Kaminey (Bollywood Movie, Indian Cinema, Hindi Film / DVD) |  | Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
Actors: Shahid Kapur, Priyanka Chopra, Amol Gupte
Studio: UTV Motion Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 44551
Format: Color, DVD, Import, NTSC
Language: Hindi (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 135 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 8830935000972
ASIN: B002QZT1N4
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: September 30, 2009
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 Must See October 14, 2009
Jennifer Hopfinger (Chicago, IL, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Director Vishal Bhardwaj--best known for his film adaptations of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' ('Maqbool') and 'Othello' ('Omkara')--breaks new ground in Bollywood with his latest creation: a violent, convoluted, Tarantino-esque trip through the mean streets of Mumbai--stellar soundtrack and all. But the Bard's influence is still apparent in Bhardwaj's work, particularly in the double role played by Shahid Kapoor, that of twins--a symbol of fragmented identity as common in Indian films as it is in Shakespeare's plays--and here the brothers, Charlie and Guddu, are at odds with themselves as well as each other. Kapoor sheds his trademark boyishness and transforms into two rugged, world-weary men--both broken in their own unique way, both in need of redemption. Charlie fixes horse races but loses everything when a jockey double-crosses him. Guddu does street theater with his girlfriend Sweety--who is anything but--to promote AIDS awareness. Played by a de-glammed Priyanka Chopra (who will surely win awards for her performance), Sweety is as indomitable as her crooked family and she bulldozes Guddu into getting her pregnant and marrying her. The estranged brothers both get into trouble with the mob and only they can extricate each other from the desperate mess their lives have become. - The Bollywood Ticket: The American guide to Indian movies (Subscribe: The Bollywood Ticket)
Very Very Fexy! October 1, 2009
A.K.
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
You can't believe how much anticipation I had for this movie(I loved Awarapan, also a gangster movie). This movie passed each expectation. Amazing songs(especially the title track and Dhan Te Nan), enthralling action, mind-blowing story, shocking performances(in a good way), and an ecstatic execution through and through. Shahid's performance along with Priyanka's, Amole Gupte's and everyone's performace make me speechless. They all fit in their roles. Shahid as Charlie steals the show. Priyanka looked her best in Dostana, but she looks angelic with no makeup(and still hot).
What I liked about the movie:
Shahid, Priyanka, Amole, action, run-out of the mill songs(especially the ones mentioned above), photography BEST FILM OF THE YEAR. MY FAVORITE BOLLYWOOD MOVIE EVER.
What I didn't like about the movie:
Too short, like Awarapan. Come on, 135 minutes? What about 150, at least?!
Hard hitting, gritty - not Bhardwaj's best, but good enough October 4, 2009
Ashish Kumar (Singapore)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
There is the average Bollywood movie, and there is Cinema, and most of the time they run on divergent tracks. When Vishal Bhardwaj makes a movie, the tracks meet. There are many others as well - of course - like Madhur Bhandarkar, Nagesh Kukunoor and Navdeep Singh.
After talking to about a few friends, and hearing them point out the movie's shortcomings (can't "relax", songs too short, movie too short, can't miss ten minutes of the movie, too much happening...), I thought I should post this review to try to "place" it.
If you watch this movie together - like in the same week - with Inglourious Basterds, Burn After Reading and the new (mainland) Chinese movie The Message, it would easily hold its own against them. I think. Provided you haven't had your intellect permanently damaged by watching too much Indian TV. Kaminey has great ingredients: it demands (and holds) attention, there's a lot of irony, the characters are weird enough to be real, performances are what you would expect from Bhardwaj, it's unpredictable, I didn't find any plot bloopers offhand (and I can't say the same for Basterds), it has a great soundtrack, it's gritty. If you think at all, it does convey some messages - one of them, towards the end, is about who are the real "Kaminey" (that means, roughly speaking, "scum" in Hindi). I don't want to put in spoilers.
On the other hand, I've already watched Omkara twice and will probably take out the DVD again for a viewing some years down the line. I don't own Maqbool yet but I will set that right. I'm not sure Kaminey is in the same league as those films by Bhardwaj. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could, just half a star less than what I gave Omkara. I can't quite figure out why, though. It just that those movies were a bit more layered and somehow better overall. To be fair to Kaminey, my opinion must have been biased a little bit by the fact that the person I saw it with just didn't get it.
Kaminey is good, absolutely no doubt about it IMHO.
One of the best Indian movies in recent times October 10, 2009
R. Rao (Los Angeles, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Kaminey is one of the best Indian movies I have seen in recent times - it is an intelligent, gritty thriller with a clever story line and excellent performances. Shahid Kapoor proves his mettle with his double-role, the dialogues are crisp, and photography features the bylanes of Mumbai where most of the story takes place. The songs are worth humming. All in all a complete package worth savoring. If you are looking for a typical Bollywood fare, you will be "disappointed". Enjoying this movie requires you to apply your brain.
 Disappointing October 4, 2009
N. Joseph (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie did surprisingly very well and Shahid Kapoor earned well deserved praise. I guess he is close to becoming the next Bollywood hero. He is not bad for another muscle-puffed Bollywood actor. These actors need to decide if they are going to spend time building muscles or getting to the business of acting and doing it well. In this particular case, Shahid Kapoor comes through and does a good job of playing the dual roles of twins - one bad, the other good. It's the story that does not connect the dots for me in a way that makes it understandable or coherent as to how the brothers' personalities are different and why one of them chooses a life of crime. It's not fluid. The dark theme of the film supports the premise of the story I suppose. But again the story and its narration has no substance. It's too bad because this film could have been a lot better. I like Shahid Kapoor by the way and look forward to his next film with Rani Mukherji.
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