After a long time, Bollywood instead of hitting rock bottom hits “Bell Bottom”! Bell Bottom is a much awaited action thriller written by Aseem Arrora and Parveez Sheikh and directed by Ranjit Tiwari. The film features Bollywood’s veteran actor Akshay Kumar in the role of Anshul Malhotra, Vaani Kapoor as Anshul’s wife Radhika Malhotra and Lara Dutta as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

这部间谍惊悚片的灵感来自1984年8月在印度英迪拉·甘地（Indira Gandhi）统治期间发生的真实事件。在那个时代，劫持事件正在绽放。1984年8月24日，ICC 691航班载有210名乘客，从德里起飞。不幸的是，飞机被劫持，被劫机者带到巴基斯坦的拉合尔。在那个时期，印度总理的英迪拉·甘地（Indira Gandhi）将与巴基斯坦当局进行谈判，以释放航班的乘客。

However, she was stopped from doing so by RAW agent Anshul Malhotra whose code name was Bell Bottom. Bell Bottom had done some research on the past hijacking incidents and was confident that the ISI was behind this hijack. Meanwhile, the plane was moved to Dubai airport by the hijackers. Following this, Bell Bottom sets on an adventurous mission to Dubai to free the hostages from the clutches of the hijackers.

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The Good:

Akshay Kumar Looks Great!

I won’t deny this, but even at the age of 54, Akshay Kumar looks strikingly fit! I feel that he suits this action-oriented role of agent Bell Bottom pretty well.

宝莱坞（Bollywood）遵循同一个古老的概念，一个时尚的英雄采取了凶猛的恶棍来挽救一天。我相信，这部真正的事件启发的戏剧在Akshay的魅力和群众表演中更加普遍。

An Engaging Plot

Bell Bottom’s plot has been kept simple yet gripping at the same time. I must say that after a long time I have come across such an engaging plot.

该情节继续揭示了特工贝尔·底部（Bell Bottom）的冒险追求，以拯救人质。蒂瓦里（Tiwari）的出色方向增加了情节的本质，使故事对观众更具吸引力。

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恒星演员之间缺乏屏幕化学反应

老实说，我没有感觉到Akshay Kumar和Vaani Kapoor在Bell Bottom的浪漫化学反应的影响。这可能是由于两者之间的年龄差异很大。Vaani的屏幕时间很低，她的奖杯妻子的角色以某种方式继续进行。另外，贝尔底部的浪漫歌曲平均水平，我对我的吸引力并不多。

Where’s The Action?

等待！贝尔底部不是应该是“动作惊悚片”吗？当然，这部电影是用“动作惊悚片”标签出售的。但是，如果您从头到尾观看它，除了一个，几乎不会遇到任何动作序列。

一些恐怖分子travellin的场景中g by vehicles in a sandstorm-laden desert where they are unable to see anything in front of them. Bell Bottom and his group are seen pouncing on their cars and overpowering them. That’s all for the action! Surely, after seeing all this, I am forced believe that this particular scene was put in Bell Bottom just to make it live up to its action tag.

确实没有真正的脑子！

The plot might have been engaging but I believe the filmmakers could have taken out time to ponder upon Bell Bottom’s setup. The entire film has been shot in UK. I think it might have been difficult for the filmmakers to mimic UK’s landscapes as that of Pakistan and Dubai. This was also apparent from the Dubai police, police cars and the dresses of Dubai authorities shown in the film. They are way too far from reality!

判决：

The storyline of Bell Bottom is interesting. However, at times I felt the movie dragged on a bit too much. Too many closed-door meetings have been shown to the point where it was on the verge of losing flow. Still, the enmity shown between Bell Bottom and the lead antagonist, ISI agent Daljeet Singh (Zain Khan Durrani), kept matters interesting. Huma Qureshi played the half-baked character of Bell Bottom’s team member Adeela Rehman who lacks a back story. I feel Qureshi carried out her significant role efficiently.

I found the cinematography and editing to be done quite well. Cinematographer Rajeev Ravi and editor Chandan Arora were able to put together their visual storytelling skills to devise a delightful viewing experience. However, Lara Dutta’s prosthetic Indira Gandhi makeup seemed to me a bit awkward. I feel that the portrayal of Indira Gandhi could have been done in a better way.

Even if Bell Bottom claims to be a true story, the incidents shown in it are not the ones that actually happened! Reports say that Bell Bottom has been banned in the Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar on account of its tampering with historical facts. Quite a valid reason though!

However, if you leave all analysis behind, then I guarantee that you will find Bell Bottom to be a great entertainer to kill your lazy Sunday afternoon. Watch this movie if you would like to see a stylish savior in fashionable pants!