Bal Ganesh 2 Movie Reviews

Bollywood rarely produces mythological movies. But movies like HANUMAN and BAL GANESH do encourage film-makers to present stories from mythology in an animation format. BAL GANESH 2, directed by Pankaj Sharma, encompasses three different stories, all pertaining to Lord Ganesha, in one film and the outcome is gratifying. For the viewer, BAL GANESH 2 is not merely an interesting cinematic experience, but enlightening too.

Gannu is back, but isn't really geared to take your breath away. His antics, like the animation, falls flat and the film fails to establish itself as entertainment ammunition for newage kids. So much so, the film maker too realises he's gone too heavy and asks the youngsters to take a break with an out-of-sync break dance performed by a bunch of shabby rats. They are the narrators of the story which tries to throw light on the bond between Ganesh and his carrier rat

How do you make mythology relevant and interesting for today’s media-saturated kids? Even children with no access to cable or satellite TV get enough slick animation through the day, and most of these cartoon characters are pure, unbridled fun. What they don’t need is another cute little god with another cute little companion, trying very hard to be cool. ‘Bal Ganesh 2’ tells you both how far we’ve got from the bad old days of uni-dimensional line drawings