Dileep’s comedy film ‘Bha Bha Ba’ is set for an OTT release on ZEE5 on January 16. Despite a mixed theatrical reception and a brief Mohanlal cameo, the movie struggled at the box office. The film faced controversy over a scene, with the writers clarifying it was intended as spoof humor.
Dileep’s latest comedy film ‘Bha Bha Ba’ is ready to come to OTT very soon. The movie will start streaming from next week. The digital release date is January 16 and the film will be available from 12 am.As officially announced by the makers ‘Bha. Bha. Ba.’ will stream on ZEE5. The movie will come with English subtitles. Right now there is no clear update about whether the movie will be available in other South Indian languages. The film had released in theatres on December 18.
Theatre response and box office fall
When ‘Bha. Bha. Ba.’ released in theatres the response from viewers was mixed. Some people enjoyed the spoof comedy. While others were not fully happy with the story. Even though Mohanlal had a much-talked-about brief appearance, the film did not perform well at the box office.After a decent start collections dropped fast as reported by the Sacnilk website. On Day 14 the film earned only Rs 15 lakhs India net. In the first 13 days the movie collected around Rs 22.95 crores. The total collections in 14 days stood at Rs 23.10 crores. On Day 12 the film earned Rs 20 lakhs with a big fall of 63.64 percent. Day 13 also stayed at Rs 20 lakhs. Day 14 saw another dip.
Cast, crew, and making
‘Bha. Bha. Ba.’ has Dileep in the lead role. The supporting cast includes Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Redin Kingsley, Sandy Master, Balu Varghese, Siddarth Bharathan, Baiju Santhosh, and Saranya Ponvanan. The film is directed by debutant Dhananjay Shankar. The screenplay is written by actors Fahim Safar and Noorin Shereef. The movie is made as a mass spoof film. It uses references from old films and popular characters.
Controversy, criticism, and clarification
The film landed in controversy after one scene upset many viewers online. This is Dileep’s first film after his acquittal in the actress abduction and assault case. Because of this many people felt the scene was painful and insensitive.As per netizens a character says, “Annan kidnapped her and m** her,”** and then adds, “Relax bro, she is a cow.” This line led to strong criticism.Writers Noor and Fahim responded in an interview with Ginger Media. Fahim said, “Not a single scene or dialogue was done to hurt anyone.” They added, “This is a proper spoof film, made by using references from many films, character references, and humour alone.” They also said, “If people understood what we intended, that itself is a good thing.” They explained that the scene shows the bad thinking of a character and said, “Only when a character is bad does the audience dislike a villain.”
