The Movie. Review on Kaminey

Vishal Bharadwaj’s film Kaminey tells the story of two twin brothers who hate and avoid each other like plague until life makes their paths cross.

The movie stars Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra and Amole Gupte in lead roles.

Guddu and Charlie are brothers, born and raised in Dharavi, the world's largest slum in the heart of the megalopolis, Mumbai.

Theyalso happen to be identical twins, in early twenties, hoping to leavethe squalor behind and move into a life of prosperity and dignity. Butthe similarity ends here.

Guddu works as a trainee in a smallNGO firm in the city. He hopes to climb up to the top of the corporateladder. He wants to be a bona fide member of the burgeoning Indianmiddle class. His career has only just begun though and the road tobourgeoisie is both long and arduous. Yet Guddu is at it. He is honest, diligent and careful. Especially careful.

Charlie makes a livinghedging bets at the race course. He moves around the plush hordes ofthe rich and famous at the races. For him this is just a way to makequick money and he dreams of becoming a legitimate bookie one day.Charlie is street smart, wily and brave. And only for himself.

Thebrothers don't like each other. They believe they have nothing incommon, not even their speech defect. While Guddu stammers, especiallywhen he is nervous, Charlie has a lisp. The brothers have built theirlives so that their paths don't ever cross. They believe it's only aquestion of time before they are out of each other's sight forever.

Allthat is about to change. In one day. A day of reckoning. An unusualday, just right for the unusual events that unfold in its course.

Charlieis having a bad day at the office. He has practically bet everything hepossesses on a coveted derby race. But at the last minute, he is doublecrossed as the race is fixed in their opponent's favour. He hunts downthe jockey and plans to get even when the rival goons burst in. In theensuing melee, Charlie and friends take off with a getaway car. Notknowing that the car belongs to a ruthless pair of cops, Lobo and Lele, who run drugs for the beach lord, Tashi. Soon enough, Charlie discoversa stash of coke in the boot of the car. All hell now breaks loose asthe cops and the drug mafia get after his case. Charlie has to survive.And by his wits alone.

Guddu is performing a street theatreact when his newfound girlfriend, Sweety Bhope appears on the scene, distraught and announces that she is pregnant. Guddu is shocked atfirst but realizes quickly that there is no real problem. They can getmarried right away! They can't. There is a real problem. Sweety revealsher secret – her brother is Sunil'chopper' Bhope, a gangster withpolitical ambitions. A ridiculously dangerous man. And he alreadyknows. Sweety informs Guddu that as they speak, her brother's men areout for his blood.

The story unfolds as the day progresses.Intercut between the parallel stories of the brothers as they run toprotect themselves, their dreams and their love. Until a point where itconverges and the brothers meet to realize that they only have eachother. It is only through trust in each other that they can get out ofthe mess that they haven't created. They uncover a deadlypolitical-police-underworld nexus. They discover virtues withinthemselves they thought didn't exist. And most important of all, theyfind each other.

'Kaminey' is produced by UTV and is written by Vishal Bharadwaj who also composed its music. Lyrics are by Gulzar and action by Shyam Kaushal.