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39 reviewers have given Kaminey an average rating of 4.4/5.0 (?)
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Thumbs up by Amodini, Amodini's Movie Reviews ...Priyanka also outdoes herself as Sweety. Shrill in anger, squeaky with relief, or tremulous with emotion – she does it all well.... full review
Thumbs up by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL INDIA ...The movie however turns out to be quite long, especially the first half. The pace in the second half shifts gears really well. ... full review
So-So by Khalid Mohamed, aslibaat.com ...True art as well as entertainment must toss up surprises, originality and fun to name just a few elements. Here instead you have cliches... full review
Thumbs up by Blogeswari, Blogeswari ...Charlie’s fpoonerisms sound quite funny and you actually look forward to them... full review
Thumbs up by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express ...If you’re attuned to this sense of larky mayhem, Kaminey is a scream – a quasi-existential action-comedy that owes as much to the postmodern Tarantino oeuvre as the more classical gangland bloodbaths... full review
Thumbs up by Roshni Mulchandani, Bolly Spice ...While he's mean as Charlie, he's totally cute as Guddu. And the amount of work it must have taken to swap between stuttering and stammering is only imaginable and is visible on screen... full review
Thumbs up by Daliya Ghose, Bollywood Mantra ...‘Kaminey’ will take sometime to impress you and to carry away with it but no sooner, you discover the charm, you are into the world of Vishal Bharadwaj’s story... full review
Thumbs up by Anand Vaishnav, Buzz18 ...he songs could have been placed better... full review
So-So by Deep, Deep's Home ...But somewhere in the 2nd half, I thought they lagged in between and things slowed down... full review
Thumbs up desi hits ...The script is strong and there is everything from action and romance to dark streets and rainy nights... full review
Thumbs up by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com ...It's as much about the much-celebrated devil in the detail, as about the multi-faceted artiste in him that lets him compose chartbusters... full review
Thumbs up by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com ...Even when there is a flashback, it's not to bore, but to add value. Each scene is a treat.... full review
So-So by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times ...I suspect only a music-composer who’s also a director could synchronise this so well on screen... full review
Thumbs up by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...The non-linear screenplay is filled with unfamiliar twists and confusing turns that are likely to baffle you along the way... full review
Thumbs up by Taran Adarsh, IndiaFM ...Let's say, KAMINEY is bold, stark, funny and unpredictable and that's what works in its favour... full review
So-So by Debojit Ghatak, Indian Auteur ...It is because while it is a kind of film he loves to watch, or even talk about, and perhaps even make, it is not his film, in the way that Makdee was.... full review
Thumbs up indiatimes ...Vishal Bharwadwaj applies a complete different language of cinema to make the film look fascinating... full review
Thumbs up Indicine ...The pace is quick, so quick that you probably would’t be able to grasp the film fully on first viewing. A second watch is highly recommended.... full review
Thumbs up Movie Talkies ...the most memorable one is Bhope, played by Amole Gupte, who shows his acting prowess and potential facing the camera... full review
Thumbs down by Mr. Inketi, Mr. Inketis Weblog ...this film tries too hard to be a Hollywood-wannabe gangsta film and in the process forgets the basics of Bollywood entertainment.... full review
Thumbs up by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...Be warned: there are stretches of Kaminey that will thoroughly confuse you, starting with the first fifteen minutes... full review
Thumbs up by Joginder Tuteja, Now Running.com ... He also confuses his audience on purpose in at least a couple of sequences and tests their intelligence.... full review
Thumbs up by George, Pacem In Terris ...There's a lovely scene between Sweety and Shahid on screen where she proclaims her love for him using the city names (read politically correct), Vishal can combine love and politics so subtly into the screen play... full review
Thumbs up by Sourabh, Passion for Cinema ...Omkara was more of Vishal’s film than Kaminey is... full review
Thumbs up by Sethu Madhavan, Passion for Cinema ...The cast has a curious mix of known names, debutants and people from other streams of cinema all coming together on screen here... full review
