<p>This is a touching movie where nothing much happens. It has its tender moments, some soothing numbers, and good chemistry between the main characters. It even has a life lesson or two. </p><p>However, they all appear disparate and don't stick together as well as they ideally should have. Despite its best efforts, you feel rather shortchanged. </p>.<p>Director Madhumita, who has adapted <em>Kaalidhar Laapata</em> from her own Tamil original <em>KD</em> (2019), has got Abhishek Bachchan playing a middle-aged man who has an unspecified ailment — 'aamiron ki bimari' as his brother's wife sneers. </p><p>He is forgetful and has occasional hallucinations and seizures. Let's assume it is early-stage dementia. His greedy, debt-ridden brothers first try to bump him off to grab their inheritance, but fail and then decide to abandon him at the Kumbh Mela, no less. </p>.My son Abhishek is worthy of praise: Amitabh Bachchan.<p>Kalidhar, though, traces his steps back to his family's tent and overhears their sinister plans. Disgusted, he takes off on his own and meets Mr Ballu (Daivik Baghela), an endearing street-smart orphan and strikes up a cutesy friendship. </p><p>Curiously, this is AB Junior's fourth film in a row where he is building an easy rapport with children of assorted ages! Here, too, the best scenes are those where KD and Ballu are simply enjoying each other's company, eating biryani, playing the fool and making up a bucket list of stuff to do that "makes you feel alive".</p>.<p>Abhishek brings to his role a crinkly warmth while Nimrat Kaur has nothing much to do. Daivik is charming and competent, both. </p>
<p>This is a touching movie where nothing much happens. It has its tender moments, some soothing numbers, and good chemistry between the main characters. It even has a life lesson or two. </p><p>However, they all appear disparate and don't stick together as well as they ideally should have. Despite its best efforts, you feel rather shortchanged. </p>.<p>Director Madhumita, who has adapted <em>Kaalidhar Laapata</em> from her own Tamil original <em>KD</em> (2019), has got Abhishek Bachchan playing a middle-aged man who has an unspecified ailment — 'aamiron ki bimari' as his brother's wife sneers. </p><p>He is forgetful and has occasional hallucinations and seizures. Let's assume it is early-stage dementia. His greedy, debt-ridden brothers first try to bump him off to grab their inheritance, but fail and then decide to abandon him at the Kumbh Mela, no less. </p>.My son Abhishek is worthy of praise: Amitabh Bachchan.<p>Kalidhar, though, traces his steps back to his family's tent and overhears their sinister plans. Disgusted, he takes off on his own and meets Mr Ballu (Daivik Baghela), an endearing street-smart orphan and strikes up a cutesy friendship. </p><p>Curiously, this is AB Junior's fourth film in a row where he is building an easy rapport with children of assorted ages! Here, too, the best scenes are those where KD and Ballu are simply enjoying each other's company, eating biryani, playing the fool and making up a bucket list of stuff to do that "makes you feel alive".</p>.<p>Abhishek brings to his role a crinkly warmth while Nimrat Kaur has nothing much to do. Daivik is charming and competent, both. </p>