Baabarr

About the film

Baabarr is a 2009 gangster Hindi film directed by Ashu Trikha. The film stars Sohum Shah, Mithun Chakraborty and Urvashi Sharma.

Plot

Crime in Uttar Pradesh is increasing. A small town named Amanganj mostly having mohammedan popularity is getting notorious day by day. From childhood Baabarr rises up as the most wanted gangster of the area. Baabarr's elder brothers also helped him in his path. When SP Mrittyunjay was sent to dominate the crime in the city SP faced strong resilience from Baabarr and his men first and then from the corrupt policemen, politicians etc. Baabarr goes mad after a businessman for bidding and getting a tender. Baabarr got mad and tries to kill him and Tabrez helped to protect the businessman from Baabarr. Police came to the scene and everybody ran away and the businessman getting some help from Tabrez, Baabarr's archrival, went to Bhaiyaaji a powerful MP to take shelter. Baabarr threatens and challenged Bhaiyaaji and he entered bhaiyaaji's daughters' marriage ceremony and shots down the businessman. Upon chased by security and other men Nawaaz and Baabarr fires bullets and tries to escape from the situation which got worsened. Baabarr was caught and then he surrendered and finally he was sent to jail. On his mother's request he weds to a girl of her choice. Meanwhile Tabrez plots to kill Baabarr and fires a bullet in front of policemen and all other people present outside a court scene but he survived a close bullet shot. He then gets a bail from the court. Baabarr's elder brother Nawa…

Music

""Maula Ye Bataa (unplugged) - Anand Raj Anand

Legal issues

A PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on Baabarr for alleged negative portrayal of Muslims. The petitioner also charged that characters in the film were based on Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati.

Critical reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3.5 out of 5 stars. The Times of India gave 2.5 out of 5 stars & stated that "The film is not much impressive as expected, director Ashu Trikha & writer Ikram Akhtar did a well job but the thing making it unimpressive is that the director gets only the mood right, not the scenes, though the reviewer praised the performance of Om Puri by saying that it is Om Puri as the oily, wily and crooked cop, who steals the show". Martin D'Souza of Bollywood Trade News Network gave it 1 out of 5 stars & said by calling the film a repetition that "the film is of old story with new cast & crew, Martin specially criticises the decision of making film with lead role of Soham Shah"

Box office

The film was not good at the box office as it hardly netted an amount of ₹10 million (US$100,000) at the end of its first week after release & getting through the cinemas across India Baabarr at last managed to gross ₹15.1 million (US$160,000) & determined a Flop.

Baabarr grossed £2,748 on 18 September 2009 & £1,439 on 11 September 2009 according to Bollywood hungama.

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