Spoilers ahead…
The nicest change in ‘Bholaa’ is transforming the Narain character into a woman, and making her an action heroine. She shares butt-kicking duties with the hero.
Ajay Devgn’s Bholaa follows the same beats as its predecessor, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Kaithi – but there’s one crucial difference in terms of flavour. Lokesh made a Hollywood-style action movie. Ajay’s version is full-on desi, right down to colloquialisms we have not heard on the Hindi screen in years – like the phrase “neki aur pooch pooch“. In other words, we have a team that’s thinking in the local language. When someone asks what the hero’s name is, the reply is, “Naam bataaya to paon mein gir jayega.” Indeed! Because it’s god’s name: Bholaa. And throughout, the man is portrayed like a god, with ash on his forehead and a fight sequence with a trident. He is invincible. (In comparison, the equally invincible Karthi character from Kaithi came off like a Marvel superhero.) Another desi-cinema touch: this Hindu protagonist is aided by a Christian cop (Diana, played by Tabu), one of whose secret resources is a Muslim named Ali Abbas.
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