Bala Story

Bala is a Bollywood comedy-romance-drama, helmed by Amar Kaushik. The movie stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam in the lead roles. In the movie, Ayushmann Khurrana plays the character of Bala, who is suffering from alopecia. The movie to hit the big screens on 7 November 2019. The movie has its screenplay written by Niren Bhatt and Karan Malhotra. Anuj Rakesh Dhawan has wielded the camera for Bala.

'Bala' begins on a quirky note with Vijay Raaz's voiceover explaining the importance of a mop of hair on one's head. "Hum aapki khubsoorti ka raaz hai, aapke sarr ka permanent taj hai." Enter Balmukund Shukla aka Bala (Ayushmann Khurrana) as a young kid who is quite pompous about his hair. He is obnoxious and even bullies his dark-skinned classmate for her looks and calls her names. Cut to many years later, the 'school ka hero' is now an adult man with scanty hair on his head. Bala is grappling with the problem of premature balding, In other words, "Job mein demote ho jaate hain, Mimicry mein flop ho jaate hain, Bachpan ki girlfriend chhod ke chali jaati hai, Sundar ladki se baat karte hua phat-ti hai hamaari, Lagta hai hasegi hum pe dekh ke yaar." Meanwhile, Bala also doubles up as a stand-up comedian who mimics Bollywood actors. Things take a hilarious turn when he falls in love with a model and TikTok sensation Pari Mishra (Yami Gautam) who immediately takes a liking to the wig-strapped Bala. The duo even find a happily ever after. Until Bala's wig comes off and Pari discovers that her hubby is bald.