Bodyguard (Hindi)

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3.5/10
Release Date:
August 31, 2011

When it comes to being punctual and doing his duties perfectly, Lovely Singh is unmatchable. Taking great pride in what he does, he spares no effort in giving his everything to his profession.

Summoned for an assignment of guarding Divya, the daughter of Sartaj Rana, a business tycoon Lovely Singh accompanies her to her campus, but ends up rubbing her the wrong way with his over-protective nature and paranoia about security. She finds him to be a major obstacle in leading a regular campus life. To throw him off-track and get him out of the way, she comes up with a 'master-plan'- that of trapping him in a fake love affair. Once he's smitten by the girl of his dreams and is reveling in his new-found romance, he will leave us alone, and we shall be free to do our own thing unhindered', says Divya to her friends.

She becomes an anonymous admirer of his and starts hounding him, expressing her 'feelings' in no uncertain terms. Lovely Singh however proves to be a tough nut to crack, and it takes quite a bit of doing from her side to penetrate his fort-like exterior. But once she succeeds in doing so, he transforms into a completely different person. Divya is triumphant and is all set to relish her regained freedom.

But things take an unexpected turn when she learns a few things about Lovely Singh. Things that she could've never even imagined! And she soon finds herself trapped in a dilemma that she's unable to resolve! And with her, soon enough, Lovely Singh finds himself ensnared in a web of lies, trickery and deceit!

Bodyguard is the story of conflict- between innocence and mischief, love and power and life and death!

When it comes to being punctual and doing his duties perfectly, Lovely Singh is unmatchable. Taking great pride in what... Show More

The NRI

Editor   Aug 31, 2011 06:55  

Just when we were beginning to admire the progress in narratives, style and technique in recent Hindi cinema, there comes along a sucker punch like Bodyguard to push us backwards several steps.

Partha Pratim

Editor   Aug 31, 2011 08:24  

If Tania-ji’s (Anushka Sharma) ‘naiveté’ in “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” who overestimated her husband Suri-ji (Shahrukh Khan) sans the moustache to be a different person Raj didn’t amaze you enough with its stupidity, here is Lovely Singh (Salman Khan) from “Bodyguard”. Lovely Singh, a bodyguard blessed with extraordinary abilities, could fight his enemies with his eyes closed and ears open, although his ears lack the talent of identifying the voice on the phone, which he is surrounded with for most of the time.

Wogma

Editor   Aug 31, 2011 11:16  

For once, a film made me wish it didn't have a story and was the usual Salman Khan "cool". That, at least I'm prepared for. The attempt at putting in a sorry, convoluted twists just kill whatever other fun you could have had.
Switch channels if it's on cable. I'd go on a limb and say that even for Salman Khan fans.

rony

Editor   Sep 01, 2011 07:26  

Final few words : Stars dont matter for this star called Salman Khan and Bodyguard might prove that again the 4th time in a row.

Rating : **

Ticket Meter: Worth a 100/- buck if you are not a Salman Khan fan.

Mansi (EatPrayLoveMovies)

Editor   Sep 23, 2011 10:00  

The number of weeks a film runs today (unlike years in the Sholay/DDLJ days!) is only courtesy the pre-release controversies spawned by it's makers. But a film like Bodyguard doesn't even need that. It's got Brand Salman backing it. Unfortunately, this time even he fails to keep the boat from sinking. Despite being record grossers, its no news that Salman's recent breed of films sucked when it came to ideas. Bodyguard only reiterates the fact.
There's nothing in the film to be discussed about. From the awry song sequences (which spring up as and when the director feels like), out-of-gear characters (Asrani and Raj Babbar are thoroughly wasted) to a boiler-plate plot, everything about Bodyguard is lame and haphazard. It was almost like watching an early 90s bollywood film where you sit and outguess every dialogue and eventually the entire plot.
It's a shame to see such mindless sub-standard trash become a top grosser in Bollywood. I fondly remember Salman's good old 'Maine Pyar Kiya' days. Wish he'd pick more meaty roles than just playing to the gallery.

The only good part about the film - Kareena's wardrobe and the song I love you.

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