Kal Kissne Dekha
wogma rating: Switch channels if it's on cable (?)
Science meets supernatural in an excruciatingly sad attempt at comedy. Fardeen Khan meets Uday Chopra to make Jacky Bhagnani, the 'dude'. Need I say more? And Riteish Deshmukh is a comic relief!?! The strike seems to have hit some story writers in their head!
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Being a student of science is supposedly something extraordinary in the world of Bhagnanis. That is why they spend a significant part of the first hour in telling us how their lead hero is unique because Physics interests him. But actually what makes him irreplacable is that he knows how to sweep a woman of her feet, fight 5 "machos", have muscles that are worth showing off, move his feet to put the Hrithik Roshans of the day to shame...if you think I'm exaggerating, blame the writers of the film!
If, so far, you haven't been reminded of the superhero of the 90s, take this. This story supposedly has comedy, drama, suspense, melodrama, romance, revenge, more drama, and I'm sure I'm missing a genre or two. And yet not one bit is entertaining. Each element looked like a part of a scene was first visualized and then the scenario was built around it with no connections to the scenarios before or after. Be it the fight sequences or the romantic ones.
So, we have Jacky Bhagnani - an Uday Chopra look-alike who cringes his nose and expresses sadness with a blank face like Fardeen Khan. Giving credit where it's due, he can't do it as annoyingly as Fardeen. Then there's Vaishali Desai who is annoying because she's arrogant - for what, I haven't a clue. The worst-worst hit is seeing Riteish Deshmukh play comic relief and he doesn't get more than a laugh. That hurts, it really does. That Archana Puran Singh is a little less irritating than usual is hardly any consolation.
Neither the hero nor the villain and none in between have interesting characters. The hero is of course the hero - ever-so-nice 24x7 with one and all, including people who insult him for no rhyme or reason. The villain doesn't inspire us to even raise a finger at him, let alone hate him. His motivations are unknown and we aren't motivated to find out either.
Like most films of this nature, the songs come and go like guests as if the film was a cheap motel. No rhythm, nor need. The lyrics a tad better than one would expect in a set-up like this.
The theater usher asked a girl who had just watched the film, "how did you like the film?"
Her answer says it all. "Sad..."
And you thought there was no tragedy in the film.
- meeta, a part of the audience
So-So, by Amna Alam, desi hits : ...This is one of those films where the music is better than the film.... full review
So-So, by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com : ...There's not much in the movie though. If you ask me the future, it will suffer the same fate as 2050... full review
So-So, by Trade Guide, IndiaFM : ...Given its slow start, the film will have to rely on word of mouth to attract the youth.... full review
So-So, Movie Talkies : ...The film lacks polish and looks a little as if someone has rushed through.... full review
So-So, by Subhash K Jha, SantaBanta.com : ...All said and done, the debutants are easy on the eyes... full review
Thumbs down, by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL INDIA : ...Vivek Sharma had earlier claimed that he has 67 scripts ready with him. I hope this was his worst and we don’t have to go through more such tortures from him again.... full review
Thumbs down, by N K Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice : ... It appears that the writer rented out his brain while penning the script of ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’... full review
Thumbs down, by Roshni Mulchandani, Bolly Spice : ...Kal Kissne Dekha does not do much to help Bollywood buffs. Take my word; give KKD a miss today and kal.... full review
Thumbs down, by Anand Vaisnav, Buzz18 : ...We don’t blame you if this reminds you of a dozen odd campus love stories made through the 90's.... full review
Thumbs down, by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com : ...The production values are high, but the visuals are questionable at places... full review
Thumbs down, by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live : ...Send your enemies to watch this one!... full review
Thumbs down, by Sarita Tanwar, MiD DAY : ...Watch it only if you're scared that the multiplexes will go on strike again. After all, kal kissne dekha?... full review
Thumbs down, by Mayank Shekhar, NDTV : ...Such films should actually be super-hero flicks. It would make suspension of disbelief a lot easier.... full review
Thumbs down, by Goher Iqbal Punn, Radio Sargam : ...The script is a big flaw of the film that is simply boring and has nothing novel to deliver.... full review
Thumbs down, screenindia.com : ...On the whole, ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’ has a great body [grandiose production values], but lacks soul.... full review
Thumbs down, by Sonia Chopra, Sify Movies : ...Watch it if you still like films that have the hero pound the bad guys just after singing a romantic duet.... full review
Thumbs down, by Janhvi Patel, StarBoxOffice : ...It is a waste of the producer's and your money.... full review
Thumbs down, by The Third Man, Upper Stall : ...One is gobsmacked at the unfunny comedy tracks that make you laugh... full review
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Parental Guidance:
- Violence: A few fist fights and action sequences.
- Language: Clean
- Nudity & Sexual content: Songs with skimpily clad women
- Concept: Using super-natural powers to do good for humanity.
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Comments (6)
OMG, Meetu! I'm beginning to appreciate the genius of Salman Khan compared to this! My wife and the kids of our friends really wanted to watch this - help me!
OMG, Meetu! What was that thing we just watched, anyway? Tammy, my kid brother, and the son and daughter-in-law of our friends said "Let's watch this!" - and we stuck through the entire thing, even if we were all howling at the movie's view of "SCIENCE!"
::headdesk!::
I think insanity must have set in by the end - this movie was truly idiotic and laughably bad, with songs that sounded like every other Bollywood song I'd ever heard and dance numbers that looked like they involved a lot of jumping like on a pogo sticks and backflips! But for the last half-hour, the action-packed stupidity of it all seemed strangely comic, and even those of us who begged to turn it off were laughing it at….
BTW, we watched one of the Faluda movies recommended to us in the SAMRAT & CO. review, and it was enjoyable in a "watching a detective show on television" kind of way. Thank you! :)
@TimELiebe Some day, you will start taking wogma ratings into account. Till then, happy *headdesk*ing ha ha ha ha...sorry, was irresistible.
What Faluda movie?
That's right, Meetu - laugh it up. ::pfft!::
Thing is, half the time we like entertainers better than you do. Obviously, we haven't seen them our entire lives, and most of us are suckers for good song&dance numbers, which masala still does extremely well...and American movies don't really do at all, any more. Also, masala at its best is usually more entertaining than American entertainment movies are any more - and I will never fail to be impressed with how Indian cinema does such a great job on budgets that, to us, seem small. If I were young enough to go back to film school, I think I'd rather come to India and learn to make movies over there with your directors and crews....
KAILASHEY KELENKARI - which we all enjoyed. We also tried watching JOI BABA FELUNATH - but the DVD was so far out of sync we gave up in disgust about 15 minutes in.
@TimELiebe If you were young enough, you'd come here watch enough masala to be done with it and want to learn to make movies elsewhere :P
ah you mean "Feluda"? Actually, I haven't seen any.
"Feluda", yes - sorry, Meetu.
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