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 Dayal Singh (Jackie) is a farmer in a Punjab village. The widower
stays with his two kids Jigar and Aman. On his friend’s suggestion,
Dayal sends Aman to the city for higher studies and Jigar stays with
him. While Aman (Arbaaz) goes on to become a lawyer, Jigar (Sohail)
like his father becomes a Kisaan, a farmer. Sohan Seth (Dalip Tahil) an
ambitious businessman arrives in Dayal’s village with a plan to set up
his mega industrial project. He tries to lure the villagers to sell of
their lands to him and offers them good compensation. But when he sees
Dayal being then main problem in his sinister plan he devises a master
plan to break his family to break him and his influence on the
villagers.
Puneet Sira’s earlier two efforts I Proud To Be An Indian and Jai
Veeru were plain average fares but in here he shows remarkable maturity
in handling the subject and the serious theme. His treatment of the
emotional scenes is superb especially the ones between Jackie and
Arbaaz. Also, the scenes that stand out are the two Panchayat sequences
and the scenes shot in the darkness of night when Sohail with Sharat
Saxena and Vishwajeet Pradhan hunt for the village ruffians responsible
for Arbaaz’s wife Dia’s death. However the problem lies in some
predictable sequences and the just touching of the surface of serious
issues like farmer suicides.
Technical aspects of the film are good and so is Daboo Malik’s
music. The song Neeche Saari Duniya has been wonderfully penned. The
best song of the film, Humko Kehna Hai however comes at a wrong time.
Jackie gets a meaty role after a very long time and he laps up the
opportunity and becomes the main reason to watch Kisaan. Sohail too
shows tremendous growth as an actor and is in excellent form. Arbaaz
with his monotonous dialogue delivery doesn’t impress. Dia Mirza is
good but Nauheed Cyrusi surprises with her chaste Punjabi and earnest
effort. Dalip Tahil is the same he is in every single film. Romeo is
menacingly good while Sharat Saxena and Vishwajeet Pradhan lend able
support.
Kisaan is not a bad film and in a way a good modern day avatar of
Manoj Kumar’s Upkaar. Superb performances by Jackie and Sohail and some
great emotional sequences make it nice watch.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5*
Starring: Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Dia Mirza, Nauheed Cyrusi and Dalip Tahil
Director: Puneet Sira
Sampurn Media
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