Thumbs up by Runumi G, Passion for Cinema ...But the surprise packet comes in the form of Priyanka Chopra, who completely merges with the character of Sweetie, a non-glamorous girl from a traditional Marathi family in Mumbai, modern, yet simple and courageous... full review
Thumbs up by Vasan Bala, Passion for Cinema ...Finally a film which follows the dictate get in as late and get out as early and in doing so breaking all the other rubbish presets we were used to... full review
Thumbs up by Neeraj Ghaywan, Passion for Cinema ...Kaminey opens the narrative’s harbinger; it’s not the path you take that makes the difference but the path you choose not to tread.... full review
Thumbs up by Irene Nexica, Planet Bollywood ...Old Guitar, New Strings... full review
Thumbs up by Gohar Iqbal Punn, Radio Sargam ...The sequences after the interval to the climax, Vishal unwrap the things, which simply gets your eyes fixed on the screen. ... full review
So-So by Great Bong, Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind ...the new “formula” of the 2000s, an “international” looking movie with a true Bollywood heart.... full review
Thumbs up by Raja Sen, Rediff ...And Vishal generously gives each character their time in the spotlight... full review
Thumbs up SearchIndia.com ...To waste any space on Priyanka Chopra who plays the love interest of one of the Shahids would be to waste bandwidth, electricity et al. So, let’s go green and ignore that abomination, who failed to distinguish herself in any way.... full review
Thumbs up by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies ...Masterful editing by Meghna Sen (Omkara) fits the challenging jig-saw together by the end, but not without leaving us insatiably thirsty throughout... full review
Thumbs up by Manish Gaekwad, StarBoxOffice ...In a film where Gandhi and Hitler are collaged together on a poster in Guddu’s hostel room, you can surmise the philosophy that went into the making of Kaminey. Kaminey is a term of endearment being used for both. ... full review
Thumbs up by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...Kaminey mostly draws its powers from the brilliant music score (Vishal Bhardwaj) and the innovative cinematography (Tassaduq Hussain)... full review
Thumbs down by The Thirdman, Upper Stall ...The supporting cast is full of fine actors, all of who do their bit efficiently and seem to be enjoying themselves but again get lost in the heady pace and overall dizzy scheme of the film. ... full review
Thumbs up by Neha Vishwanathan, Within / Without ...Bengali mafia dons, spunky Maharashtrian girl, twins, a near perfect soundtrack, various dons, politicians, drugs, guns, money. And yet no sense of farce.... full review
Kaminey - Movie Details
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- Producer: Ronnie Screwwala
- Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
- Lead Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte
- Supporting Cast: Tenzing Nima, Rajatva Dutta, Deb Mukherjee, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Carlos Paca, Shiv Subrahamanyam, Hrishikesh Joshi
- Story: Supratik Sen, Abhishek Chaubey, Sabrina Dhawan, Vishal Bharadwaj
- Cinematography: Tassaduq Hussain
- Editor: Meghana Manchanda Sen, Sreekar Prasad
- Action Choreography: Sham Kaushal
- Choreography: Ahmed Khan, Raju Sundaram
- Music Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
- Lyrics: Gulzar
- Running time: 130 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
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39 reviewers have given Kaminey an average rating of 4.4/5.0. 32 yays, 2 nays, 5 so-so. See all external reviews »
Comments (25)
can't really agree with anything less than 4 in any department...character actors 2.5??..dialogue 2???!!!
To me it looked like Priyadarshan made something outside his domain of comedy...
But reason I like this as a entertainer, I ain't really a part of the audience who likes to see a matured love story (Luv aaj kal).. and I tell you there are tones like me (however you may classify us :P )
This is "watch on DVD" only for those who aren't bestowed with intelligence ( after watching it 5-6 times they might actually understand ), for rest it is "Must watch-on big screen".
not a regular reader of the blog,but definately wants to say something to u...please raise your standard...india has visited his best cinematographic film ever.I thing it is a "must watch-on big screen"...character artists receive only 2.5?????what a f...??????????? The movie is far better than the luv aajkal which has received 4 and 5 in every department by u....how much Imtiaz Ali paid u for that???????????????
How did the Bangla brother's find out where the rest of the cast of the film were engaged in a war?
