Review of Bal Ganesh 2 (Animation)

On the whole, Bal Ganesh 2 is a poor show all the way and will not meet with success. Shemaroo Entertainment and Astute Media Vision’s Bal Ganesh 2 (animation) is the sequel to Bal Ganesh and is about the childhood escapa­des of Lord Ganesh.
The film’s narrative begins with a group of mice meeting at a place and deciding to share some stories of Bal Ganesh. In all, there are three stories. Before the three stories, a recapitulation of the first film is shown.

The first story is about Bal Ganesh and a cat, with Goddess Parvati giving him some advice in the end. The second story is about how Bal Ganesh fights with Gaj­mukhasur and saves all the Gods. The last story is about how Bal Ganesh impresses sage Vyasa with his intelligence and speedy writing skills and helps him in writing the Mahabharat.

None of the stories is exciting or even interesting enough, as a result of which boredom creeps in pretty fast. Writer Pankaj Sharma tries hard to evoke laughter but fails. Ani­ma­tion is okay but could’ve been far better. Direction (Pan­kaj Sharma) is ordinary. Dub­bing of the animated characters is alright. However, the dialogues (Pankaj Sharma, Eliza Lewis, Vijay Bhanushali and Greta Lewis), spoken in Bambaiya langu­age, don’t go well with the religious flavour of the film. Music (Shamir Tandon and Sanjay Dhakan) is a complete letdown.

On the whole, Bal Ganesh 2 is a poor show all the way and will not meet with success.

Released on
23-10-’09 at Inox (daily 2 shows) and 28 other cinemas of Bombay thru Mukta Movies. Publicity: dull. Opening: very poor. …….Also released all over. Opening was weak everywhere.

Issue dated Oct 25 – 31, 2009

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