Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

snaidu422 When we sit down to watch a detective movie, we tend expect thrills, chills and frills and a fantastic twist in the end and the occasional red herrings dropped in, just to ensure that we, the viewers also play detective and try to solve the mystery long before the protagonist does.Unfortunately, watching BOBBY JASOOS has nothing of the above and is more like a cheap detective paperback aimed at preteens. You actually get to see more cliffhangers in A Nancy Drew paperback.For starters, the movie cannot decide whether it wants us to take it seriously or it is just something done in a lighter vein. Bilkis Ahmed AKA Bobby (Vidya Balan) is an aspiring detective, given the passover by a major detective agency, has her own office or rather a cabin in an internet center at Mughalpoora, Hyderabad.Her father (Rajendra Gupta) is quite upset about her escapades and wants her to settle down and get married to someone. She is soon engaged to Tasawur (Ali Fazal) a talk show host, who arranges a kind of deal with Bobby that they should get the marriage canceled, and it is up to Bobby to think of a way because Tasawur is not man enough to stand against his father. Meanwhile Bobby lands up a case. A rich NRI Anees Khan (Kiran Kumar) offers her 50 grand to search for a girl and only gives her a name and a clue that she might be in mughalpura and also she has a mole on her right hand,and lays down a condition that when the girl is found Bobby should not attempt to contact but should inform Anees.Bobby finds the girl and Anees gives her another case and this time raises the fee to one lakh and asks her to find a girl with a mole on her shoulder.Bobby does it and the NRI gifts her a office space. Accidentally Bobby learns that both the girls are missing and she senses something wrong about Anees Khan and decides to investigate about him with help from Tasawur.The ending is so hopeless that you end up looking around in frustration in the hope of finding something with which you can hit your head with, so that the climax makes some sense.Actors like Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi and Zarina Wahab are wasted in inconsequential roles. The much talked about disguises of Vidya Balan leave a bad taste as they appeared forced and though the lady holds the movie together, we can see that she is fighting a losing battle.Dia Mirza did an impressive job with production values and the filming in Hyderabad was a good idea, that's about it. The sweet on ears Hyderabad dialect, the reference to biryani –well! This would make a someone from Hyderabad happy, but what about the rest of India?Shantanu Moitra's music is too loud and at times threatens to engulf the lines spoken by the actors.Kiran Kumar is menacing as ever-too bad the actor is not to be seen much now a days.Samar Sheikh could have picked up a better story when he had someone like Vidya Balan aboard. Well! a pat on his back for at least making what could have been a 20 minute TV episode into a 2 hr movie.

sesht This might turn out to be a different experience for those not from Hyderabad. I am. Lived my entire life over here. The accent used by most characters in this flick is better than perhaps the ones used by 'Well done Abba', but doesn't come close to the ones used by the nincompoops in 'The Angrez'. Pity, since that could have been the source of a lot of humor, along with people like us feeling at home with the characters, instead of being reminded that the cast had to take lessons/classes to pass themselves off as Hyderabadis.In terms of quality though, with most of the technical aspects, including paying close attention to small details (Bilquis' shoes all the way!!!), I would have to give it up to newbie Samar Sheikh. The background score's strong as well, and that sure was refreshing. Pity he did not have a better yarn to spin (one of the best portions for me was the reference to Karamchand, a carrot and Kitty) around all of this stuff that was greenlit by Reliance. All the performances are top-notch, including most of the supporting ones. A few highlights: Kiran Kumar gets to chew on scenery after a long time, and the screen needs more runtime from this great actor. Rajendra Gupta's good, but he does his concerned oldie schtick, and it has gotten pretty old - but I'm sure they're not giving him better options. Bajwa's pretty bad. Zarina Wahab doesn't have enough screen-time. Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi (with her progressively scarier make-up with each movie - I cannot believe I used to have a crush on her during her stint on TV in 'Jeevan Rekha / Lifeline), Ali Fazal are good, and make their mark in different sequences. Hyderabad, of ye old city, has been captured very well, and most of the lines are well-written. However, like how Alia Bhatt was miscast as a South Indian in '2 States', Vidya falters in the beginning, with her put-on Hyderabadi accent, but steadies herself as the movie went by, or it's that syndrome of our getting used to something just because its being repeated over the course of the movie's running time. Ah, the runtime! This has to be one of those frequent occasions where a movie with a 2 hour running time feels longer than it should. That's just because there's no meat on its bones.All in all, a feeble attempt at humor, going noir, and setting it in Hyderabad. The scope, for the detective humor/crime genre was immense, and even the city-dekho aspect just vacillated from Moghalpura to Avasa, with nothing in between. Even the biryani taste-kar sequence could've name-dropped a few of the familiar spots, but they missed that train too. While appreciating the focus on maintaining the tempo of the narrative and not digressing from the tale being told, the only problem is with the scope the tale chooses to limit itself too. Even in terms of denouement, a feeble whimper's all we get.A few sequences that showcase how street-smart our lass is, while also showcasing her smarts with trying to get out of a particular sticky situation kinda shows us that with more sequences as those, this one could've been something different, something kick-a$$. But....that's just those 2 sequences.Make no mistake, I welcome movies of this genre - it's just a pity that the attempt is not much to write home about. Worth 1 watch at the local multiplex for sure, but you wouldn't do badly if you chose the Home- viewing option either.

Ketan Gupta Indian Cinema has certainly evolved over the years with experimental movies Queen, Holiday , Filmistaan to name few. Bobby Jasoos succeeds in experimenting the truth but final act pauses the entire movement of the film.Bobby Jasoos tells the story of a wanna-be-detective(Vidya Balan) who has been given a secret assignment to search for people whose identities are provided by a multi-millionaire unknown guy. Directed by Samir Shaikh , Bobby Jasoos starts off well with few hilarious moments in the first half with the doubt factor remains till the end. Unfortunately , the movie tumbles in the climax which could have been made better. Editing is loose. Screenplay is weak . Cinematography and art direction is simple. Music is below par. Background score does not gel well with film. Dialogues are good. It is Vidya Balan's show all the way. The actress gets into the character of Bobby Jasoos and gives a performance with aplomb.Overall, a very brave niche flick with commendable first half and not so engrossing later half. Average 2.5/5

Ankur Srivastava I went to watch this movie today and I enjoyed it. Its a light hearted movie which is a good diversion from the regular love stories which are manufactured every other week.The movie revolves around how the a middle class girl is trying to make a mark for her and break out of the stereo mindset which surrounds the general public.The star cast is great especially the lead actors. Its always good to watch Vidya Balan perform on big screen. She never disappoints.The music is also nice with just a couple of nice songs.I would recommend this movie which has elements to make you laugh and cry.