Chhota Bheem: Kung Fu Dhamaka Film Review – A Time-Traveling Tumble with Toddlers’ Favorite Toon

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 (Out of 5)

Well, Butter My Biscuits and Call It a Movie

Oh, Bollywood. You never cease to amaze me with your… creativity. 😏

So, your favorite tiny tike, Chhota Bheem (Yagya Bhasin), and his merry band of misfits decide to take a little trip. No, not to the local candy store, but back in time. 1,000 years back, to be exact. I mean, who needs a time machine when you’ve got a magical city called Sonapur, right? Their mission, if they choose to accept it (which they do, obviously), is to stop the demon Damyaan (Sumit Keshri) from achieving his life goal – immortality. And, oh, turning every living creature into a snake. Because, why not? 🐍

Now, don’t get me wrong, Review Rani loves a good adventure. But this one, my friends, is like a rollercoaster ride where the operator forgot to turn off the ‘spin’ button. You’ve got Kalia (Kabir Sajid) and his band of merry men providing the comic relief (if you can call it that), and a whole lot of showdowns with fantastical creatures.

But here’s the catch – while our little heroes are busy battling everything from giant spiders to scorpions to tigers, the story gets lost somewhere in the jungle. And by the time you navigate your way out, the narrative feels like a jumbled mess. And the CGI effects? Let’s just say, it’s like watching a kid’s drawing come to life. Not in a cute way, though. 😬

The whole time travel bit is as predictable as a Bollywood love triangle. There’s a once-imprisoned demon, a pure and selfless warrior (enter, Chhota Bheem), and a convoluted plot that takes us back 1,000 years. And just when you think it’s over, the writers, Shridisha Dilip and Niraj Vikram, decide to throw in a few songs for good measure. Because what’s a Bollywood movie without a few unnecessary song and dance numbers, right? 🙄

The performances are, well, passable. Yagya Bhasin does his best to carry the film on his tiny shoulders, while Kabir Sajid, Divyam Dawar, Daivik Dawar, and Advik Jaiswal attempt to lighten the mood with their antics. Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Makrand Deshpande, and Anupam Kher also make appearances, though I wish they had better material to work with.

In the end, the youngest of viewers might enjoy watching Bheem’s classic face-offs with Kalia and his gang, and the thrilling (or not) monster fights. But as for the adults and older kids, let’s just say you might find more entertainment in watching paint dry.

Rani’s Wrap-Up: If you’re looking for a grand adventure, you might be better off sticking to the cartoon version. At least there, the plot doesn’t get lost in translation… or time travel. 😉