Bolywood movie review: Kismat Konnection
*Movie review: Kismat Konnection (2008)
Director: Aziz Mirza
Producer: Ramesh Taurani
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Om Puri
Distribution: Tips Entertainment
Rating: 2 on 5 stars
Kismat Konnection did not connect with me. I am sure it may not connect with many Bollywood fans too, across the globe. What is the problem? Simple – Every thing is bad in this movie. Over acting, disconnected scenes, wrong cast for the roles, repulsive dress parade by Vidya Balan, unpleasant song numbers and horrible direction by Mr A Mirza.
I must comment that it is high-time Shahid Kapoor creates his own style now. He can’t continue to behave and act like Shah Rukh Khan because he is not SRK. World has accepted the look, style and over-acting of SRK, so no room for second one in the Bollywood. It is recommended that Shahid should shed his chocolate look and come up with some thing original.
Now Viday Balan. What Can I say! Looks like she is the replacement of our Meena Kumari. Some how she always gives tired and elderly look on the screen. If it is not rude to comment, then she is a perfect BTM – Behanji turn modern. Is she? What was she thinking when she wore those out-dated dress? Through-out the movie, my husband reminded me that she was looking like Shahid’s mother. May be he is right. Her dressing sense proves the point without debate.
OK, some stuff on this movie ‘Kismat Konnection’. Well, the movie is all about Raj Malhotra (Shahid Kapoor), who is an Architect in Canada. The director portrays him as a very smart student with tons of talent, achieving ‘Student of the Year Award’ for 3 times in row in his Architectural School. Real life turns out to be very tough for him. For last couple of years, he is running from pillar to post to get one decent job break, who once upon a time was sure to come on the cover page of TIME magazine. To shed his frustration and get some success, Raj takes help from a Psychic (Juhi Chawla as Ms Baanoo Jaan), who guides him to follow his ‘Lucky Charm’. Yes, she is Priya, our heroin in the film, Viday Balan. Raj and Priya hate each other in the beginning eventually to fall in love with each other. For rest, you have to see the movie, which I will never recommend.
I must admit that the movie moves at good pace and it is not a drag. Some of the scenes are good but I wonder, why would Producer waste the money by shooting this movie in Canada? As mentioned before, songs and music numbers are a huge disappointment as well as the Direction. Unless you are a great f an of young Shahid Kapoor and lady Viday Balan, you may avoid seeing this movie. I will rate ‘Kismat Konnection’ only 2 on 5 Stars.
Monika Vashishtha
USA
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