Goodbye

About the film

Goodbye is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language family comedy-drama film written and directed by Vikas Bahl and produced by Bahl, Viraj Savant, Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banners Good Co, Balaji Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna (in her Hindi film debut) and Neena Gupta with, Sunil Grover, Pavail Gulati, Ashish Vidyarthi, Payal Thapa, Elli AvrRam, Sahil Mehta, Shivin Narang, Shayank Shukla, newcomer Abhishekh Khan and Arun Bali play supporting roles. This film featured Arun Bali's last performance, who died on the day of the film's release.

Goodbye was theatrically released on 7 October 2022. Despite receiving positive response from critics, the film failed at the box office and finalised, as a box office bomb.

Plot

The story centres on a dysfunctional household. Lawyer Tara Bhalla (Rashmika Mandanna) is staying with her partner Mudassar in Mumbai. She leaves to party after winning her first case. Tara doesn't respond to calls or messages from her mother Gayatri. She finds out from the Bar Waiter that Gayatri has died, when her father Harish calls the same day. Her mother had called her to ask her about her first case.

To be with Harish (Amitabh Bachchan), she quickly travels to her birthplace of Chandigarh. She has three brothers, Karan, Harish's eldest son, who lives in Los Angeles; Nakul, his second son; and an adoptive son named Angad, living in Dubai. Additionally, Karan and his American wife Daisy as well as Angad book the first flight to Chandigarh. Meanwhile, Nakul is unavailable due to him being on mountain climbing on Mount Everest and his phone is unreachable, his father leaves a message for him to see later. The first person there is Tara. She and Harish disagree about the cremation rites, and they argue about them.

Harish is also furious with Karan and Angad since he thinks they don't seem affected by the death of their mother. Fights break out in the home because of Harish's behaviour. However, none of them have a choice. For a few days, they must live together under one roof.

Production

The film entered production on 2 April 2021 in Mumbai and the entire shoot was completed on 25 June 2022.

Music

The music of the film is composed by Amit Trivedi. Lyrics are written by Swanand Kirkire, Vikas Bahl and Amit Trivedi.

Reception

Goodbye received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10.

Navneet Vyasan of News 18 rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Vikas Bahl asks many questions in his latest film. It is hard to find loose ends in his film and even if it exists it proves to be inconsequential, unable to hamper the film's strong points." Rohit Bhatnagar of The Free Press Journal rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Goodbye won't leave you soon but rather fiddle around your mind and make you rethink your equations with your family. It is a perfect family entertainer of the modern-day world but with strong roots." Kartik Bhardwaj of Cinema Express rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The Amitabh Bachchan, Rashmika Mandanna starrer is an emotional ride with its heart in the right place." Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The emotional roller-coaster will make you smile, laugh and cry with every character making a special place in our hearts. The film deserves a special mention for the beautiful montages." Mayur Sanap of Rediff rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Goodbye is embedded with solid emotional moments, a few chuckles and some nice ponderings upon life, love and everything inbetween. With its heart in the right place, the film is perfectly efficient and likable in both jerking tears and soliciting laughs." Princia Hendriques of Mashable India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote,…

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Goodbye is a story of a family coping with grief and laughing through their pain. Keep the tissues handy before watching this one." Tina Das of The Print rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Amitabh Bachchan steals the show, and is only challenged by the iridescent Neena Gupta in Goodbye."

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