OyeG Review

Bolo Raam is engaging in parts but is flawed by an inconsistent script.

The film starts off with a murder of a mother (Archana played by Padmini Kolhapuri) and the son (Raam Kaushik played by Rishi Butani) is besides her with a knife in his hand and full of blood on his face and shirt. It makes him the prime suspect and is arrested by the police. However, he his deeply shocked and remains mum. Meanwhile, the police start investigating the case. The investigating officer Indrajeet Singh Rathi (Om Puri) starts interrogating all the people associated with the case in pursuit of the truth.

Direction

Rakesh Chaturvedi included too many characters and angles in the story which makes you lose attention. The lead character is deliberately shown as short tempered to add suspicion. The songs are a major turn off and are totally unnecessary. The argument between Sajid Khan and Indrajeet over Indrajeet harassing him and his family because he is a Muslim seems very forceful.

Script/Dialogues

The film switches between the past and the present while the interrogation happens. The murder mystery had the potential of being a riveting thriller. Alas, the story just keeps hovering without getting anywhere. Discarding a few scenes could have helped. The climax is credible and thrilling.

Performances

Debutant Rishi Butani is very raw and needs a lot of improvement. Ditto for Disha Pandey. The director tries to divert the focus from the protagonist’s bad acting by focusing on his toned physique but it doesn’t work that way. We have seen Govind Namdev act in the same way in many films before. Padmini Kolhapuri is just okay in the small role that she plays. Om Puri is dependable and credible as always while Naseeruddin Shah is there only in a few scenes.