Bollywood Movies 2009
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Renzil D'Silva
Producer: Karan Johar
Banner: Dharma Productions
Music Director: Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant
Lyricist: Niranjan Iyengar, Irfan Siddique
Star Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Rupinder Nagra, Diya Mirza
Release Date: November 20, 2009Bollywood Movie Review
Kurbaan the new fick starring Bollywood babe Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan is finally here. Here’s the Kurbaan movie review for Bollywood movie buffs. The movie is directed by Rensil D’Silva and shot overseas. Kurbaan proves to be a powerful movie of most Hindi movies released during 2009. The movie gives an insight on the psyche of a terrorist and a person who has spent the life of a helpless spectator.
Rensil has chosen the burning issue of terrorism for his debut film. Although the movie is being compared to Fanna (Amir Khan, Kajol) and NewYork (Neil Nitin Mukesh,John Abraham) but there is no similarity. Kurbaan is one of those movies that are not just meant to entertain but in fact they leave an enlightening impact on the spectators. Having said this movie deserves a double thumb up.
Avantika (Kareena Kapoor) is a University teacher in Delhi who has retuned from US to take care of her Dad who has recently suffered a heart attack. During this time she meets Ehsaan (Saif Ali Khan) another professor and hence their love story begins. Few months down the road Avantika gets a call from her University in Delhi calling her back to work. When she tells Ehsaan he agrees to go with her but wants to get married before they leave.
Soon after their marriage they move to NY to start a new life. They are invited for dinner by their Muslim neighbors one day and that’s when the real story begins. Kurbaan is a love story between Saif and Kareena and the story of Islamic terrorists. There are some intimate scenes between the love birds as much touted about on the media. The high point of the movie is its thirty five minute climax. To sum up the Kurbaan movie review I’ll just say its one for the watcher.
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pdates, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor’s combine film Kurban will have its exclusive premiere for the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi while the film is set for world release on November 20. Saif Ali Khan and Kareen Kapoor is facing a controversy because of the film’s controversial posters.
The film posters, which show Kareena Kapoor’s bare back, were criticized by the Shiv Sena. Sources said that the movie is based on the terrorism that’s why prime minister Manmohan Singh is participating in the special premiere of the film.
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Of late, we have been witnessing too many movies that have global terrorism as their background - Fanaa, Aamir, A Wednesday, Khuda Ke Liye, and New York. And ‘Kurbaan’ is another movie in the same league. In fact, more often than not, it seems to remind us of New York, what with an urbane, educated and seemingly-genteel fellow turning out to be a terrorist, nick of the time rescues, and emotional melodrama at the end. At times, it is reminiscent of Khuda Ke Liye as well. Still, somewhere, it manages to touch your heart and leave an impression.
‘Kurbaan’ starts off as a love story that though essential to the plot, seems to take too much of time. From there, it moves forward to a social theme and finally has the thrill catching you by surprise. The good part of the movie is that once the terrorism angle comes to the fore, the love story is given a backseat and relegated to the background. This is where the serious issue of global terrorism is highlighted, but without being preachy. In fact, ‘Kurbaan’ has a neutral take on terrorism, neither glorifying it, nor condemning it. Rather, it just presents the situation as it is and lets the viewers decide for themselves.
Almost through its run, ‘Kurbaan’ maintains a fast pace, ensuring that you do not get to stifle even a single yawn. The story is mostly credible and coherent, except for a few instances, while the screenplay is crisp, effective and to the point. The twists and turns in the movie are rightly placed and well executed, not even once taking the film away from its main theme. Niranjan Iyengar and Anurag Kashyap have penned ‘just-perfect’ dialogues for the film, which do not stretch on endlessly in the emotional scenes, yet manage to make an impact. The background score is effective and the music soulful.
There are a few loose ends in ‘Kurbaan’, like Vivek Oberoi dealing with the terrorists alone, without involving the cops; his easy entry into the terrorist cell; a ruthless terrorist being so gentle at home; a suicide bomber being moved by an emotional speech; and so on. Still, they are not so much so as to render the film ineffective. In terms of performances, Saif Ali Khan plays his part with utmost conviction, while Kareena Kapoor got a chance to bring out her best after a long time. Vivek Oberoi is ‘fab’ and shines in most of the portions. As for Om Puri and Kirron Kher, the performance was worth applauding. Not a bad weekend watch, I would say!
‘Kurbaan’ is a thriller movie directed by Renzil D’Silva, which casts Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Om Puri, Rupinder Nagra, Diya Mirza as a part of the star cast. The movie is a new experiment for Karan Johar, who for the first time has tried a movie set against the backdrop of terrorism. The movie has good music, for which the credit goes to Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The lyrics, penned down by Niranjan Iyengar and Irfan Siddique, are also highly impressive. It is scheduled to hit the theaters on November 20, 2009, under the banner ‘Dharma Productions’.
‘Kurbaan’ rotates around the life of Avantika (Kareena Kapoor). Avantika is a Psychology Professor in New York, who returns to India owing to the failing health of her father. She manages to get a job at the prestigious Delhi University. Here she meets Ehsaan Khan (Saif Ali Khan), who is working as a substitute teacher in the same University. As expected, both of them fall in love with each other and eventually get married as well. Avantika’s father initially takes a stand against the marriage, since Ehsaan is a Muslim. However, he agrees later on and blesses the new-weds.
Things are going well, until the couple flies to New York, to start a new life. It does not take long for Avantika to see that she had fallen into a trap. Everything seems to be well planned and decisively moved by Ehsaan. He dislikes the houses that Avantika selects for them and the one that he chooses looks creepy. Avantika finds her new surrounding extremely conservative. All the people close to their house are highly obliging to Nasreen and her husband, Bhaijaan. They have their own code of conduct and everyone seems to abide by them. Avantika smells something wrong in the whole affair.
Avantika soon realizes that her husband is a dangerous terrorist, who has used her for his own purpose. Ehsaan also keeps her under house. She eventually finds out that he is planning to hijack a flight. Vivek Oberoi, in the role of a journalist, is also a passenger in the same flight. The climax of the movie brings the struggle of Kareena and Vivek, against Saif. Will they be successful in their fight against Ehsaan? The movie sounds interesting and is very much different from the conventional Karan Johar movies. Let us see how the audience reacts to this one
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