Bol Bachchan (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Bol Bachchan is an action and comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, running about 155 minutes.

What it’s about. Abbas Ali (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in Chandni Chowk, New Delhi with his sister Sania (Asin Thottumkal). They are legally fighting for an ancestral property— land case. But the odds turn against them and they lose. Their well wisher, Shastri Chacha, advises and convinces them to migrate to his village Ranakpur where he assures Abbas that he will get him a job at his owner's place. The owner being none other than the powerful Prithviraj Raghuvanshi (Ajay Devgn). Abbas enters Ranakpur village and while saving a child trapped inside a temple, he breaks open the lock of an ancestral temple but fate plays an important twist in Abbas' life as the whole village including Prithviraj's step-brother Vikrant opposes Abbas' actions but Prithviraj arrives and handles the situation.

Who’s in it. Bol Bachchan stars Ajay Devgn as Prithviraj Raghuvanshi, Asin Thottumkal as Sania Ali / Sania Bachchan / Apeksha, Abhishek Bachchan as Abbas Ali / Abhishek Bachchan and Prachi Desai as Radhika Raghuvanshi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Bol Bachchan has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $17 at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bol Bachchan page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bol Bachchan tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.