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Review - Singh is Kinng: Not really...
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- Pre-emptive Note 1: Akshay Kumar fans - this review is not for you, so bugger off and come back with the brickbats after you've seen the movie! We're warm to one and all around here.
- Pre-emptive Note 2: This reviewer has a brain which she refuses to leave behind any more. I am a part of the masses that take pride in using their intellect - pseudo or not!
So, you pretty much know where I'm headed with this one, right? But, let's be fair and talk about the nice things first. The wit induced in the charming-yet-rugged Punjabi-inflicted-Hindi dialect brings smiles. Akshay Kumar does dutiful justice to his Mr. goody-two-shoes, flat character, like he's been doing for ages - be nice, dance, preach, dance, and dance some more. At least the character is consistent!
Puneet's character played by Ranveer Shorey is a refreshing change from the regular loser, third person in a love triangle. After a long time in Hindi cinema, this third person has a spine. He actually seems worthy of our darling heroine. I also enjoyed Sonu Sood's dead look. And yes of course, Katrina Kaif looks her charming self.
Period.
Period to good things that can be said.
Dubbing must be one of the most difficult things an actor has to do and that's why I admire it when most of our actors manage it so well. But, Katrina is just so off! We all know the lady can't speak Hindi. But, she doesn't even attempt to lip-sync in the songs!!
Not to mention, the songs themselves are off. The lyrics sound like random Panjabi lines strung together. I didn't enjoy the music or the choreography. The picturization of a couple of songs are like bad tourism ads for Egypt. The raw beauty of those places has not been captured, only an attempt has been made to glamorize them.
I always thought the camera, the sound, the background score are supposed to add to the charm, the ambience of the scene. They are supposed to produce a rhythm, work in tune with each other. But, here they are merely performing a function as if their usage wasn't given more than a single thought. So all they end up adding is chaos to the mayhem.
I digest that a woman travels all the way from Australia to Cairo to study criminal law. I try my best not to question the umpteen inconsistent side-characters who change their view according to the need of that particular scene. And I give the same treatment to police bringing an underworld Don's friend to him in Australia.
I don't question the gravity defying parachute. I accept Superman flying, so I welcome a super-villain who can make the parachute take a u-turn. I even smile at a person holding electrical wire in his bare hands while he's electrocuting others. I satisfy myself with just raising my brow when people are consuming alcohol openly *while riding* in a convertible in a pre-dominantly Muslim country. Egypt is relatively liberal, I say, because I'm supposed to sit back and enjoy.
Enjoy what? One person pissing on another's face? A table fan threatening a crotch? A random scene with people playing cricket patchily edited and forced in between two other random scenes - just so that the third person in the love triangle can get all jealous when a couple end up lying on each other while trying to grab a catch?
The opening disclaimers included lines to the effect that, "The hen in the hen chase scene is digitally crafted, no cruelty has been imposed on animals for the shoot of that scene." Uhh...what about the cruelty inflicted upon us the humans who watched this tripe in the name of 'mass entertainment'?
- meetu, a part of the audience
Parental Guidance:
- Violence: Gang war type gun-fights sprinkled through the movie.
- Sexual content: Nothing more than skimpily clad women making random appearances in songs, etc.
- Concept: The basic idea is to make criminals change their ways and win hearts by being good. So, though it's silly, the motivations are right.
- General Look and Feel: It's a bright, lively environment.
Singh is Kinng - Movie Details
- Official Website: Link
- Producer: Vipul Shah
- Director: Anees Bazmee
- Lead Cast: Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif
- Story: Anees Bazmee
- Screenplay: Suresh Nair, Anees Bazmee
- Dialogues: Sudhir Nair
- Dir. of Photography: Ben Nott, Sanjay F Gupta
- Editor: Amitabh Shukla, Prashant Singh Rathore
- Background Score: Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant
- Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty
- Lyrics: Mayur Puri
- Running time: 135 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Slapstick
Comments (51)
Well..Taran Adarsh loved it..guess that means that the movie's gonna be unbearable..All the best for watching it !
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posted 2 years agoThank you ji!
posted 2 years agoSingh is kinng - Review...
