silvan-desouza
In the year 2005, there were many con films like the crap though hit Bunty Aur Babli, Chocolate, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena which didn't work and finally BLUFFMASTER.The film again had AB Jr again play a conman just like B & B. The film however is much more realistic(in comparison to B & B), it starts off well with a sort of tribute to Amitabh's DO AUR DO PAANCH type films. The romance is well handled, Also the con acts are well handled here, maybe discounting a few. The turn of events after Nana's entry are well handled though the climax doesn't register that well, though it's well handled but leaves plenty of flawsDirection by Rohan Sippy is good Music is good, There used plenty of songs for background music including Amitabh's DO AUR DO PAANCh title song,Arush's Boro Boro is good, while Sabse Bada Rupaiya is good too, Abhishek's debut song Ek Main fits well and is decent Camera-work is superb, Mumbai never looked so beautiful Abhishek Bachchan is excellent in a role, unlike B & B here he plays it more naturally and seems ideal for the part, though at times too serious perhaps Ritiesh is simply superb as Dittu, he endears himself and makes his act look likable Priyanka Chopra is decent, Nana Patekar steals the show as Chandrakant Parekh, he as always makes you laugh even with a straight face Boman Irani is underutilised but decent, Tinnu Anand and others lend good support
somebody_yansi11
i have no idea which Hollywood movie gave the inspiration to this wonderful movie but I'm glad that i am not aware coz i enjoyed this movie wholeheartedly. The performances of the actors are very good.Abhi has proved further that he rocks in cool roles.... if he chooses roles like these more often he'll definitely be a legend...Priyanka she was good and she complemented her character quite well...Ritesh is just no questions put... very good performance and he definitely is getting better and better in his movies...Boman Irani is just an evergreen comedian... just looking at him gives me the chuckles... very cool and very funny man i just love him.. groundbreaking performance once again.Last but not the least Nanaji.... they say he is very stereotypical when it comes to his acting... i don't care... here he was very good and as the bad guy he delivered very good...The plot is good and the speed was perfect in the beginning kinda got faster in the middle but retained the suitable speed in the end...very good one-liners and definitely try to catch them... they provide a great comic relief...very good script... i loved the lecture of irani to bacchan bout the memorable days in your life very spirit lifting....overall a very good film and i have watched very few bollywood films recently that made me want to give a standing ovation... (seriously)
kitman92
This movie was good in a way. When i first came in the theater i had the impression this was going to be a classy movie with likes of Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek etc. But it truly disappointed me. Just before this I had seen Ek Ajnabee and this was awesome acting, good plot etc etc, but it was a copy, of Man on Fire. Bollywood cant get enough of Hollywood. Back to Bluffmaster. Everyone acted well, agreed, the screenplay was good, and the songs were OK not like those boring line dancers you normally see in Bollywood,the jokes were funny,but u won't go home and comment on the jokes in the movie. They weren't great but there was a laugh here or there, but after i got out of the theater i felt i had wasted my money for both the tickets, both were through and through copies. Bluffmaster is a copy of Matchstick Men. Bollywood needs to come up with there own plots. They have actors, directors, producers, sets and money. They just need to sit down and think of a plot and not take one from Bollywood.Bollywood cant get enough of Hollywood
Aam Aadmi
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??
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