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They could not reach Mikhail on his cell.
They go to Charlie's house, meet Bhope Bhau's goons there with Mikhail's dead body(who do you think kill them at Charlie's house?), and find out about Mikhail's killer. Then to avenge the murder they go to Bhope Bhau's place.
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Now I know, why did you not like the movie that much :)
Meetu is just outright stupid...she gives a film like LOVE AAJ KAL which has NO PLOT, HORRENDOUSLY SLOW SCREENPLAY and NO CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE TWO LEADS
a 'must watch' status.
Whereas KAMINEY is just A SMART KICK-ASS FILM!. Sure it is not to be understood by idiots ( & mush-loving girls like meetu). U have to read between the lines in this movie...not something girls (esp like meetu) can manage. So i can understand. Just give them love stories (even as bad as Umrao Jaan) n they applaud it.
Talk about movie reviews!!
i wonder how could a person who started with makdee, maqbool, omkara and one of my favourite blue umbrella can ever direct such a bakwas movie.
im sorry if it hurts anybody or everybody but this is not what i have expected from vishal. except few limited shots i didnt enjoy the movie.
opening was good but as it progressed things started to get poor and endng was worst.
today after anurag kashyap i only see vishal as a DIRECTOR in bollywood.....and such work from them can not be accepted.
Thank god... When the rest of India was praising lavishly... I was wondering, whether this film deserves all these hype??
Is it better than a typical priyadarshan film, apart from presentation?
Yeah, it is defenitely a better film, but not the best film, not any way near Love Aaj Kal, for a one to one match with a newer release.
Apart from the "Hollywood"isation, Shahid Kapoor, there is nothing new.
Priyanka was totally out of sync with all that was happening around her. To say its good acting is insulting her performance in Fashion and the like.
But technically, it gives a visual pleasing. You feel that you are getting geared up to take on (!!!) Hollywood.
I too feel cheated, given the hype.
@Ramen Oh come on! Dialogues were as lame as power is power! and some of the lamest possible. The supporting cast was one caricature after another, reminded me too much of the Guru in Sarkar - basically annoying. We differ in opinions. It's alright I guess.
@Annkur I absolutely agree that there are people who like plain entertainment. I want something more out of my films which might as well have been the germ for wogma. Doesn't mean it alienates anyone, if from my review you find you'll like what I didn't like, the decision is made for you. Enjoy the film! :)
@Mayur @Saurabh Knew someone would compare Love Aaj Kal ratings with this one and give me the pleasure of saying, "not comparable films, different genres, different aims."
@BA damn! I had a better interpretation of who killed Bhope's goons! Damn, this is spoilt for me, but it does explain how they reached Bhope's place given that every goon knows every other goons henchmen and addresses.
@Abhinav There you go! I didn't hate Kaminey though. It was alright. A visual pleasure.
@B.H.Harsh Finally! A comment that says exactly what reviews are all about. Its a perception. You like the perception, do what the film recommends. If you don't like it do the opposite. Simple!
@ Anoop Exactly!!
I generally read ur reviews and tend to agree with your views on most movies..not this time tho..
Vishal in a self confessed Tarantino fan and this works purely as a tribute to QT's style of filmmaking. You can literally see Vishal showing off and i find it okay since he's doing exactly what he's set out to do. He has done what i thought was pretty much impossible-take the work of a connossieur and mould it in his own way. i simply cannot digest the fact that u found the character actors caricatures, they are the best bunch of cast ive yet seen (considering that most of them are debutants). While Love Aaj Kal was definitely from a different genre, but even in the genre that it falls into i dint think it brought anything new to the tabele
third grade movie
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This is a gem of a movie. Its an absolutely STUNNING , FEROCIOUSLY FAST , HIGHLY ENGAGING , BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED N ENACTED, DARK, ADVENTUROUS Roller coaster ride !!!
[[Spoonfed audiences i.e. the general indian public shud stay away. this film is out of their ability to understand]]
Fully agree with your review. Whilst a brilliantly 'made' movie, the story lacked depth, with the relationships and events to superficial for me to be able to form a genuine relationship with. Everything is explained on the surface, and we are quickly on to the next scene/topic. There is not enough time for us to digest the real impact and feelings of each event/character. The writers need to take another look.
