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1.50
Yawn worthy
There is little sense to what ensues on screen. Somewhere the film tries hard to be a witty smart satire but it is I'll equipped and rests solely on cheap humour to find the laughs.(more)
Source: Ameet Bhuvan, MovieCrow
1.50
BANGISTAN is a pointless film that fails to make you laugh or entertain
The film fails to start with a 'bang' (no pun intended!) and this 'bang-less ness' continues throughout the first half of the film. The two things that act as a uniform villain in this film are its terrible screenplay (Puneet Krishna, Sumit Purohit, Karan Anshuman), which is doubled with poor direction (Karan Anshuman). The film starts lagging endlessly in the first half and picks up its pace (only at handful of places) in the endlessly stretched second half. Karan Anshuman's lack of technical expertise in film direction shows throughout the film. He fails to extract the good performances from the star cast, even though the film's cast is way more capable than what they are made to do in the film. In this supposedly comedy film, there are barely any moments that bring a smile on your face and through the most, you stare in horror at the pointless happenings on the screen. (more)
Source: Bollywood Hungama News Network, Bollywood Hungama
1.50
Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat's humourless comedy is too preachy
Two guys of different religions pretending to be like the other. The characters are interesting and quirky. Each one is ready to become a human bomb and sacrifice his life. While Hafeez is tired of being abused at his job and wants some respect, Praveen is a struggling actor who wants fame at any cost. Few situations are funny. Like the one with the sheep. Ritiesh, who has done loud comedies in the past, proves he can act in a restrained comedy just as well. (more)
Source: Sarita A Tanwar, DNA
2.00
Movie Review
first-time director Karan Anshuman goes all out to drive home his point about the primacy of peace, love and brotherhood in a world in the grip of hatred and violence. Clap, clap! If only he knew of a concept called moderation and stopped short of the point of no return, the output might have been far less tedious. Bangistan stretches its meagre narrative resources to snapping point, but is unable to achieve even a smidgen of coherence. (more)
Source: Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV Movies
3.00
Bangistan is a Quirky, Fresh take on Religious Tolelrance
The director, who wishes to depict the futility of war fought in the name of God and religion, stays on track. Despite the dry choice of subject, Bangistan makes valiant attempts to keep the humour alive during its two-hour running time.(more)
Source: Meena Iyer, Times Of India
3.00
It's all about sin, satire and salvation
Director Karan Anshuman's debut film, delivers on this front very ably: It is about two forever-quarelling neighbouring countries, South and North Bangistan! Why this 'intriguing' name? Because the two protagonists become suicide bombers later in the film. But that doesn't justify the title, right? (more)
Source: Rohit Vats, Hindustan Times
1.00
Bangistan is a colossal disappointment
Bangistan spends most of its runtime cloyingly trying to establish itself as a satire, when the best it delivers is a haphazardly put together set-pieces and characters we just can�t be bothered about.(more)
Source: Nishi Tiwari, Rediff.com
