Halla Bol

one moment of glory within the film and he does it yet again superbly.....Doubling up as a writer as well, Santoshi packs a solid punch with his effective dialogues and identifiable topical sequences....Vidya doesn't have much of a role but she gets one terrific scene where she gives it back to the media on camera..... ... Full Review

The movie fails in achieving its aim of rousing the conscience of the mass, to fight against the corrupt age old social and political mess in the society. Predictable story line, tried too many times in the past, hasty ending, un-inspiring dialogues, too many cliches makes Halla Bol a movie which is neither refreshing nor realistic. ... Full Review

I have to agree that the film was just about ordinary with nothing other than Pankaj Kapurs performance to look for. ... Full Review

Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol has managed to highlight not just some socially relevant issues; it has also hit hard at the politics of role cutting which is so prevalent in the world of Bollywood. In a statement which is not-so-subtle, the super star character played by Ajay Devgan is shown clearly instructing his film director to cut the role of relative newcomer in one of the two-hero projects. ... Full Review

Reviews say people have liked Halla Bol:....Halla Bol has got great reviews and people are appreciating the film.....I have been told that Aamir's film is very good.... ... Full Review

Concept-wise too Halla Bol is strong. And Vidya Balan may not excel in the two-bit role. ... Full Review

Halla Bol is sincere, but ordinary You would forgive me for being all excited with Halla Bol. One one hand, Halla Bol tries to be simple and real, attempting to tell a predictable plot through three-odd hours of Santoshi's brand of cinema. ... Full Review

In "Halla Bol", the actor gets to grab a glorious graph as he goes from being a committed street-theatre performer to a corrupt screen superstar and finally a socially conscious citizen who stands up for a worthy cause. Halla Bol" reminds one of the famous Jessica Lal murder case in New Delhi - in which model-cum-host Jessica was gunned down in a restaurant in 1999. ... Full Review

It's by far one of the most interesting and multi-layered scripts written for a character actor....The war cry comes in a raging spurt of indignant creativity in Halla Bol .....Supremely confident in his space, Kapoor plays a street-theatre artiste who was once a warrior.....Disembodied news clippings from news channels coalesce urgently with the larger picture as Santoshi takes swipes at the establishment..... ... Full Review

Santoshi's best films....an implausible scene....such a brave performance....melodramatic films....doesn't fit in this film, in fact.... ... Full Review