Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Review: Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Prithviraj Give Audience The Perfect Eidi

action genre has always demanded innovation in terms of its style and treatment. A look at biggest action hits through deces brings this argument to fore. Bollywood, meanwhile, seems to be struggling to find its footing in genre, especially after streaming has me available regional and international content at of a button. Latest Hindi film Be Miyan Chote Miyan, starring Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff and Prithviraj Sukumaran, tries to break mould while functioning strictly within confines of a template storyline -- that of good vs evil. Does it succeed though?

Hot Take

With some of biggest stars leing film, Be Miyan Chote Miyan invertently prefers style over substance. Not to blame director Ali Abbas Zafar, story does feel outdated and has those "seen before" elements robbing it of its positives. Neverless, le stars Akshay and Tiger, to some extent, become saving grace as narrative proceeds down a predictable path. Prithviraj as antagonist proves to be fierce and brings an element of surprise, strictly in terms of his performance.

Does Be Miyan Chote Miyan live up to hype?

festive release trend has suggested that larger-than-life cinema does seem to take off at box office. Be Miyan Chote Miyan will have to rely on people's enthusiasm to visit cinema halls rar than its merits to taste success.

Akshay Kumar is back and how

Bollywood star, once famous for his action comedies, lives up to his 'Khili' tag with a measured performance as Captain Firoz aka Freddy. He seems to be finding his way back into comedies, with some more films in genre lined up. BMCM n becomes his practice ground of sorts. re are glimpses of vintage humour of 2000s in his act that fans will certainly enjoy. call-backs to his popular movies, smartly woven into one-liners, lets Akshay take centrestage as most entertaining factor in film.

Tiger and Prithviraj spring up a surprise  

Not to say that Tiger Shroff has not done comedy before, in BMCM, his repartee with Akshay is pleasant and humourous. It's almost like y complement each or's comic timing. Tiger has proven that action is his forte and BMCM lets him perform high-octane stunts on a much larger scale. His performance, though one-dimensional, sticks alongside Akshay and his amusing punches. ir bromance becomes a major highlight of movie and provides audience with a brear whenever action goes into overdrive.

Prithviraj makes an impact as fearsome Kabir. His screen presence and gruff tone match up with Akshay and Tiger's banter.

Leing lies get ir due

While action movies, more often than not, put ir leing lies in backseat, BMCM lets m be part of narrative equally as male stars. Alaya F as tech nerd Pam lends humour, while Manushi Chhillar as Misha runs shoulder to shoulder with Akshay and Tiger in action set pieces. y lend substance to narrative rar than dangling in sidelines, waiting for hero's cue. Sonakshi Sinha, however, is a bit of a letdown.

Ali Abbas Zafar's BMCM shows franchise potential

re is clearly an effort in universe building and it shows in way how external world is cut off to keep narrative focussed on plot and its characters. Akshay as Freddy and Tiger as Rocky will surely leave you wanting for more.

Anor positive in film is its editing and cinematography and how y match up with film's relentless pace, especially in first half, which is action heavy. pre-interval action block is well-crafted and les audience into latter part. However, pace slows down as we get into backstory of villain.

Prithiviraj dominates with his performance. His screentime is as good as or actors in movie. This highlights Ali Abbas' intention to carve a good film rar than a hero centric narrative. re is no overindulgence in slo-mos and song sequences. two tracks in movie are well-placed and drive story forward inste of appearing as accessories to plot.

In ding elements of Artificial Intelligence and an all-powerful super soldier, story remains relevant as threats become contemporary and relatable.  

Watch it or skip it?

When one makes peace with fact that BMCM is same story packaged differently, it will start to feel like a good watch. Tropes and predictability mire story but re's more to find in film and enjoy. action set pieces are superbly designed by Craig Macrae and look pretty good onscreen.

Bottomline

Bollywood is certainly crafting its own style in action movies if one were to pit it against South cinema. After Yodha, BMCM is anor attempt at offering novelty to audience in genre.

Rating: 3/5 stars