 13 April 2005 by [[Yash Raj Films|Yash Raj Music]].<ref name=yrfmusic>{{cite web|title=Yash Raj Music – Bunty Aur Babli Audio CD|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/onlinestore/MusicIndividual.aspx?CatalogID=a4a74bbf-a235-4d9f-93e2-5eb6d48ea43c&ProductID=b9653f9a-5df7-4d70-85bf-2e08dfe35ff0&CategoryID=1bf28061-831d-46f3-b464-098ca87117de|publisher=Yash Raj Music|access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> The lead actors [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Rani Mukerji]] danced to the tunes of the album.<ref name=bnbmusiclaunch>{{cite web|title=Bunty Aur Babli Music Launch|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-QtLbFtCPc|publisher=Yashraj Films|access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> The lyrics were penned by [[Gulzar]] and [[Blaaze]]. According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around 19,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's second highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce|archive-date=15 February 2008|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

=== Track listing ===
Lirics by [[Gulzar]] except where noted.
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 37:09
| title1 = B N B (Lyrics by [[Blaaze]])
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Blaaze]], [[Loy Mendonsa]]
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = Bunty Aur Babli
| extra2 = Shankar Mahadevan, [[Siddharth Mahadevan]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Jaspinder Narula]]
| length2 = 5:42
| title3 = Chup Chup Ke
| extra3 = [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| length3 = 7:13
| title4 = Dhadak Dhadak
| extra4 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Nihira Joshi]]
| length4 = 6:33
| title5 = [[Kajra Re]]
| extra5 = [[Alisha Chinai]], Shankar Mahadevan, [[Javed Ali]]
| length5 = 8:02
| title6 = Nach Baliye
| extra6 = Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspinder Narula, Shankar Mahadevan, Siddharth Mahadevan, [[Sowmya Raoh]]
| length6 = 6:02
}}

=== Reception ===
The music of ''Bunty Aur Babli'' received favourable reviews from critics. Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff]]'', said in her review, "On the whole, the music of ''Bunty Aur Babli'', with its over the top, uninhibited, rustic and teasing spices, makes for one helluva musical masala."<ref name=rediffreview>{{cite web|last=Verma|first=Sukanya|title=Bunty Aur Babli's Music Rocks!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/18bunty.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> ''Planet Bollywood's'' review concluded, "Overall, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy do an excellent job of getting different singers for each track, trying to infuse different beats together and creating an album worth buying. It’ll take a few listens to pick your favourites, but its fresh and an above average album to own. Enjoy!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/Music/BuntyAurBabli/ |title=Bollywood – Music Review – Bunty Aur Babli |publisher=Planetbollywood.com |date=20 August 1996 |access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> "''Bunty Aur Babli'' does not contain your routine Yash Chopra genre of music that are choreographed around the meadows and Swiss alps. They are more of situational rhythmic tracks that take a story forward" Joginder Tuteja of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' said in his review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/12345/index.html |title=Bunty Aur Babli : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja |publisher=Bollywoodhungama.com |access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> ''Glamsham'' was full of praise for the lyrics by Gulzar, "Throughout this zany zingy and zippy album the 70-year-old Gulzar imbues a youthfulness that comes from being young at heart. Indeed that's the quality, which flows freely out of this album. You can't miss its zest for life… or its lunge towards a luscious nirvana obtained from looking at life through rose-tinted glasses."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/reviews/buntyaurbabli.asp |title=Bunty Aur Babli music review |publisher=glamsham.com |access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> Avijit Ghosh wrote in ''The Telegraph'', "In essence, ''Bunty Aur Babli'' is an on-the-road flick about a boy and girl in search of fun and freedom rather than a story of two cons. To capture the splintered yearnings of smalltown India which watches Aastha channel in the morning and FTV at night is a difficult and ambitious task. But like his protagonists, director Shaad Ali Sahgal pulls it off. Bravely. Almost."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050603/asp/etc/story_4821507.asp|title=The Telegraph – Calcutta : etc|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota}}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
"[[Kajra Re]]" was voted as the best of 2005 overwhelmingly by listeners of 3 radio stations catering for South African Indians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kajra-Re-is-song-of-season-in-S-Africa/Article1-39055.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125092626/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Kajra-Re-is-song-of-season-in-S-Africa/Article1-39055.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Kajra Re is song of season in S Africa |website=Hindustan Times |date=5 January 2006 |access-date=25 June 2011 }}</ref>

[[Hidekaz Himaruya]], the manga artist who created [[Hetalia]], embedded the video of "Dhadak Dhadak" on his blog around Christmas time, which caused a sudden influx of Himaruya fans commenting on the video.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=H3apUfr29YQ |title=Broadcast Yourself |via=YouTube |access-date=25 June 2011}}</ref>

== Sequel ==
In December 2019, [[Yash Raj Films]] announced a spiritual sequel, ''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]'', to be directed by Varun V. Sharma and produced by [[Aditya Chopra]]. The film stars [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Rani Mukherji]], [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]] and debutante Sharvari Wagh as the leads,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bunty-aur-babli-2-saif-ali-khan-joins-rani-mukerji-because-things-didnt-work-out-with-abhishek-bachc-2151276?amp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=Bunty Aur Babli 2: Saif Ali Khan Joins Rani Mukerji Because 'Things Didn't Work Out' With Abhishek Bachchan|date=19 December 2019 |publisher=NDTV|access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/rani-mukerji-to-team-up-with-saif-ali-khan-on-bunty-aur-babli-2-2429331.html |title=Rani Mukerji to Team up with Saif Ali Khan on Bunty Aur Babli 2|date=19 December 2019 |website=News18 |access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> and was scheduled to be released on 26 June 2020, but postponed due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/rani-mukerji-saif-ali-khan-to-have-hum-tum-reunion-in-bunty-aur-babli-2-see-first-pic/story-NVAEb4qa0cySxA33yzSPCM_amp.html|title=Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan to have Hum Tum reunion in Bunty Aur Babli 2|date=19 December 2019 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Awards
! Category
! Recipients and Nominees
! Results
|-
|rowspan="1"|Annual Central European Bollywood Awards (India)
|Best Film
|[[Shaad Ali]], [[Aditya Chopra]]
|rowspan="1" {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
|[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
|[[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
|rowspan="1" {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]]
|[[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
|rowspan="4" {{won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Gulzar]] for "[[Kajra Re]]"
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Alisha Chinai]] for "[[Kajra Re]]"
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|[[Vaibhavi Merchant]] for "[[Kajra Re]]"
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Aditya Chopra]]
|rowspan="4" {{nom}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Abhishek Bachchan]]
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Rani Mukerji]]
|-
|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director|Best Music]]
|[[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
|rowspan="3" {{won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Gulzar]] for "[[Kajra Re]]"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|[[Alisha Chinai]] for "[[Kajra Re]]"
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Aditya Chopra]]
|rowspan="5" {{nom}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|[[Abhishek Bachchan]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|[[Rani Mukerji]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyrics]]
|[[Gulzar]] for "Chup Chup Ke"
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Star Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|rowspan="1" {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Screen Weekly Awards]]
|Jodi No.1
|[[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Rani Mukerji]]
|rowspan="1" {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female|Best Actress]]
|[[Rani Mukerji]]
|rowspan="1" {{nom}}
|}

== Notes ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0448206|title=Bunty Aur Babli}}

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Bunty Aur Babli - Revision history

>Kailash29792 at 05:18, 31 May 2021