The Pickle Post

by Shubhda Khanna on 4 Sep 2009

Hotneff thy name if Fahid Kapoor. He haf focked everyone with hif immenfe talent. I fat completely fmitten by this man af he fwitchef fo eafily from one role to the other. I have no words that could adequately express what this man did in this film. I suddenly understand what Karan Johar meant when he said, Kuch kuch hota hai, tum nahi samjhoge. Thank you Kareena, for playing Faif!

Now let’s turn our heads towards Priyanka Chopra. That she is hot was clear ages ago. That she can add such strength and spunk to a role is crystal now. No glamour, no fancy outfits, makeup, absolutely no cushion or curtain to conceal or take attention away from bad acting. You’re not there to watch her sexy bod or dance moves. You’re there for her acting alone. The modern desi image of shakti, the woman who doesn’t need to be taken care of by her knight in shining armour. Girl power. Woohoo.

As for Vishal Bhardwaj - no surprises there. Everyone expects the best from him and that’s what he delivers. Once again he gives life to unforgettable characters as one can see that no character or function is minor for this multi-talented director. Each person has a defined complex personality that develops with the plot. Guddu, Charlie, Sweety, Bhope, Tashi, Bengali brothers, everyone is there for a reason.

And he doesn’t take his audience to be stupid. He has created a confusing story line of a myriad plots and sub-plots winding in and out of each other’s paths in a deliberately complicated manner. It’s not a film meant for chitter chatter samosa and popcorn. One scene slipped and your movie’s flipped. So pay attention or you will come out saying “Movie mein hua kya?”