Punjabi is queenn. Wit is Jack. Plot & logic are thrown out of the deck. So, the viewers are ace jokers! But, who am I to stop Akshay-Katrina fans from rushing to the theaters?...
posted 2 years agoYes..Absolutely Correct Review...I totally agree with Meetu...Very Boring Movie..Simply wasted 70 crores on this Movie...and the song by rapsinger SnoopDug..which they spent 5 crores for that came after the movie when Titles Role.. No comedy..atleast
posted 2 years agoWell..an expected review from u..what surprised me is that reviewers like Mayank Shekar and Raja Sen loved it..Will be watching it tomm myself..will be one of those movies that my wife will love and ill hate :-)
PS: Why is that u never write Angrezi flicks reviews? It's always done by Anand. Is it because u don't watch those flicks?
posted 2 years agowell.u are correct in pointing out....
posted 2 years agoAkshay Kumar does dutiful justice to his Mr. goody-two-shoes, flat character, like he’s been doing for ages - be nice, dance, preach, dance, and dance some more. At least the character is consistent!
read ajay brahmatmaj review...
http://chavannichap.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-post_08.html
COMEDIES ARE THE BEST FILMS IN THE WORLD! EITHER IT IS BOLLYWOOD OR HOLLYWOOD. TODAYS WORLD EVERYBODY WANTS TO LAUGH BECAUSE OF LIFE TENTION. AND IF YOU CAN WATCH A COMDY FILM, YOU CAN BE HAPPY. AND FILMS ARE TO ENTERTAIN THE PEOPLE NOT to give then tension. AND Akki is our best Bollywood actor. He is the real KINNG in the bollywood and he is also acting in Bollywood and Hollywood film: Kambhaqht Ishq will be the superhit in both industries HOLLYWOOD AND BOLLYWOOD.
Singh is KINNG will be the record hit of bollywood all the times. we think SINGH IS KINNG collect the
” 888 crore Rupees”
Because of the release date 08.08.08. we believe in Numerologic.
ALLAH HU AKBAR
AND
GOD bless Akshay KING KUMAR
yours Rashid Khan and Franz Marc from London.
posted 2 years agoThanks Nareshallu!
Good luck, Sudhir and let us know what you think :) Of course, I watch the English movies just don't review them. I'm a little weary of reviewing too many movies :)
Rashid and Marc :)
posted 2 years agoThis Movie totally sucks!!!!!!!!
Akki is no near the 'kinnnnnnnnng' status. No versatality...
SRK Rules the bollywood....
posted 2 years agoHey all world people. Finally we have a new King in bollywood and This is AKSHAY KING KUMAR. I have seen the movie. This movie is the best movie in the world. We have seen this movie with my college friends.Me and my college friends 200 are very happy to see this movie. We all say AKKI THE NEW KING OF BOLLYWOOD rocksssssssssssssssss! We love you Akki KING KUMAR.
posted 2 years agoComments 4,6,7 are funnier than the movie..
posted 2 years agoHail the Kings of the worlds!!.. How king-hungry are we?.. One undeserving King after the other..
posted 2 years agoCant get over the movie... My memory has managed to mix Welcome and Sinngh and Kinng (please dont mind the misplaced "N"s), and I am not able to differentiate between the movies. :S
Well unfortunately many of the people commenting here are SRK chamche who most likely haven't even seen the movie yet.
At least it was better than OSO.
posted 2 years agoHi I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! It was so emotional at times and yet extremely funny. I loved Akshay's message at the end...a very positive one and leaves you with a smile. A complete entertainer.
posted 2 years agoAkshay has made his name BIG in Bollywood. The guy is fantastic. People aren't going to admit it, but he has brought down SRK and Amitabh Bachan. I absolutely loved the movie, we all need a laugh!
The haters can hate, but Imna ignore it.
Also, I've noticed that your ratings are so off, either you're bitching, or your sticking your head up the films non-existent ass. Geeze. Learn something.
posted 2 years agoYour review comes as a fresh whiff...u won't believe but i have read reviews on singh is kinng where the critic has called the movie Welcome a masterpiece!! Movies like Singh is Kinng are made for one purpose only- to make money, and it will do that pretty well. But I don't understand why the critics are going gaga over such mediocre comedy. How can a critic give both Chak De India and Singh is Kinng the same 4 out of 5 rating?
posted 2 years agoSnoop dogg song was the only thing that gave me some excitement, it did not long for too much though... he he
posted 2 years agoI absolutely loved the movie, I don't know what you guys are talking about. I'm so sorry to bring the straight truth to you but I think you guys just have a hard time walking away from the normal themes with the Hindu or Muslim heros. I mean really, the story line is great, the comedy is brilliant and the songs are awesome. So if you ask me, you guys just need to watch the movie with an open mind and accept it for what it is. It is a masterpiece and the sooner you come to terms with it, the better.
posted 2 years ago100% correct and very logical review!!!
my God.....what a tight slap on the face of this dabba movie!!
posted 2 years agoterrific movie, too good, great punjabi jokes, smooth as butter chicken, katrina is too good, her dialogue delivery and her body language is fantastic...akshay is just too good, good chest hair and great beard...
posted 2 years agogood costumes, and great plot, javed jaffri is oh my god, so funny...
Well.. very honest review from a non punjabi ... honestly.. this movie wasn't some 4 star... but wasnt that bad that you have defined it....
let me discuss...what & why you not liked...
