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39 reviewers have given Khatta Meetha an average rating of 0.6/5.0 (?)
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Thumbs down by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL INDIA ...The dialogues are good but that cannot help a failing screenplay.... full review
Thumbs down by Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice ...the story keeps veering from one plot-hole to another without ever getting anywhere... full review
Thumbs down by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express ...It’s easier to dismiss a movie that doesn’t work if it just wants to be a no-brainer comedy. It isn’t as easy to look away when it actually wants to be about something... full review
Thumbs up by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com ...Interestingly the initial half an hour of the movie is pretty good which introduces every character in a fine way and you start liking the new background of government contractors and builders. ... full review
Thumbs down by Prarthna Tiwari, Bolly Spice ...once brought deep into the serious issues you're dragged out for mindless comedy portion which don't grab your attention and simply frustrate you as you know more important matter are yet to be solved... full review
Thumbs up by Akhlaq, BollyPlus ...Direction is top-notch; Priyadarshan is in full form after quite a while. The crude and in-your-face treatment works big time.... full review
Thumbs down by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama ...it's the writing -- sorry, the absence of it -- that makes matters worse. The beginning is good, the middle falters and the end is exasperating... full review
Thumbs down by Daliya Ghose, Bollywood Mantra ...screenplay is very monotonous... full review
Thumbs down by Aditya Mehta, BookmyShow ...That Akshay Kumar isn’t the most versatile actor around becomes even more obvious as he hams his way ... full review
Thumbs down by Bollyfan, Cinemaa Online ...While he goes on a Lovesick-Gandhian-Corrupt-Vitriolic-Lovesick trajectory chronologically, she goes on a Lovesick-Pragmatic-Paragon of righteousness-Suicidal-Lovesick one... full review
Thumbs down by Deepa Galhot, cinemaah ...script fans out into dozens of directions and just never reaches anywhere... full review
Thumbs down desi hits ...Akshay Kumar is and always will be a good actor... full review
Thumbs down by Deepa Deosthalee, Film Impressions ...Johnny Lever, who grates on the nerves just like the road-roller he's been summoned to repair... full review
Thumbs down filmi cafe ...Trisha (in a dubbed voice) makes an average debut but the blame goes to makers for casting her in a role of a Muncipal Commissioner. She appears too young for it.... full review
So-So Filmi Tadka ...South actor Trisha Krishnan is a big let down and the only contribution she makes to her character is to wear some glamorous clothes in some scenes.... full review
Thumbs down by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com ...Among the film's strengths is an unmistakable middle-class air, that keeps the characters and situations identifiable, especially the whole oppressive bureaucracy bi... full review
Thumbs down by Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham.com ...It has the right intent but offers nothing which we haven't seen... full review
Thumbs up by Somak Basu, Gomolo.in ...Khatta Meetha is a brave and honest attempt on the politics behind road construction and pool projects in our country... full review
Thumbs down by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times ...he should be able to re-structure footage, re-edit his past Hindi films as well, and release them over again with different titles. They all feel the same... full review
Thumbs down by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...a seriously schizophrenic film... full review
Thumbs down by Kaveree Bamzai, india today ...a former Gandhian (albeit in V-necked T-shirts saying Rebel in a flashback that shows him in college), and now a corrupt road contractor... full review
Thumbs down by Mihir Fadnavis, india.com ...Akshay is a comedian with talent who rarely uses it for anything worthwhile, and in 'Khatta Meetha' he makes a halfhearted, paycheck-collecting effort that's actually in perfect keeping with the rest of the movie's tired, recycled tone... full review
Thumbs down by Gaurav Malani, indiatimes ...Suddenly when the director realizes that too much time has been exhausted in conveying too little, the screenplay is conveniently rushed. ... full review
Thumbs down by Komal Nahta, koimoi ...while the upright father is shown to be constantly making snide remarks about Sachin, he never resents what his elder son and the two sons-in-law do!... full review
Thumbs down by Sanjukta Sharma, Live Mint ...Plot twists such as this and others, meant just to propel the story further and without any logic, add to the length of the film—more than 3 hours... full review
Thumbs down by Sarita Tanwar, MiD DAY ...Akshay Kumar is the film's only saving grace -- it's his impeccable comic timing and screen presence that holds it together... full review
Thumbs down Movie Talkies ...The first half of the movie sees Priyadarshan in great form. ... full review
Thumbs down by IANS, NDTV ...Here the clutter and the clamour just make you feel the director needed to respect his own tone of sobriety in this longish tickling treatise on malpractices in the middle class.... full review
Thumbs down by Ashok Nayak, Now Running.com ...Asrani, Rajpal Yadav scream - screech their lungs out.... full review
Thumbs down by Ajit Duara, Open Magazine ...Akshay Kumar is a difficult actor to watch at the best of times.... full review
Thumbs down by Khalid Mohamed, Passion for Cinema ...could well be considered by the Guinness Book of Records for the LOUDEST movie ever ... full review
Thumbs down by Sukanya Verma, Rediff ...There are times when Tichkule's rant feels timely and relatable.... full review
Thumbs up by K N Gupta, SmasHits.com ...the movie fails in basing it on a worthwhile story... full review
Thumbs down by Anil Merani, StarBoxOffice ...There are a couple of funny scenes.... full review
Thumbs down by K K Rai, STARDUST ... Trisha Krishnan, the southern actress who makes her bollywood debut with this Priyadarshan’s flick, carries the role of a sari clad woman with élan. But as an administrative officer of the government, she seems to be too lenient.... full review
Thumbs down by Pratim D. Gupta , The Telegraph ...in the middle of those plots, there is a half-an-hour episode of Akshay winning a road roller in a court case and how it’s in such bad shape that he cannot even move it off the municipality premises.... full review
So-So by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...The film is too long and has too much of high-pitched drama, leaving room for too little of the laughter circus... full review
Thumbs down by TheThirdMan, Upper Stall ... Akhsay Kumar overplays, contorts his face and has you gobsmacked as he plays a college student ... full review
Khatta Meetha - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Banner: Hari Om Entertainment Co, Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd, Cape of Good Films
- Director: Priyadarshan
- Lead Cast: Akshay Kumar
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, Trisha Krishnan - Supporting Cast: Makarand Deshpande, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Neeraj Vora, Milind Gunaji, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Urvashi Sharma, Tinu Anand, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
- Cinematography: V Manikandan
- Choreography: Pony Varma, Ganesh Acharya
- Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
- Lyrics: Nitin Raikwar
- Running time: 152 minutes
- Reviewer: Swetha Ramakrishnan
- Categories:
- Genres: Slapstick
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Comments (10)
The use of the adjective 'cerebral' in the same context as Akshay-Priyadarshan starrer is a very good definition of the word 'Oxymoron'.
