Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

mad_crack_scientist Copied shamelessly from Rush Hour 2 and Nick of time..... It's a disgrace

silvan-desouza Im usually not a fan of Srk's typical Raj and Rahul roles, I liked Srk when he did different roles, BAADSHAH too sees him play sort of a cartoon detective. The film is directed by ABBAS MUSTAN who gave him Baazigar This film is a remake of NICK OF TIME also having scenes lifted from RUSH HOUR. The film is too cheesy and corny at many places, but entertaining at times The film starts well with the entire gambling scene and some funny scenes, but the entire Main to Hoon Paagal song is stupid and unwarranted. There is some stupidity too in the film yet some scenes make you laugh. However things get better when Srk gets confused to be a CBI agent and the entire chaos that happens, In between again there are some stupid scenes and the end which is good though is lifted from RUSH HOURDirection by AM is decent nowhere near their good films Music is good, Abhijeet sings all songs for SRK and the songs are goodSrk fits well in the role though he does ham too often yet he is good Twinkle Khanna is decent, Deepshikha is okay, Sharat Saxena is as usual Amrish Puri is funny in his role though irritates at times Johny Lever is good fun here, Saurabh Shukla, Razzak Khan annoy, Avtar Gill is okay, Sachin Khedekhar is good, Raakhee is quite good, thankfully not playing her stereotypical maa roles, rest are okay

Debbie (dmul53) Only a complete curmudgeon could dislike this film. It's a brilliant slapstick parody of the spy/private eye genres with the Baadshah of Bollywood himself, Shahrukh Khan, hamming it up gloriously as a slightly dim-witted private detective who is innocently drawn into a conspiracy to assassinate the prime minister of India. The hilariously complex plot of mistaken identities and spy/counter spy is so twisted it took me several viewings to actually make it all out. (The fact that I was having to read subtitles didn't help) Surprisingly, the story holds together much better than it seemed to at first.Bollywood is notorious for stealing from Hollywood, and Baadshah is no exception. (For all you other non-Hindi speakers, "Baadshah" means King, like the one in a deck of cards) The opening dance number, Main Te Hoon Pagal, is clearly inspired by the "Cuban Pete" song from "The Mask", and later on whole scenes are copied nearly frame for frame from a couple of Jackie Chan movies: Mr. Nice Guy and Rush Hour. The results are just great good fun.The high point has to be the campy, outrageous "Baadshah, O Baadshah" nightclub number with Khan strutting his stuff amid a huge chorus of dancers in a whirl of silver lame and pyrotechnics. For a guy who claims to be a very bad dancer, he has an easy grace and agility that makes him a joy to watch.Khan's performance in Baadshah is perfect. The comedy is fantastic, and there isn't a dull moment. The supporting cast, including Twinkle Khanna, Johnny Lever (if you can stand him), and the ever-essential villain, Amrish Puri, are wonderful. Like most Hindi films, there's a mish-mash of everything you can imagine: drama, slapstick comedy, teary-eyed pathos (gotta see the Khan cry at least once in every film), romance (gotta see the hero dance around trees at least once in every film) high-tech James Bond gadgets, hilariously bad special effects; Baadshah has it all!

shivcs Baadshah is a comedy about a young and enthusiastic, small time detective, trying to make it big. The comedy is good,and Shah Rukh has given an excellent performance. However the direction is not upto the mark, and that is bad for the movie. Still it is a ShahRukh's movie and he has done ample justice to his role. His fans will definitely like him in the movie.