This Umesh Shukla movie is based on a Gujarati play play written by Saumya Joshi who is also the writer of this film. It tells an unusual story of father and son. The main plot revolves around the training methodology by the father to his son to build his confidence. In this process Amitabh who plays father gives a hilarious challenges to Rishi who plays son.

The point that life is a celebration and you have to live it to the fullest must come across. Till you have that in your eyes, you can’t grow old. You grow old because you leave exciting things and start living in nostalgia

Kapoor plays the grumpy old man with no amuse at all. While Bachchan plays the lovable centenarian, with the zeal of a 20-year-old. the duo creates an entertaining experience. For the generations that have grown up watching them, this film brings nostalgia of good old days.

The screenplay is humorous and the ease with which it portrays the bittersweet relationship between its characters is fantastic. Bachchan’s character wants to break the record of being the longest living person, a 118-year-old Chinese.

While researching on him, he finds that this record bearer didn’t allow any boring or negative people around him. He thinks that he’s living with the most boring person in the world, his son. So he proposes the idea to send him to an old age home.

Rishi Kapoor steals the show. He appeared in a terrific form and has justified playing the character of the boring son, he never quite makes an attempt to shirk off this unwelcome tag.

He wears a single expression on his face throughout – one without any excitement and of incredulity, he scowls, sighs, and sinks his chest to his chin with perfect zeal.

He also looks appropriately misty eyed whenever his character has an emotional breakthrough.

Bachchan’s comic timing and seemingly boundless energy was awesome. You have a choice; either live like an 85-year-old when you’re 25 or live like a 25-year-old when you’re 85. You need to always have amazement.

There are laughs, especially the “love letter” that Dattatraya makes Babulal write to his late wife. There are parts in the film where emotions run high, but it’s never too overbearing. It’s just a healthy entertainer to be watched with family. It reminds you what all eventually matters in life is just happily living in the moment and making the most of everyday of your life.

I believe when it gets to forcing Babulal to cut little ducks out of a beloved Kashmiri blanket, it gets little childish. And there is no real effort on the part of the serious medical condition, the ailment of tumor remains there just for effect and fails to connect your heart of it.

Salim-Sulaiman music is good enough with Bachche Ki Jaan is perhaps the best song. Big B kills it with his party song Badumbaaa in which Kapoor has also sung well.

The powerful message which the movie bears is about age of course, as they say, it’s just a number.

A delightful and heartwarming experience of 102 minutes, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie and for me it was a – ‘Well played with whistles…’ affair!