KAMINEY - fimply fuperb n awefome. Review on Kaminey

A dark rainy day at Delhi's Priya complex and ‘just-out-of-bed’ timings. Brothers land up to see Kaminey brothers. The whole complex was empty accept ticket window. And then you realizes that’s it…House Full…aife aife kaife kaife. I have started to use ‘f’ more instead of ‘s’.

Story –

The movie is about two brothers separated in school-hood. Two brothers – Charlie (who pronouns ‘s’ as ‘f’) and Guddu (hak..hak..hakla). In attitude, Charlie is like a musfular horse while Guddu like an innocent donkey (may be it reflects in their names). Charlie is a gangfter who is in horse betting gamble and wants to have his own bookie booth while Guddu wants an ideal life. As story proceeds, destinies of the two brothers get connected.

While our innocent asss has made his ‘tomboyish-aggressive’ Marathi lady (Sweety) pregnant, our horse’s luck has just got him a treasure. Sweety’s brother is another Kamina in his movie (Bhupe Bhau), who chants ‘Jai Maharasthra’ and will not allow his sister to marry our asss. On the other hand, Charlie with the kind of treasure he is handling is out to get into trouble as there are a lot of kamineys in the movie - a Bengali brothers trio, a drug dealer and Bopo (Bombay police).

Starcast -

Fahid Kapoor alais Shahid Kapoor. This has to be a defining movie for him. Difficult to imagine but he has done full justice to both roles of horse and donkey. As Guddu , he is innocent Budhu. This kind of acts has been his forte, thanks to his choco looks. But his appearance as Charlie is fimply fuperb, awefome. He looks macho and carries the role very well and pronouns ‘f’ for ‘s’ very correctly.

Priyanka Chopra who enacts as Sweety here is bold, both in thoughts and acts. She is fitted into the whole plot very nicely. Frankly I can’t see anybody else doing her role.

Kamineys (the Dons and the Gangs) – the Bengali brothers trio (man!! they actually looked gangster material…bhalo khoub bhalo), Francis(how can we miss him when we speak about Dons and Gangstars in Hindi cinema; so he too is here), Tashi (a drug dealer who loved tattoos, bitches, doggies in descending order),Bhope Bhau (played by Mr. Amol Gupte, who was the creative director of Taare Zameen Par…where was the actor till now?), Mikhail, awesome (sry, awefome) and is the best Don amidst them. Lastly, Bopo(Bombay Police)…we can’t miss them.

Vishal Bharadwaj– director & music director & story writer. He is known to have a different taste in bollywood. In Kaminey, he has brought the much acclaimed Tarantino’s dark-wit. Even the Tarantino’s trademark “Mexico-standoff” was there in the climax….recount reservoir dogs/ copied ‘Kaante’. How he amalgamated the concept of two parted brothers, gangs culmination, love b/t a stammering hero & an aggressive girle and the wit from pronunciation is truly commendable.

Why Kaminey is not Pulp Fiction?

Because it’s not that Kaminey. Vishal Bharadwaj could have made it into a gangster cult movie with the story and cast he had, but then in India, commercial success in an important factor if you want to stay KNOWN in bollywood. His climax has some brilliant shots but there could have been more blood - more deadly execution. The love story b/t Guddu and Sweety could have been shortened and gangsters should have got more footage. But keeping in mind, box office expectations and the taste of common public, this is fabulous work done. 3.75/5

Songs – Fuperb. Dhan Tan Nan by Sukhwinder is good but do listen to Mohit Chauhan’s Pheli baar mohobat ki hai (the credits song). My favorite one “meri arzoo kamini”

Kabhi zindagi se maangaa

Pinjare mein chaand laa do

Kabhi laalten de ke

Kaha aasmaan pe taango

Jis kaa bhi chehra cheelaa

Andar se aur niklaa

Maasoom saa kabootar

Naachaa toh mor niklaa

Kabhi hum kaminey nikle

Kabhi doosre kaminey

“jindagi un rasto se nahi banti jinko hum chunte hai,

balki unse banti hai jinko hum chhod dete hai”

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