Banjo movie is scheduled to release on 23rd September. The movie is a musical-drama starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri. Ravi Jadhav makes a directorial debut in Bollywood after commercially successful as well as National Award winning movies like Natarang and Balgandharv, which were also related to music and drama.
The soundtrack of the movie is composed by Vishal-Shekhar and the movie is produced by Krishika Lulla for Eros International. Banjo appears to be set in Mumbai and is about Banjo players or Banjo Party who play every year during the festival season and are then forgotten for the rest of the year.
Banjo Movie Cast
Riteish Deshmukh will play the lead role along with Nargis Fakhri. Nargis Fakhri plays the role of a DJ and Riteish is the banjo player in the movie.
Banjo (2016) Director: Ravi Jadhav Cast: Reteish Deshmukh, Nargis Fakhri
Banjo Movie Story
Mumbai is as much a city of slums as it is a city of skyscrapers and hotels like Taj. And more often than not, talent can be spotted in these small lanes of the slums - be it acting, craft, or playing musical instruments. Banjo is the story of one such talented musician buried deep into the darkest corners of Mumbai. But apparently, playing Banjo is not his only talent. Raised in the by-lanes of Mumbai,Tarat is ruthless and resourceful. And above all, he is ambitious. Ambitious to get what he wants. When a visiting music festival director denies him entry because of his social and economic background, Tarat decides to go on his own and impress the crowds based on his talent.
Banjo Movie Review
Reteish Deshmukh seems completely in character as he plays Tarat. Nargis Fakhri's awkwardness works well here as she is playing the role of visiting NRI in the movie. A fresh storyline and Reteish's performance makes banjo a promising movie. However, the script works a bit too hard to paint Tarat's character as a talented musician who also has a good heart and is the community's darling. The film also tries to address multiple issues and opens many story angles that do not really impact the crux of the movie. If you can identify what that is. Sreeju Sudhakaran of BollywoodLife thinks that movie strays too much, and combined with average dialogues and performances, it becomes a real drag on the audiences. The early consensus appears to be that the movie does not stick to one subject, which makes it weak. Moreover, the pace of the story also drags this drama that is funny only in snatches and induces smiles at the cost of sexist, cheesy onliners by the supporting cast.
Banjo Movie Trailer
Reteish Deshmukh plays Tarat one of the Banjo players who shortlisted for a international music festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29m2livchlI
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