Insomniacs can now have a ball !!. Review on Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Kabhi Kushie Kabhi Gham otherwise known as K3G is yet another old movie dusted and freshly painted. It comes under the category of good ole Bollywood commercial mainstream movies. In trying to achieve an ace entertainer status the movie makes double fault in lengthiness and repetitiveness of the storyline. No doubt the entire story from the movie industry is run of the mill kind but still an attempt could have been made to make it different from the previous works. The movie is predictable so does not have much suspense factor and the best movies are not necessarily longer movies.

The movie has some saving grace but it does a mockery of the veteran actors. The character and plot development is smooth enough if concession could be given to certain aspects. Like snapshots of major characters instead of really recognising the lead role. A family movie removes the concept of central character and distributes it to many. The two-hero concept and the huge brother sentiment dating from the Ramayana days seem to be the quick fix treatment to a non-existent storyline. The song and dance sequence in this movie is truly the entertainment material. The songs “Suraj Hua Madham” is the romantic number, the discothèque numbers are “You are my sonia”, and “Deewana Hai Dekho.” The music also seems to have been inspired by its predecessor.

The storyline could be traced back from Dilwale Dulaniya Le Jayange, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dil To Pagal Hai and other movies so no doubt it is a repetitive Bollywood masala mix. The emotions and sentiments portrayed in the movie seems a little excess considering the theme is slowly becoming old and stale. An attempt is made to portray Indian traditional family living rather in great affluence following a mix of western and eastern principles. Surprisingly the concept of such a family in existence could be classified as running parallel to the Social trends if the grandeur could be substituted for struggling middleclass existence.

The characters of Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Amitabh Bachachan seem like a continuation from their previous movies. Hirthik Roshan plays the devoted brother and son trying to get the family together helped by Kareena Kapoor. Both these character go about bring them together a family as if introducing two long lost friends. The loving your Parents part is simply not found, must have been hidden somewhere within the complexities called human relationship. No doubt Amitabh Bachachan plays the patriarch to the tee but then haven’t the Indian fathers changed in so many years? When the family is united again together there seems to be this abruptness in throwing away the old thoughts and disagreement. The movie rushes to a close instead of gently culminating to a conclusion. The lukewarm conflict factor in the movie, which kept the family apart, can be boiled down to a Father’s pride and a Son’s over adherence to his father’s words.

The portrayal of Indian women speaking her suppressed mind eventually because the movie has gone past one hour since interval and the end was evitable anyway. What kind of directorial touch did the scene had is past intelligent gleaning? The Pathiparameshwar line with the swing as an accompaniment setting seemed more like a mockery than a serious statement by the character. The minor characters double-timed in an irregular comedy track which tangent to the main story. The entire storyline has become randomly knit sub-plots with minimal coherence and maximum audience’s ability to fill in the gap of understanding.

In keeping with the present trend of movies this one is also technically more advanced and has flashy settings. The moviemakers have gone to the extreme extent to make the movie grander than its predecessors. The huge Raichand family house and the younger generation’s residence in London is truly an aspiring classes dream come true. If at all the movie should be recommended it could be for an expensive tour of this wonderful make-believe architectures captured in the celluloid. But they seem larger than life and it is quite lost in the backdrop merely due to its size. The movie has used the same formula but whether it will work or not depends on the Janta Janarthan’s hands.