Kammu Reviews

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Ain't much happening here

[5/10 · 27 November 1999]

If you haven't seen the film then I'd suggest you don't read the following. But to those who have seen the film, I'd just like to say that nothing really happens unlike the title. Most of the time you just get bored. Some scenes are good, but they are not even a handful. Rani Mukherjee is really pretty and Karan Johar lets you know that. Karan focuses his camera on Rani's butt in her intro scene and then makes her sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare, to portray her religious side as opposed to her back side. Exactly what an Indian man wants: a "Sex(y) Goddess". I love fairytale romances but so few of them are good. Just like everybody else, I love a movie that makes me laugh, cry, feel, think, enjoy all together. KKHH only bored me for the most part. Karan Johar is by no means a new kid on "the block". He is new alright and he is a kid. But not a very bright one. I had rather see a Govinda flick, because it has no pretensions about it. KKHH just has better production values, designer ward robes, but how about actual content. I learned a few things from the film, though. A baby can start reading at the age of 1. That same baby can pray to God at the age of eight ( prayer must be done in another faith) and stop the marriage of two people. And the dress code for adult females at summer camp is silk saris and for males, it is Armani suits. And most importantly, in Bollywood, never ever use ‘hit' and ‘good' for the same film.

Lekin... (1990)

It's a classic

[10/10 · 27 November 1999]

The lines of time are very blurry. Past, present and the future are merged into one another in a very fascinating manner. So are the lines of conventional philosophies. What is life? What is death? Where does one end and the other begin? What is in between? According to Gulzar's Lekin, in between is this eternal search for moksha, in between is this struggle against the ghosts of life, where time stands still, till the spirit is free.

Anand (1971)

The highlight of Rajesh Khanna's career

[10/10 · 27 November 1999]

There are ways of handling the sorrows of life. Anand chooses to live life in the face of death. To smile so much that every frown is gone. He lets the joy of living hide the fear of death. He is hell-bent on living today to forget the past. His life is short. He chooses to share all the love and laughter he can with everybody leaving a deep impression on the minds of everybody. As the line in the film goes, " Anand mara nahin, Anand marte nahin."

Bandini (1963)

Girl Power

[10/10 · 27 November 1999]

If you are a woman in India, it is a punishment. Your own life as such does not exist. You are bound by society and customs even after your death. But Bimalda focuses on that small bright light at the end of the this dark tunnel. He tests the extents of the words ‘redemption' and ‘freedom'. Because if they are truly what they mean, then they have no limit. The choice should be completely of the individual.