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Karthik Calling Karthik - Notepad
Karthik Calling Karthik
quick review:
A relaxed pace is used to get into details of the protagonist's relationship with his lover and himself. Unfortunately, they forget that they are supposed to maintain the depth because of which the same pace now seems sluggish.
However, the twist is indeed worth the time because it's not 100% predictable. If nothing else Farhan Akhtar's ace performance is something you will relish for quite a while.
This page has additional observations, other than the ones noted in the main review.
Warning: this section has some details that could distort your experience while watching the movie. I strongly recommend reading this only after you have seen the movie or if you have decided not to see it.
Plot Summary
Timid Karthik (Farhan Akhtar) is taken advantage of by all and sundry. It's time he stood up for himself. And so he does, or does he?
What Worked
- Lovely titles - the flicker in each name along with the soft edits set the tone of the film nicely.
- The sequence where you see Karthik going through depression.
- The chemistry between Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone's fingers.
What did not
Note: This section simply lists the things that I did not like in this movie. This is not the overall impression about this movie. Please read the full review here
- Krathik's dream/nightmare.
- After years of therapy all Karthik's shrink (Shifaali) can tell him is to stand up for himself. Lady, if he could have done that, wouldn't he have done it already? Please don't tell me that one line triggered the whole scheme.
- The Ashish-Shonali break-up - ridiculous
- Shonali wasn't ready to go out with Karthik. But when she is ready, she is ok to be taken away to Khandala!?
- Even if you digest the dramatic, over-night change in one of the characters given the situation…You want to yell "mummy…!!!" because at that point in the film (that is before you have seen the rest of the film) it's nauseating.
Karthik Calling Karthik - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Banner: Excel Entertainment
- Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani
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, Farhan Akhtar - Director: Vijay Lalwani
- Lead Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone
- Supporting Cast: Ram Kapoor, Vivan Bhalena, Vipin Sharma, Yateen Karyekar
- Story: Vijay Lalwani
- Screenplay: Vijay Lalwani
- Dialogues: Vijay Lalwani
- Cinematography: Sanu John Varghese
- Editor: Aarti Bajaj
- Background Score: Midival Punditz
- Music Director: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonca
- Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
- Running time: 135 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Romance, Thriller
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External Reviews
47 reviewers have given Karthik Calling Karthik an average rating of 3.2/5.0. 22 yays, 8 nays, 17 so-so. See all external reviews »
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Comments (12)
Hi Meetu,
Just wanted to thank you for all the reviews in your site. I have been a regular but silent reader for the last few months. I live in the US and I always check your reviews before deciding to see a film.
Your parental guidance section is a great help.. !
Keep reviewing..!
regards
Sunny
Direction: 3
Story: 3.5
Lead Actors: 4.5
Character Artists: 2.5
Dialogues: 3
Screenplay: 3
Music Director: 3
Lyrics: 3
WTF? That is a confusing verdict for a movie which has a direction of 3.
Hi Meetu,
I'm one of your biggest admirers and read each one of your reviews every week. Even if I don't plan to see a movie, I still read your review for the sheer pleasure of sharing your perspective.
I thought that in this particular instance, you really did give the movie away. You have exposed quite a few elements of the plot. Since it's a Farhan Akhtar movie, I'll still see it.
But I wanted to know if you intentionally gave a bit of the movie away, or if it just turned out like that.
And yes, thanks a trillion for all your work. You must be having far more admirers than you imagine.
Completely agree with your rating on this one!
The only reason this should be seen on the big screen is for Farhan's acting.
The movie in general in quite gray and slow (usual for Farhan's movies)
The movie wasnt gripping at all and I ddint come out of the theatre talking about the movie (which I usually do!) or actually didnt even give the movie a second thought.
should have waited for the DVD release. (I can hear meetu say, 'I told you so!')
I dont know but I dont like the movie at all. What is this!
[...comment edited because it gives the movie away...]
is it kind of hostel comedy?
[comment edited because it gives the movie away].. pretty predictable if that's correct..
Hi Meetu,
I always read your reviews before deciding to watch a movie. There is just way too much crap being churned out these days. Thank you for watching all the stuff I can't be bothered with :-) I still read your reviews because when your mean, you can be very mean.
My favourite bit is the notepad section, which I always read before watching movie - spoilers or not. It gives me things to look out for when I am watching.
Loved your thoughts on KCK, and agree with you especially on Farhan.
Keep up your good work.
@sunny Thank you. This kind of feedback always means a lot. :)
@dffdf didn't get you? sorry, can you tell me what's confusing?
@Anand I haven't given away anything more than the trailers. Believe me, there's a lot more going on in the film than what is mentioned here. Thank you!!!
@seema no-no. you need to make your own mistakes and learn out of them :P
@Geet Thank you!! at your service now and hopefully always.
A lot of my friends, infact all of my friends except one, were disappointed with the movie. They thought it was obvious. But like you said, it was not 100% obvious the way it happened!
I would agree with your ratings on almost all aspects, and I think it was a good movie simply made. The song has become an earworm for many :)
However, I do not quite think the actors deserved a good rating. Farhan was better than his acts in 'Lucky (or a movie like that)', and Deepika was just about mediocre. Had there been actors with a little more life, they would have rightly deserved 4 out of 5. So there I think you over-rated them to 4.5... but its your review, and your point of view :)
Overall, it was a pretty decent watch, at least for me in a theater.
@Aditto Hey! The movie was certainly above average. I loved Farhan Akhtar's acting, the smart-Alec Karthik must have been easy for him, but the timid one must have taken its toll. And there are some things that Deepika does really well, not all the time necessarily.
Hey Meetu,
A very well written review, both Farhan and Deepika were great in their previous movie roles. I would like to watch the movie at least once for the two great actors.
Also, I don’t know if you are aware that ‘Bausch and Lomb’ following the movie is running a ‘Bausch and Lomb Karthik Calling Karthik Contest’, where B&L; is giving you the chance to get a mini-makeover and still photo shoot by Sushmendra Dubey,a leading photographer.
All you have to do is join the official Bausch and Lomb KCK contest fan page on Facebook, submit your profile picture and stand a chance to win a free photo shoot with a leading photographer and be featured as our Bausch & Lomb ‘Model of the Week’.
Contest dates:
February 19th to March 24th, 2010
Links: http://www.facebook.com/bauschandlombindia
Thanks a bunch. Ran across this excellent post when I was googling for these links. Cheers
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