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Filmi Score
Good
8 reviews
61
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Critics largely agree Abhishek Bachchan's committed, vanity-free performance is the film's strongest asset, carrying a well-shot Kolkata-set thriller that many found predictable, slow-paced or let down by a thin, unresolved screenplay.
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Summary
Bob Biswas (2021, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 61 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
Bob Biswas, a hitman-for-hire, comes out of a prolonged coma and struggles to recall his identity but suffers a moral dilemma when the memories of his past resurface.
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Directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh · written by Sujoy Ghosh & Raj Vasant · music Bianca Gomes & Clinton Cerejo & Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani & Anupam Roy
Bob Biswas, a hitman-for-hire, comes out of a prolonged coma and struggles to recall his identity but suffers a moral dilemma when the memories of his past resurface.
Bob Biswas (2021, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 61 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 12+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
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Kumar praises the Kolkata atmosphere, Bengali texture and the pharmacist character, but calls the resolutions simplistic and Bachchan's two hours… Read it there →
Sharma calls the screenplay boring, trite and potholed, but says she enjoyed the film anyway because of Bachchan's humble, unhammy performance and… Read it there →
The critic calls Bob Biswas well-crafted with striking moments but ultimately underwhelming, hampered by a muted lead performance and thin… Read it there →
Ghosh finds the film squanders its premise, devolving into a routine, static action thriller where the amnesiac hitman never evolves, despite a… Read it there →
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38
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Bob Biswas: quick answers
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What is Bob Biswas's OTT release date?
Bob Biswas arrived on OTT on 3 Dec 2021 on ZEE5 in India.
Where can I watch Bob Biswas?
Bob Biswas is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada), YouTube (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Bob Biswas?
Bob Biswas has a Filmi Score of 61 (Good), the mean of 8 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 38 (Hindustan Times) to 80 (Koimoi). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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