Bittoo Boss is from the producers of last year’s sleeper hit ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’. The film stars mostly newcomers and comes with comparisons to ‘Band Baajaa Baaraat’ thanks to the similar setting and posters. It has been directed by Supavitra Babu and has been distributed by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. The mention of thanks to Salman Khan in the opening credits makes us sit up but, there is no trace of Sallu Bhai in the actual movie.
Set in Punjab, Bittoo Boss is about a video (V.D.O) shooter who is the toast of the entire town. All wedding parties wait for him to add that extra happiness and ‘sesky’ charm. Bittoo is also very happy that he is capturing people’s emotions. But, after some soap-style drama where Bittoo is embarrassed, Bittoo decides to capture the aftermath of marriages i.e. the first night. Whether he indeed captures these moments or whether his moral values prevent him from doing so, is the finale. He also has a love story with a girl (Mrinalini) he meets at one of his video assignments.
What happens in the second half is predictable. The film drags to the finish line. People actually expected the movie to finish earlier and once the movie extended beyond that with a mellow song, they got pretty restless. The first half moves pretty quickly though the actual action isn’t very gripping.
There are some nice songs by Raghav Sachar which haven’t been placed cleverly. The BG music has a heavy, stereotypical Punjabi flavor with the typical ‘bhangra’ beats et al. The film belongs to the hero, Pulkit Samrat who is earnest and is there right through the movie. He is a terrific dancer, can emote and seems to be a total package. His looks are an amalgam of Ram Charan, Emraan Hashmi and Ranveer Singh
The other hero of the movie and the main reason why people were a bit happy in the theater was the character called Bicki that appears in the second half as Bittoo’s assistant. His dialogs, his style, his desperation at seeing some sex and the way he calls ‘Boosss’ are a real riot. He steals the show completely. A new comedian star in the making. The new groom from UP provides some more laughter in the second half.
The heroine Amita Pathak is nothing special and her looks, emoting are nothing much to rave about. There are a couple of villains who are brought down just to make our hero victorious in the end. These characters don’t make any impact.
The viewing experience is pretty standard and there isn’t anything special in the cinematography department. The opening song has some electrifying dance moves, though.
This movie doesn’t have much chance at the box-office thanks to the juggernaut that is Housefull 2 which is rock solid in its second weekend as well. Bittoo hasn’t got any merits to stand up to last week’s super hit comedy. The comedy in the 2nd half might warrant a watch for this low budgeted new release. There is also a message against voyeurism thrown in to the mix
VERDICT: Entertains during few scenes, drags during most others
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