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Cast:
Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra, Amol Gupte |
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Year:
2009 |
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Music:
Vishal Bharadwaj |
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Lyrics:
Gulzar |
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Story: Vishal Bharadwaj |
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Editor: Meghna Manchanda Sen |
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Cinematographer:
Tassaduq Hussain |
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Banner:
UTV Motion Pictures |
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Presenter:
UTV Motion Pictures |
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Producer:
Dinesh Vijan, Saif Ali Khan |
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Director:
Vishal Bharadwaj |
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Dhan Te Nan.
Vishal Bhardwaj pays homage to cinema of yore and that's
reason enough to go out and grab tickets for one of the most
keenly anticipated films of our times.
A few monsoons ago, Farah Khan paid homage to the cinema of
1970s with OM SHANTI OM. Now Bhardwaj picks up characters
that we have witnessed on the Hindi screen before, but
executes it like Tarantino and Guy Ritchie do. He creates a
film that's so different from movies we've witnessed thus
far.
Let's say,
KAMINEY is bold, stark, funny and unpredictable and that's
what works in its favour. There're two more reasons: Shahid
Kapoor and of course, 'Dhan Te Nan'. Okay, we've seen Shahid
pitching in a sincere act in his earlier films, but KAMINEY
should catapult him to superstardom. His double role in
KAMINEY is exemplary.
There's another star in KAMINEY and that's 'Dhan Te Nan'.
Your heart starts beating faster every time you hear this in
the background or also when Shahid breaks into the song. The
track is as big a craze as 'Jumma Chumma' [HUM], 'Ek Do
Teen' [TEZAAB] and 'Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai' [KHAL-NAYAK]
and will contribute enormously in attracting viewers in
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Having said that, I wish to add that KAMINEY is not
the usual masala film. Sure, it's a well-made film,
but there's no spoon feeding here. One has to be
attentive, very attentive to grasp the goings-on and
also the twists in the tale. It's not one of those
lock-your-brains-at-home types, for sure. And that
might not be too appealing a thought for those who
swear by candyfloss or meaningless ha-ha-thons. To
cut it short, KAMINEY is a film with an attitude.
Like it or leave it, but you'd never be able to
ignore it. Word from the wise: Go for this hatke |
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experience!
KAMINEY is
about a pair of twin brothers, Charlie and Guddu [Shahid
Kapoor]. Charlie lisps, while Guddu stammers. They are as
different as chalk and cheese. And they can't stand the
sight of each other. Till one fateful rainy night, their
lives cross.
Charlie gets mixed up in a deathly get-rich-quick scheme,
while Guddu realizes that the love of his life, Sweety [Priyanka
Chopra], has unwittingly put a price on his head. The
brothers are sucked into a world of drugs, guns and money.
Their lives collide head on with the lives of gangsters,
rebel soldiers, rogue politicians and crooked cops.
The brothers
have to run to protect themselves, their dreams, their love.
And most importantly, realize that all they have is each
other.
It takes time to get used to the world Vishal Bhardwaj wants
us to enter. The characters, the relationships, the lingo,
the tone and the setting... frankly, you don't take to KAMINEY
instantly. But twenty minutes into the film and things start
falling in place. From thereon, you're drawn into a
different world completely.
The interval point raises the bar and also the expectations.
The story takes a dramatic turn at this juncture, but
minutes before that, 'Dhan Te Nan' makes the proceedings
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Right
from the sequence after the interval to the finale,
Vishal Bhardwaj peels off layer after layer, which
erupts like a volcano towards the end. The end is
long drawn and with so many characters in the film,
it only takes time to give a culmination to each of
those characters. And that gets tedious. The violent
end might not find universal acceptance. Vishal
Bhardwaj proves that he's a master storyteller.
KAMINEY is a damn difficult film to conceptualize
and execute and Vishal does it with gusto. Besides
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effectual background score only enhances the impact.
The dialogues, also penned by Vishal, are super. At
places, clapworthy. Tassaduq Hussain's
cinematography is top notch.
On
the whole, KAMINEY lives up to the hype associated
with it. The film has three stars -- Vishal Bhardwaj
[a name that's immensely respected by moviegoers],
Shahid Kapoor and 'Dhan Te Nan' -- and this combo as
also the crooked characters and a genuinely hatke
subject should guarantee ample footfalls in
cineplexes even after its initial weekend. The
weekend business should be huge due to the holidays
all through the weekend: Friday [Janmashtami],
Saturday [Independence Day] and Sunday. Of course,
the business is bound to be affected in parts of
Mumbai territory due to Swine Flu, but the film
should take off in a big way when theatres re-open. |
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