@Anupam oh well...to each his own.
@Ravi O-kay
@Kunal Adnani eggjhactlee!
I think it's a must watch if you like movies with style. I liked it. Will probably watch it again. It's a feel good movie. Definitely has a Quentin Tarantino touch to it.
This reminds me of Boom (2003) which I absolutely loved back then even though I was only 13 at the time and it was a flop. It's in the same genre (bollywood noir?) as Dev D, Dil dosti etc (although the latter focuses more on characters) & Kaminey all of which have been box office successes. The decade of liberalized economy, media and internet seems to be kicking in! Hopefully we'll get to see some gory movies or at least psychological thrillers in the coming years.
I guess it all boils down to taste; some of us prefer witty & cynical one liners, badass cars & guns, stylish cinematography, diamonds, cocaine, guns etc more than a socially responsible (not necessarily un-engaging) movie.
Also there's a brilliant song "Meri arzoo kaminey" which is stuck in my head. I didn't like the stammering, nor shahid kapoor. There was no need for the stammering, an obviously desperate attempt to give perceived substance to an otherwise awesome feel good movie. And Shahid Kapoor is about the worst actor I can think of for the role(s). They should have gone with Baba. If casting Shahid Kapoor in this was part of the desired Tarantino effect, it has failed. The man has no style or even ironic appeal (Casting Darsheel Safary would have achieved the latter better).
Priyanka Chopra has done a wonderful job. I expected her to just be shaking her assets on screen but was pleasantly surprised, she has actually worked & done real acting in this movie.
The Bhope character is a delight to watch & my favorite scene was the part where they negotiate with the police (60...40...25, 25) Brilliant, entertaining & realistic stuff
I would say this is a brilliant movie technically, a lot of things for people who really enjoy the movie through a "movie makers'" eyes.
brilliant movie...........
Just watched it again. Observed a couple of things. Was it a coincidence that :
• Tashi & BHope Bhau wife’s name are anagrams.
• The no. on moped on which Guddu comes for his wedding and the no. of police vehicle on which he is taken to jail are complementary numbers.
• All characters and side characters are named such that Charlie can’t pronounce their full name correctly.
• The auditorium at which Guddu is getting married is hexadecimal representation of room no. In which Charlie goes to meet Fransis, at the same time.
• Both Guddu and Charlie’s friends are shown with coke. One with the famous beverage , the other with the drug.
• The theme song “ Go Charlie” comes twice in the movie. Once there is some birthday party in background and in the other instance he bumps into a wedding procession and both times he is running for his life. Irony !!
• The word ‘matlab’ is repeated by both Guddu & Charlie at different times in the movie for exactly opposite effect.
• Pun with words like Tope ( Gun & Title ) and Bhau- Bow
• Lyrics of the song phatak use the word Safe ( saif ) and that of Kameeney uses kareene ( Kareena )
…Or all of it was meant for intelligent audience to figure out.
woah! Vishal dude...those are awesome observations. Though some of them sound far-fetched, but cool nevertheless.
Why is it that whenever Indians disagree with smeone else's point of view, they make it a point to attack that person's character -- either by saying 'stupid', 'low IQ' etc or much worse! Why can't we agree that everyone has a right to have an independent viewpoint? How hard is that?
Yeah Dash, it's a shame, but i'm not sure it's specific to Indians. I've learnt to enjoy being called names, reading comments is much more fun that way. :)
f*** off meetu....
u jus come from a low stantard idiotic background i guess so as not to understand movie of a lifetime...
it was such a cool movie....
oo...i jus feel like abusin u more n more...
y do u make such blogs if u just cant understand movies...???
a loser...totally...aargh...go to hell mann...fool sum other idiots like u...
n plzz...better give ur comments on sick tv soaps...u mite do better there...
foolish slutty idiotic ppl...
n besides....kaminey has been a hit...
big hit...so its better if ud shut up...
I agree on comment about Priyanka Chopra.....it was really hard taking eyes off her.....every dialogue of her had a punch
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