Bluffmaster! (2005)
Roy is a professional conman, who has raised his work to the level of an art. The only true thing he has is his love for Simmi someone who is so rooted, honest and sincere, that he can't bring himself to tell her the reality of who he is. But when his past catches up with him, she cannot forgive him for the deceit their relationship is built on. He loses her forever. That's when Aditya Srivastav enters the picture. He is the counterpoint to everything that Roy is as frantic as Roy is calm, as dumb as Roy is smart, as messy and untidy as Roy is smooth. They have only one thing in common. Aditya is a conman too. At least he thinks of himself as one. In Roy's book, he's an embarrassment. But one that won't go away!
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An absolute waste of money
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
This is beyond doubt best Hindi movie I have seen. The story is fast and there are no prolonged emotional / crying scenes. It actually has a story / plot which is rare. Actors have all acted well and dialogs are good. From starting till end movie has been carried well and songs are also nice. The movie is also decent and can be watched with friends and family without feel awkward. The movie also teaches some very important lessons about life and eventually leaves the viewer happy and satisfied. I hope the readers of this review like the movie as much as I did.
While Rohan Sippy was written off for his 'Kuchh Na Kaho' this time he returns with Buffmaster..and from now onwards u can expect only better from him As we all know the story Bluffmaster is about 3 Conmans.While one is in deeply love.The triumph of Bluffmaster lies in its style and fresh story.The only thing which went wrong is love story.It drags the movie sometimes.Otherwise the movie is fast paced and stylish.Some scenes are beautifully placed like first encounter between Abhishek and Ritesh,hospital scene between Boman,Abhishek and Ritesh..and when Nana asks Priyanka..'kis kis position me kaam kar sakti ho'.. Laughing Abhishek Bachchan is improving with each film.His role is similar to Bunty aur Bubly.But here he needs to be emotional as well cause he is a loser in love.And he carries the role like a matured performer Ritesh Deshmukh is excellent again.The actor have gr8 coming timing.And almost all the scenes between him and Abhishek is excellent Priyanka Chopra doesnot have to do much in such movie but the story revolves around her.Inspite of not so strong role she sparkles the screen whenever she comes.Boman Irani is just passable But the real scene stealer is Nana Patekar.After his rocking performance in Apharan he is back again.He lits fire on the screen whenever he comes.He can be called 'powehouse of dilaogue delivery'.Its good to see he is coming back in form With fantastic music,good performances and nonetheless with its surprise and shocking end this is entertainment .You come to know Mumbai is beautiful too
Bluffmaster, where to start. Ah yes, Bluffmaster is a simple movie about a man who wants to be everything, and is a master of bluffing (tricking) others. Which means he is a fisherman who can reel in any type of fish. Of course in every Bollywood movie there is a love storyline involved too. Roy (Abhishek Bachchan) aka the Bluffmaster of the movie had a lover in the beginning of the movie, Simmi (Priyanka Chopra). Until one day Roy's relationship with her screws up because of his own undoing. While Roy is now a single, and bluffing one after the next, he meets Aditya "Dittu" (Ritesh Deshmukh) a youth who is also bluffing others. When Roy meets Dittu, Dittu sees through Roy as a brilliant bluffmaster, and becomes some sort of protégé to Roy. Abhishek, Priyanka, Ritesh, and Nana Patekar all do a fantastic job acting in this movie no doubt. Bluffmaster also features two songs that were actually sung by Abhishek himself. If I am correct the songs were the "Bluffmaster" theme, and "Right Here Right Now". Other than those two songs, "Bure Bure (Boro Boro)" was indeed a catchy club song my personal favorite of this movie. Other than the acting and songs. I'm sorry I have to say, but the ending was just dreadful. The ending was just too much, and far-fetched which really brought the movie down to a lower score. If it weren't for the ending, I would've given this movie a 9 or higher instead of an 8.0 Overall Bluffmaster is still a great movie, but the storyline really needs to be fixed around.
For those who have not seen the original (and I suspect there are a lot of them in India) this is a copy of 'Matchstick Men' starring Nicholas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman.The story is about Roy (even the central character is identical as if they're giving us a hint!) who cons everyone until he takes a protégé, played here by Ritesh Desmukh. When Roy learns of his life-threatening brain tumor (how convenient for the scriptwriter!), he decides to pull off the last "big one" by conning hotelier Chandru (Nana Patekar). What happens next is what happens with every other B-movie. So don't hold your breath.Bollywood's gotten so brazen and shameless at copying it is appalling. Recently, Bunty Aur Babli was copied from Bonnie and Clyde, Dansh is a copy of Death and the Maiden, Kante was a mish-mash of Reservoir Dogs/ Usual Suspects, and on and on and on. And that Bhansali idiot never did acknowledge the credits for his Black, nor obtained the rights. After that miserable piece of crock, he's been 'Black'-listed as yet another bogus, B-grade Bollywood wannabe.Boy, when and where will these third-rate thieves stop??? This is worse than Chinese piracy where they just sell copies of the original but not try to re-invent it! At least you can try to enforce copyright laws if only as deterrent. How do you stop these so-called "slight adaptations" and "loosely based ons" Indian filmmakers are getting away with??