Kaminey opens with a breathtaking scene where Charlie (played by Shahid) is chasing the man who has cheated him of all his money.
This scene sets the momentum of things in store ahead in the movie, never slow, never drab. Charlie, is a small time bookie, a wannabe bookie stall owner, who says 'f' in place of 's'.
Charlie narrates of his identical twin brother Guddu (again Shahid), whom he despises. Guddu works in a NGO, he stammers, wants a settled career before marrying, Sweety(Priyanka). As luck would have it, Sweety gets pregnant and wants to marry soon. Watch that scene where Guddu struggles to say ‘sss.sss.science… home science’.
From there on, in the next day or so, paths of Guddu and Charlie cross, who haven't seen each other in three years. Both unwittingly get entangled in each others lives. The plot has many many turns to keep you gripped through entire movie.
Shahid Kapoor shines in his carrer best role, both as Rough Charlie and Withdrawn Guddu. Priyanka Chopra displays superb range of lovable- demanding- caring- fierce- forgiving- spicy -girl with such command. Though her role is small, you defintely won't forget her role after curtains.
Surprisingly every single actor, most of whom make their first appearence, all are spot on, which shows considerable command of Director- Writer Vishal Bharadwaj. The most impressive of the lot is Nepali actor Tenzing Nima, who plays drug lord Tashi with Perfect suaveness as he intimidates his sway through the plot mouthing Hindi-African-English–Marathi with ease. Tenzing is definetly a name to look forward in days to come.
The movie is fun and people around you erupt in laughter at unexpected scenes. It is the quirky and different characters, that make situations interesting. Dialogs are Sharp and witty
The film has but one shortcoming- the PLOT ELEMENTS aren't original, we have already seen the whole valuable-in-unexpected-hands, tale-of-two-brothers, druglord-hitting-back, and a big-boom-boom-Bollywood-Climax before. May be I’m being a dork but even Kunal Khemu starrer 99 had similar elements. May be i expect too much of Vishal Bharadwaj, maker of Maqbool.
Verdict- It might not be as original and harditting as Maqbool and Omkara, but it makes in all other departments. Thus it is easily one of best movies of this year but not the decade.
Rating-*** (good but a little short of great)
For ‘The Reel’; Written by Ali Naqvi.
This scene sets the momentum of things in store ahead in the movie, never slow, never drab. Charlie, is a small time bookie, a wannabe bookie stall owner, who says 'f' in place of 's'.
Charlie narrates of his identical twin brother Guddu (again Shahid), whom he despises. Guddu works in a NGO, he stammers, wants a settled career before marrying, Sweety(Priyanka). As luck would have it, Sweety gets pregnant and wants to marry soon. Watch that scene where Guddu struggles to say ‘sss.sss.science… home science’.
From there on, in the next day or so, paths of Guddu and Charlie cross, who haven't seen each other in three years. Both unwittingly get entangled in each others lives. The plot has many many turns to keep you gripped through entire movie.
Shahid Kapoor shines in his carrer best role, both as Rough Charlie and Withdrawn Guddu. Priyanka Chopra displays superb range of lovable- demanding- caring- fierce- forgiving- spicy -girl with such command. Though her role is small, you defintely won't forget her role after curtains.
Surprisingly every single actor, most of whom make their first appearence, all are spot on, which shows considerable command of Director- Writer Vishal Bharadwaj. The most impressive of the lot is Nepali actor Tenzing Nima, who plays drug lord Tashi with Perfect suaveness as he intimidates his sway through the plot mouthing Hindi-African-English–Marathi with ease. Tenzing is definetly a name to look forward in days to come.
The movie is fun and people around you erupt in laughter at unexpected scenes. It is the quirky and different characters, that make situations interesting. Dialogs are Sharp and witty
The film has but one shortcoming- the PLOT ELEMENTS aren't original, we have already seen the whole valuable-in-unexpected-hands, tale-of-two-brothers, druglord-hitting-back, and a big-boom-boom-Bollywood-Climax before. May be I’m being a dork but even Kunal Khemu starrer 99 had similar elements. May be i expect too much of Vishal Bharadwaj, maker of Maqbool.
Verdict- It might not be as original and harditting as Maqbool and Omkara, but it makes in all other departments. Thus it is easily one of best movies of this year but not the decade.
Rating-*** (good but a little short of great)
For ‘The Reel’; Written by Ali Naqvi.
4 comments:
Kaminey is actually disappointing.Bharadwaj has tried playing Tarantino only to fail miserably.
Although it's easily the best Bollywood movie of this year,as Ali puts it very correctly,it lacks originality-the hallmark of previous Bharadwaj movies.
Kaminey is a total dissapoontment....and lack of plot is not its only shortcoming, thats what is its Shortcoming is. Its a typical commercial, hindi masala movie, with a typical Happy ending. Can someone xplain me how was Charlie alive in the end after being shot down by the African ??
Quite frankly the 'masala' elements that you have talked about are what makes it a Bollywood flick worth its salt.
Surprised that you find Kaminey 'non original', while you consider Maqbool (based on Shakespeares play Macbeth)and Omkara (based on Othello)to br original.
indeed Maqbool and Omkara were not originals BUT they were skilled and apt ADAPTATIONS... and they had many-many sequences that just stay with you after the movie is over... one thing i was seriously put off by was the climax ... with all characters meeting at the end with charlie bieng hit and still surviving..... arrgh i expected so much more ... may be he is better off adapting Shakespeare plays than doing Kajetan Boy's script
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