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Banjo

Horror | 23 Sep 2016 | U/A | 151 Mins
Hindi

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Banjo Story

Banjo is a 2016 Bollywood musical drama, which stars Nargis Fakhri and Riteish Deshmukh in the lead roles. This film marks the Hindi debut of popular Marathi director Ravi Jadhav, who has made popular films such as Natarang, Balak-Palak, Timepass among others. The movie traces two Banjo musicians in Maharashtra and how the relevance of the art is deteriorating these days. Release Date: Banjo is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. The movie all set to hit big screens on September 23, 2016.
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Banjo Cast & Crew

Banjo Crew Info

Director Ravi Jadhav
Cinematography NA
Editor NA
Music Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani
Producer Krishika Lulla
Budget TBA
Box Office 8.80 Cr
OTT Platform TBA
OTT Release Date TBA

Banjo Critics Review

bollywoodlife.com
Kris (Nargis Fakhri), a musician based in New York hears a song from a local banjo band in Mumbai sent by her friend, Mikey (Luke Kenny). Wanting to use them to record two singles and participate in some music festival, she arrives in Mumbai to find the band. Sent to the slums of Dharavi by her friend’s uncle for an assignment, she meets Taraat (Riteish Deshmukh) and his friends, Grease (Dharmesh Yelande), Paper (Aditya Kumar) and Vajaya (Ram Menon). At first she doesn’t know that the lovelorn Taraat and his friends are the band members she is looking for. Once she finds out their musical talents, she convinces them to record those songs while also playing at an esteemed club. However, with a jealous rival, land mafia and a lecherous studio manager involved, their musical journey is full of bumps and cracks like the narrative of the film. If Banjo had been made by a lesser-known director, these flaws were forgivable to some extent. But Ravi Jadhav is a man who gave us Natarang and Bal Gandharva, so this mess of a film is inexcusable. While Riteish as a performer is adept as always, the idea to make him massy falls flat, especially those scenes that insist on making him look tough. Nargis Fakhri is decent, until she speaks Hindi, cry or basically has to emote. Banjo would have been a really good entertainer, if the film had stuck to what the title had promised, instead of straying to other subplots. If you are a Mumbaikar then this is a one time watch for you.
Gulfnews.com
Deshmukh is thoroughly unconvincing as a shaggy musician with unwashed hair. While he displays a knack for the comic scenes, he seems uncomfortable in the romantic ones. A film about maverick musicians from the Mumbai ghettos has the potential to inspire you, but Banjo left me exhausted. It’s one of those films where you rush to the snack counter during its interval for some candy or chips so you can get through the second half. Banjo should ideally have been a showcase for Deshmukh to flex his acting muscles in a solo hero project, this film struck all the wrong notes for me.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Banjo

  • In this Banjo film, Riteish Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri played the primary leads.

  • The Banjo was released in theaters on 23 Sep 2016.

  • The Banjo was directed by Ravi Jadhav

  • Movies like Article 370, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, Crakk – Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa! and others in a similar vein had the same genre but quite different stories.

  • The Banjo had a runtime of 151 minutes.

  • The soundtracks and background music were composed by Vishal Dadlani,Shekhar Ravjiani for the movie Banjo.

  • The movie Banjo belonged to the Horror, genre.

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