MUSIC ??? Songs were good.. but only if you know what the lyrics are....
Storyline... it was quite simple...
Hen chase... ooh...have you ever visited any village???.... pitty on you..!!!
Now please tell me what did you found in OSO which was a blockbuster????,,, let me help.. its 'Diwali'.... and look Singh is Kinng is doing good without even diwali...
posted 2 years agoDo you remember the last time I commented that I took my friends for Race, and then for LS-2050, just to show them a good Hindi movie?
Well, I did the mistake the third time with this one. They have vowed never to see a Hindi movie recommended by me again. Do I need to say more???
posted 2 years agoI was surpirsed at the liberal usage of Punjabi phrases in the movie, it was almost like watching a dubbed version of a punjabi movie like Jaspal Bhatti's "Mahaul Theek Hai" (which I feel is a must-watch for every lover of Indian comedies).
posted 2 years agoWhen one watches a no-brainer like this, one obvously doesn't expect much from the story, but at least the editing could have been more slick. The continuity jumps here were baffling. Still, I had a good laugh during the movie and found it paisa vasool, my knowledge of punjabi language coming to my aid.
Meeta, I think you have been overly harsh in evaluating the performances of Pritam (Composer) and Supporting Actors (Om Puri and Kirron Kher included).
With a better editor and minus a very irritating Javed Jaffery, this movie could have been much better, but it is still not bad for a one time see.
@ all who loved the movie - great!
@ all who hated the movie - condolences...
@ vimal, of course, I remember! I must say your friends have a good taste in movies :P
@Anurag, welcome back! Well, I just didn't like the music, it annoyed me the first time I heard the title song. Usually many songs grow on me over time, but this one grew in annoyance-value. Om Puri and Kirron Kher were loud and their characters redundant/inconsistent...
posted 2 years ago"what else can one expect from singh is kinng"...so its okay...if we expect a good film, its trash! Hmmm...how do we sort the inconsistency?
Firstly someone please explain how is one is supposed to "leave your brains behind" and watch a movie. I'm sorry - God has given me a brain and I end up using it regardless. The movie was unreasonabaly unrealistic and, barring a couple of actors, poorly performed. I think i gave up trying to figure out the "story" well before the half way mark. Not entertaining in the least - a few scenes actually had me tearing my hair out in frustration. Really guys... can't entertainment be made of better stuff???
posted 2 years agoOh Sneha, how I agree with you...
posted 2 years agoThere was an article in Bollywood Hungama(Indiafm.com) yesterday which claims that Vipul is planning for a sequel to SiK. It seems he is waiting for a story and once thats done, it would be finalised.
posted 2 years agoStory, huh? as if this had one!!!
ROFL, vimal! Another SiK...just can't stop laughing...see i was wrong, the movie was funny after all...
posted 2 years agohi meetuji,
posted 2 years agonote 1- if u r trying to find meaningful lyrics u r living in the wrong era. 3 examples for u, Race- zara zara touch me, Om Shanti Om- dil me mere hai dard e disco, Kismat connection- Move ur body now.
note 2- i found absolutely nothing wrong in om puri's and kirron kher's acting. PUnjabi's in general seem to be loud.
well hi again meetuji,
posted 2 years agou will be very suprised to know that a well known rapper who is associated with the films adds a g to the normal word dogg.
changing words is a common practise in bollywood- kismat konnection, c kompany etc. so why pick on this one? U will understand the reason of why charachter calls himself king if u watch the movie. the lead actor himself does not call himself a king, unlike a pompous star called shock horror shock look "KING KONG sorry KHAN".
rating:thumbs down
posted 2 years agomovie is totally unexpectable..its not about comedy rather is about a comdey on which one cant laugh...
LOL
Enjoy what? One person pissing on another’s face? A table fan threatening a crotch? A random scene with people playing cricket patchily edited and forced in between two other random scenes - just so that the third person in the love triangle can get all jealous when a couple end up lying on each other while trying to grab a catch?
posted 2 years agou do have a point. but SIK is a dumb and dumber type movie. if i remember it too had a scene where jim carrey pisses in a bottle and an unsuspecting copper drinks it. i mean u will find crude and non sensical scenes in all woods of the world hollywood or bollywood. i think the directors mean to say bring a brain to the theatre at ur own risk. :)
i like movie so much tat i had watched 10 times, it is one of my favourite films!!!!
posted 2 years agoYeah Saurabh,I think I almost always pick on spelling changes in hindi movies. Check out Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa for your entertainment. Sometimes, I leave some out because I don't want to drag the same joke too long. And actually Saurabh, why does he call himself King in the movie, because...he's one of his kind in a pack of cards? We really don't know, do we? Even after we watch the movie
posted 2 years agoIsn't that sad about lyrics, Saurabh? I refuse to believe all Punjabi's are loud as a rule!
posted 2 years agoYeah Saurabh, I'm sure I wouldn't have liked Jim Carrey do it either. Anyway, just because it's done 10000 miles away, it doesn't make it right. The thing is there are more and more director's out there who are respecting our intellect, I think we need to ask for more.
