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Ki and Ka 4/10
An "one line idea" made into a 2.5 hrs of movie. What more than a bore-fest can you expect from this?!
Below comment has important plot spoilers.
Verdict: This movie took itself too serious and from the moment "go" knew how big and cool the idea it's working on. Throughout the 2.5 hrs it kept hammering the message till you get numb from the beating and stop feeling anything towards the lead. Arjun seemed always tired. Kareena, now she had the focus of the movie and did enough but became a victim of a poor script. R Balki did better movies and you too had seen better movies (like Abhimaan) than this.
Again, this is nice one line idea but wait for the DVD release (or TV premiere) if you are too keen to watch this. Absolutely not worth going to theater.
An "one line idea" made into a 2.5 hrs of movie. What more than a bore-fest can you expect from this?!
Below comment has important plot spoilers.
The movie starts in a pretentious way.
Kia (Kareena) shouts in her friend's wedding that she thinks her friend's life is now ruined. I mean, even if I agree that none but Kia sees that the girl's life is ruined what is point of shouting at the wedding? What were she doing when she was getting married and couldn't she put some sense into her?!
Anyway, let's move on with the thought that the scene purely exists for the sake of establishing Kia's outlook to her life and the life around her.
Then the big idea is brought on and we see the marriage where Ka (Kabir or Arjun) gets married to Ki and literally wears mangalsutra!!! I fail to understand why was this thing necessary. It's like slapping your face repeatedly with the 'brilliant' idea so that you see it. There are ways to explain the big idea and then there's hammering it into your head.
Then, till intermission nothing happens. I mean nothing interesting or anything that if edited could make the movie less meaningful to you.
Oh yeah something happens though. Ka does the monthly budget to save money for flat purchase. I was disgusted by this.
The maid takes home 10,000/- per month alone and does only dishes and dusting!!! (My Delhi friends [the movie is set in Delhi] please tell me if the part-time bai costs you this much at your place. If found correct then I'll sure never move to Delhi ever.
And after a long thinking and spend cuts he reaches a monthly budget of ........................... 95,000/- per month (note, this is excluding house rent and supposed to be spent on only necessary things). R Balki sure has some weird idea of economy like Karan Johar has about how schools work!!!
Second half started equal boring. And just before climax this movie picks up on a serious note i.e. a forced conflict between the lead pair. This conflict that too resolved with such ease that'll leave you wondering. Only high point of this movie is the cameo of Amitabh Bachhan and Jaya Bachhan.
Kia (Kareena) shouts in her friend's wedding that she thinks her friend's life is now ruined. I mean, even if I agree that none but Kia sees that the girl's life is ruined what is point of shouting at the wedding? What were she doing when she was getting married and couldn't she put some sense into her?!
Anyway, let's move on with the thought that the scene purely exists for the sake of establishing Kia's outlook to her life and the life around her.
Then the big idea is brought on and we see the marriage where Ka (Kabir or Arjun) gets married to Ki and literally wears mangalsutra!!! I fail to understand why was this thing necessary. It's like slapping your face repeatedly with the 'brilliant' idea so that you see it. There are ways to explain the big idea and then there's hammering it into your head.
Then, till intermission nothing happens. I mean nothing interesting or anything that if edited could make the movie less meaningful to you.
Oh yeah something happens though. Ka does the monthly budget to save money for flat purchase. I was disgusted by this.
The maid takes home 10,000/- per month alone and does only dishes and dusting!!! (My Delhi friends [the movie is set in Delhi] please tell me if the part-time bai costs you this much at your place. If found correct then I'll sure never move to Delhi ever.
And after a long thinking and spend cuts he reaches a monthly budget of ........................... 95,000/- per month (note, this is excluding house rent and supposed to be spent on only necessary things). R Balki sure has some weird idea of economy like Karan Johar has about how schools work!!!
Second half started equal boring. And just before climax this movie picks up on a serious note i.e. a forced conflict between the lead pair. This conflict that too resolved with such ease that'll leave you wondering. Only high point of this movie is the cameo of Amitabh Bachhan and Jaya Bachhan.
Verdict: This movie took itself too serious and from the moment "go" knew how big and cool the idea it's working on. Throughout the 2.5 hrs it kept hammering the message till you get numb from the beating and stop feeling anything towards the lead. Arjun seemed always tired. Kareena, now she had the focus of the movie and did enough but became a victim of a poor script. R Balki did better movies and you too had seen better movies (like Abhimaan) than this.
Again, this is nice one line idea but wait for the DVD release (or TV premiere) if you are too keen to watch this. Absolutely not worth going to theater.
