The
well-known
writer
Yunus
Sajawal
has
crossed
many
a
bridges.
Now
with
his
film
Benny
and
Babloo,
he
is
creating
his
own
niche,as
a
debutante
director.
All
may
be
aware
that
Yunus
Sajawal
had
penned
some
of
the
finest
screenplays
for
more
than
two
dozen
films
namely,
Haseena
Maan
Jayegi
&
Jodi
No
1,
which
were
major
box-office
successes.
The
millennium
year
began
with
Yunus
writing
hits
like
Kunwara,
Kyon
Kii…Main
Jhuth
Nahin
Bolta,
Nehlle
Pe
Dehlla,
Partner,
Do
Knot
Disturb,
Life
Partner,
Golmaal
Returns
and
All
The
Best:
Fun
Begins
amongst
others.
Presently,
he
is
pre-occupied
with
penning
Golmaal
3.
Benny
and
Babloo
is
a
gift
to
cinema
lovers,
where
you
can
sit
back
and
wait
for
a
joy
ride.
The
first
directorial
venture
from
Yunus
Sajawal
is
an
attempt
to
convey
the
stark
truth
of
the
prevailing
society
in
a
Metro
city
like
Mumbai.
The
film,
though
portrayed
in
a
light
hearted
manner,
sheds
light
on
the
customs
of
the
policing
system.
The
story
is
about
two
good
Samaritans,
Benny
(Kay
Kay
Menon)
and
Babloo
(Rajpal
Yadav)
who
like
any
other
Indian,
are
smitten
by
the
glamour
of
Mumbai.
After
a
brief
stint
as
waiters,
in
a
typical
Mumbai
style
Irani
restaurant,
the
two
land
up
in
distinctly
different
jobs…..Benny
takes
up
a
job
of
a
bell-boy
in
a
suburban
five-star
hotel
whereas
Babloo
lands
up
as
a
waiter
in
a
ladies
service
bar.
Benny
considers
his
job
to
be
far
superior
to
Babloo"s
and
ends
up
making
fun
of
him
more
often
than
not.
Post
a
hilarious
experience
of
the
new
jobs
to
start
with,
both
gradually
realize
that
they
are
actually
in
similar
professions
with
different
exteriors,
but
identical
interiors.
Benny"s
pride
starts
fading
with
time
when
reality
strikes…!!!
Benny
witnesses
innumerable
social
evils
at
the
five-star
hotel,
right
from
drug
abuse
to
political
fiascos
while
Babloo
meets
the
more
human
side
of
the
otherwise
condemned
part
of
the
society.
And
the
truth
dawns,
that
our
system
turns
a
blind
eye
towards
the
Five
Star
Hotels
while
the
Ladies
Bars
are
constantly
facing
the
wrath
of
the
same.
On
the
whole,
writer-director
Yunus
Sajawal
has
treaded
the
rough
road
while
adding
a
new
dimension
to
the
raging
debate
….Are
bar
girls
a
bigger
threat
than
terrorists?
In
short
Benny
and
Babloo
is
a
satirical
comedy
that
throws
light
on
the
similarity
between
the
two
sides
of
the
same
coin.
The
female
stars
comprise
of
Riya
Sen,
Shweta
Tiwari,
Rukhsaar,
Anita
Hasnandani,
Richa
Chaddha,
Maushumi
Udeshi
and
others.
Produced
by
Umesh
Chouhan,
under
the
banner
of
Chamunda
Films,
the
film
has
music
by
Amjad
Nadeem
lyrics
by
Shabbir
Ahmed.
The
film
is
slated
for
a
mid-August
release.