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 Since its promos were out with Delhi-6, Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kaminey
immediately caught the attention of the cine goers with its highly
infectious Dhan Te Nan number and the crazy character introductions.
The curiosity and hype began building up rapidly and the wait seemed
unending. So till the time I stepped in the trial show of Kaminey my
expectations were sky high. Thankfully, Vishal has delivered what he
has promised.
The film narrates the tale of twins Charlie (Shahid) and Guddu
(Shahid again) who are poles apart in behaviour and lifestyle. While
Guddu the good boy works for a NGO and aims to rise the corporate
ladder, Charlie believes in taking shortcuts and ‘chota shortcuts’ to
achieve his get rich quick dream. Though they haven’t met each other in
years, their lives get entangled as both get ended up in major screw up
in their personal lives. What happens then on and how many
misunderstanding lead to further chaos forms the rest of the plot.
Hereon, revealing anything more about Kaminey would be spoiling a
major part of your fun. There are plenty of sequences which will remain
forever etched in your cinematic memory right from Guddu and Charlie’s
face off to almost every scene featuring Bhope Bhau (Gupte) and Tashi
(Tenzing) to the Dhan Te Nan song and the crazy finale. However, the
climax appears to long with the endless shooting going on and on
between the multiple gangs. And the songs don’t really appear well
placed. But these are minor flaws.
Shahid Kapoor delivers a knock out performance in a double role.
Most importantly he succeeds in making us believe his two characters
are completely different persons. With his dual act he has emerged as
the strongest contender of the Best Actor trophy for 2009. Priyanka
Chopra outshines all her previous best performances. Her Marathi
dialogue delivery is excellent as she has also managed to catch the
small nuances perfectly. Playing Charlie’s idol, Mikhail, Chandan Roy
Sanyal’s doped out act is instantly likeable. Marathi stage and cinema
actor Hrishikesh Joshi as corrupt cop Lele is good and so is Shiv
Subramaniam playing his associate. Back after a long hiatus veteran
actor Deb Mukherjee is menacing. Tenzing Nima as Nepali don, Tashi is a
hoot. Amongst the crowd of the huge ensemble cast, Amole Gupte manages
to create a huge impression with his chilled out Bhau act. His
one-liners will have you rolling on the floor laughing.
Kaminey is also an excellent team effort with superb camerawork by
Tassaduq Hussein, razor sharp editing by Meghna Manchanda Sen and
gritty action by Shyam Kaushal. Vishal Bharadwaj has managed to strike
a sixer donning multiple hats as a director, producer, singer, music
director, screenplay and dialogue writer. His treatment of Kaminey may
be on the lines of Quentin Tarantino and Guy Richie’s caper movies but
the stamp of a Vishal Bharadwaj movie seen all over in Omkara is yet
again on full display here.
Kaminey is a must watch at any cost. It redefines the rules of Hindi
filmmaking and most importantly delivers what it promises. Chances are
it may well turn out to be your favourite caper movie ever and wanna
watch it again and again.
Rating: 4 out of 5*
Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte, Shiv
Subramaniam, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Tenzing Nima, Hrishikesh Joshi and Deb
Mukherjee.
Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Sampurn Media
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