Perfect review... I am slowly losing faith in Akki as this is his 3 flop in a row :(
Akki has proved his versatility as an actor (Hera Pheri, APD, Dhadkan, Jaanwar to name a few), he no longer needs to prove his acting skills anymore. But looking at most of his movies in the last few years (Tashan, Singh Is Kinng, Chandni Chowk To China, Kambakkht Ishq, Blue, 8x10 Tasveer, De Dana Dan, & now this one that I haven't watched as yet), I think he surely needs some wise agent who can select movies on his behalf.
The movie is not so bad but it's a one time watch movie.
Common man attire? What about the Ray-ban glasses stuck to his face?
Quite an accurate review otherwise. :)
The review seems too critical. Maybe too much of realism is expected. other reviewers have found Rajpal Yadav and Asrani's act entertaining.But films of this genre has its own followers. But well reviewed!!
@Lost in confusion
You have it bang on, because that is exactly what Akshay might be thinking. I don't think he does movies now to prove anything. It's more about the money and the banner.
@Joydeep
Maybe for people who are Akshay Kumar fans, it could be a one time watch.
@Bollyfan
Yes, the RayBan glasses do pose a few question, but he does have common man sandals, and a reynolds pen, which the last time I checked was Rs. 6. So it does follow certain common man rules atleast!
@Ailumramu
Realism isn't expected from a Priyadarshan movie. We were expecting comedy, but even that seemed to be lacking because it was too slapstick. Although I agree the movie does have it's own followers, because the movie was packed first day, first show. And the audience was cheering and dancing along with Akshay Kumar!!
ailumramu : Rajpal Yadav's act was tasteless. Peeping Toms are creepy...not funny.
Swetha : "Realism isn't expected from a Priyadarshan movie" is too sweeping a statement and way off the mark. The guy has made Thalavottam, Kireedam (remade into Gardish), Saza-e-Kalapani and the recent Kancheevaram for god's sake. Even Vellanakalude Nadu, The source for Khatta Meetha, is supposed to be a very realistic film.
Moreover, slapstick isn't "not comedy". In fact, slapstick is one of the most difficult forms of comedy to pull off. Watch some old Blake Edwards films (The Great Race is a must-watch) or those featuring Lucille Ball. Closer home, Priyan's own Hera Pheri & Rajkumar Santoshi's Andaz Apna Apna are great examples of classic slapstick. Khatta Meetha was a confused film. It was lost between slapstick, a tragi-comic drama, a romance & satire. It ended up being none.
Bollyfan: You get me wrong. For a hindi cinema audience, who have not watched Kanchivaram, Thalavottam and etc, Priyadarshan is equated with comedy films. And I am talking of a mass opinion, which does not expect realistic portrayals. His comedies have been entertaining, but in Bollywood even his attempt at a political satire was far from realistic.
And my point was, Slapstick in Khatta Meetha was stale and not funny at all. Barring the fact that it is a genuinely enjoyable form. Plus, the original had an entirely different reception and agenda altogether.
I was highly disappointed in this latest collaboration between Akshay Kumar/Priyadarshan. I was not expecting an art house film, I was merely hoping for a slapstick comedy like Garam Masala (a rip-off Boeing Boeing), or Bhagam Bhag. But I was not expecting this hodgepodge of a film, which tries to be everything, but ultimately achieves nothing. It tries to be slapstick comedy, but then it is a drama about the black sheep of the family, oh no no, it is a social commentary about corruption in Indian political and bureaucratic scene, then it is a love story. No, no it is a slapstick comedy. Oh no, now it is a family honor revenge tale. What is this? Is this a Paul Greengrass style chase/fight scene?
To tell you the truth I was so confused about what was this damn movie wanting to say, because it never stuck to its guns, nor made up its mind. Sure it had some moments of hilarity (particularly, one extended sequence involving road-roller pulled by an elephant). Also the scenes between Akshay Kumar, Rajpal Yadaf, and Johnny Liver, are the highlight of the film. But then again there is the open buffet of mixed genres in the film, bland and unimpressive songs, a very wooden lead actress in Trisha (who is hot like hell but can't act s**t), a long meandering setup that went on for about two hours vs. a very hasty sloppily put together resolution. All this made for a very unpleasant viewing, and I really can't for the life of me recommend it to anyone.
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