Movie Review - KAMINEY

Movie: KAMINEY (Hindi, 2009)

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte, Chandan Roy Sanyal

Rating: * * * * (Ekdum Jhakhaas !)

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'Aaja Aaja Dil Nichode, Raat Ki Matki Tode, Koi Good Luck Nikale, Aaj Ghulak Toh Fode'

The good luck has arrived for Shahid, Priyanka, Amole, Vishal, and the entire team of Kaminey. The ghulak has been broken as well, and it will shower hell lot of money for the producers of Kaminey, which is UTV.

By far, the most intelligent commercial movie made in the Indian Film Industry since a long long time, Kaminey keeps you on the edge right from the word go, and in the end, you wish the 'Dhan Te Nan' journey could keep going on...

It is a movie for the intelligent viewer, where there are parts left for you as a puzzle to solve. Puzzles which eventually get solved as the story moves on, but the impact on your mind is the most when you decipher it at the correct moment.

The story about twin brothers, Charlie & Guddu, who have a love-hate relationship, and their 24 hour journey involving love, goons, drugs, dreams & 'dhan te nan', has all the thrills, action, comedy & drama to make you fall in love with the movie & its characters.

Each and every aspect of the movie is perfect, from its story to screenplay, from sound to visuals, from direction to the action, never while watching the movie would you feel, if anything anywhere was not well done. The dialogues, the cinematography, the acting, the direction couldn't have been better.

For Shahid, this movie could very well be what DDLJ was for SRK. The gamechanger in the career of an artist, where he moves from the tag of just being an actor to the tag of being a superstar. Truly, very well deserved for Shahid, who plays both the roles of Charlie & Guddu, par excellence. Watch out for him in the new anthem of the film industry under the red disco lights. You crave to be in his shoes...

Priyanka does prove that she is not just eye-tonic, but an actress with loads of talent, bursting out loud on the screen, leaving no scope for you to not notice her. She is marvellous in the character of Sweety, as the happy go lucky marathi woman.

Amole Gupte (also the script writer of Taare Zameen Par), debuts with a bang in the role of Bhope - the maharashtrian politician. He is funny, yet serious in his role, and does full justice to the character.

All the other actors, most of them unknown new faces, have done a brilliant job, with each of them having a great sceen presence.

Last but not the least, Vishal Bhardwaj, the karta dharta of the movie, proves he is the best director in the Hindi Film Industry. No Doubt.

Enjoy the kaminapan!

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Sidharth Mehta

Dubai, UAE

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For all those wondering, how come I have written the review before the movie has been even released, well there are few advantages to stay in Dubai, and the biggest of those is that Hindi movies release here a day before it does in India!

Do post in your comments about the movie after watching it!

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