Bal Ganesh 2 - Seriously yaar! When will Indian Animation Industry Grow up?

Movie: Bal Ganesh 2 (Animation)
Direction: Pankaj Sharma
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes
Imdb rating: Not rated yet
My rating: **/***** (2/5)
Gannu(Bal Ganesh) is back, but is he really geared to take your breath away? Are his capers and pranks going to attract even the 'too young to be juvenile'population of India? Well my answer is not sure. His antics, like the animation, falls flat and the film fails to establish itself as entertainment ammunition for newage kids.

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.

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, who happens to be a tamed rakshas.

The mythological largely works in episodic form, showcasing Ganesh's skills at penning down the lengthy Mahabharata with his tusk and then single-handedly taming the rakshas who threatened mayhem in deity land. Really, the narrative is too heavy-handed to strike a chord with PSP kids nor does the animation promise to find favour with the playstation generation.

Adults, are you going to be game for Gannu's antics? Not unless you don't have anything better to do. Seriously, when will Indian animation truly come of age!

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Bal Ganesh 2 showtimes in Delhi


‎Animation‎‎ - Hindi ‎
Pvr Saket - Delhi
Delhi
10:35am 4:20pm Dt Star Cinemas: Vasant Kunj
Delhi
10:35am 12:40 3:50 7:00pm
Dt Star Cinemas: Saket
Delhi
11:15am 2:50 6:25pm Pvr Select Citywalk - Primere
Delhi
1:05pm
Satyam Cineplex Patel Ngr
402, 4Th Flr Satyam Cinema Bldng, Patel Nagar, Delhi
1:10pm Satyam Cineplex Nehru Place
45, District Centre, Nehru Place, Delhi
4:55 6:40pm
Spice Cinemas: Noida
Noida
10:45am 12:30 3:50 7:10pm Wave: Noida
Centre Stage Mall, Noida
1:30 5:30 9:15pm
Satyam Cineplex Janak Puri
Janak Puri, Delhi
10:30am Inox Faridabad
Faridabad
11:00am 1:00 3:00 5:00pm
Pvr Ambience - Premiere
Gurgaon
10:00am 2:00 6:00pm Pvr Cinema Europa - Gurgaon
Gurgaon
10:20am 2:10 6:00 9:50pm