Thanks for stopping by again!!
shaifali - :)
Good for you, subhashvans!!
posted 2 years agohi meetuji,
the king is the leader of the gang. sonu sood points akki to be the leader(king). in fact he detests the title of "king" throughout the movie and at the end tells the anti-hero that being a king of a gang is nothing to be proud of. quiet opposite to being pompous don't u think.
posted 2 years agothanks again.
Hello Meetu,
We all know how the movie turned out to be, didn't live up to the expectation at all. Namaste London, seems like still maintains as being the only good movie from this duo...
It's a little late to reply to this particular blog/review, whatever you may call it, but I'd like to tell you that Singh is King, as a line is as famous as Marathi's say, Marathi Manus (marauthi human).
It's just a line which is famous in Punjab. So is this one -> Jatt is Risky, after Whisky.. Now it might seem funny, but that is the only intention, you see, like crazy americans, when we get drunk, its hard to keep us on our seats, and I guess that's the only intention anyone who ever drinks, has, getting high...
Not moving away from the topic, Singh is King is a very famous quote you'd find behind the cars of all the handsome, yet good hearted, punjabi hunks in cities such as Chandigarh...
And I believe the title of the movie is just an expression, not necessarily, something to do with the movie,,, for e.g. take hollywood -> American Pie ... I dont even want to explain why it was named that. :)
posted 2 years agoSame goes for Chak De - it has no meaning - just an expression ... more like do it --> with style ...
posted 2 years agoakki is a A complete entertainer.movie was very good.akki is a real kinng.a very good comedy movie & songs are too good.Absolutely wrong Review is given by Meetu.
posted 2 years agohi
posted 1 year, 11 months agoNareshallu u saying that singh is king was very boring movie, ohh then let me telll you that u r the boring person in this planet. becuase it seems that u don't no the difference between boring and outstanding movies. it seems that u r saying that film was crap.
crap movie for sure
posted 1 year, 8 months agoThank you ji!
posted 1 year, 8 months agoWell..Taran Adarsh loved it..guess that means that the movie’s gonna be unbearable..All the best for watching it !
posted 1 year, 8 months agowell hi again meetuji, u will be very suprised to know that a well known rapper who is associated with the films adds a g to the normal word dogg. changing words is a common practise in bollywood- kismat konnection, c kompany etc. so why pick on this one? U will understand the reason of why charachter calls himself king if u watch the movie. the lead actor himself does not call himself a king, unlike a pompous star called shock horror shock look “KING KONG sorry KHAN”.
posted 1 year, 8 months agoYeah Saurabh,I think I almost always pick on spelling changes in hindi movies. Check out Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa for your entertainment. Sometimes, I leave some out because I don’t want to drag the same joke too long. And actually Saurabh, why does he call himself King in the movie, because…he’s one of his kind in a pack of cards? We really don’t know, do we? Even after we watch the movie
posted 1 year, 8 months agohi meetuji, the king is the leader of the gang. sonu sood points akki to be the leader(king). in fact he detests the title of “king” throughout the movie and at the end tells the anti-hero that being a king of a gang is nothing to be proud of. quiet opposite to being pompous don’t u think. thanks again.
posted 1 year, 8 months agoHello Meetu, We all know how the movie turned out to be, didn’t live up to the expectation at all. Namaste London, seems like still maintains as being the only good movie from this duo… It’s a little late to reply to this particular blog/review, whatever you may call it, but I’d like to tell you that Singh is King, as a line is as famous as Marathi’s say, Marathi Manus (marauthi human). It’s just a line which is famous in Punjab. So is this one -> Jatt is Risky, after Whisky.. Now it might seem funny, but that is the only intention, you see, like crazy americans, when we get drunk, its hard to keep us on our seats, and I guess that’s the only intention anyone who ever drinks, has, getting high… Not moving away from the topic, Singh is King is a very famous quote you’d find behind the cars of all the handsome, yet good hearted, punjabi hunks in cities such as Chandigarh… And I believe the title of the movie is just an expression, not necessarily, something to do with the movie,,, for e.g. take hollywood -> American Pie … I dont even want to explain why it was named that. :)
posted 1 year, 8 months agoSame goes for Chak De - it has no meaning - just an expression … more like do it –> with style …
posted 1 year, 8 months agoCan't believe they're gonna torture us with a sequel. Hope it won't be as torturous as this one.
posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago@lost in confusion may we retain our sanity!
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