jbrooksci
This is a wonderful movie. It's not a 'masala' type Hindi movie. It's a lovely character study, mainly a two way dialog. I first saw that Kareena Kapoor had talent as an actor the initial time I viewed this, many years ago. I had always assumed she was a one act wonder, candy to look at and a reasonable to good dancer. But there was nuance to her acting in this, and she played well against Rahul Bose, who has the goods as an actor. I believe it is one of this director's best, but it doesn't end on the harsh note that some of his things do. Though there is some ambiguity in the end, we are not left holding our own mangled hearts and feeling despair, which this director has shown himself quite capable of doing. This is, for the most part, a quiet movie, and it pays close attention to the development of, not only the characters, but our investment in them. I went away invested in all of these characters, and now own a copy to watch at will. Pay attention to Makarand Deshpande, who is fantastic as the cab driver (he also plays the wanderer who directs Shah Rukh's character in Swades, again with an unforgettable flair.. I wish he had larger roles in more things, as he is a delight to watch).
subhakam
A grossly over rated movie with real awful acting from Kareena and big disappointment from Rahul Bose. The narration tries too hard to drive the script, where as the screen play withers away in the first 15 mins of the movie.The director should definitely give more thoughts as to how to progress a story and make it more realistic, and pace the movie better.Story seems awfully made for family audience, a prostitute and wealthy man combination.. hard to imagine not a single scene depicts any depth to the character or story. Another annoying part is the director deals with issue like homosexual attraction ( the guy and the enuch),AIDS etc in very light passing shades of grey and trys to depict the streets of mumbai in an extremely clean slate. Common folks who are we kidding?? Over all 3/10Subhakam
Vikas SS
Summary: Investment Banker Aman (Rahul Bose) on his way from a party in a stormy night gets stranded in one of Mumbai's not-so-decent places. He then, encounters Chameli (Kareena Kapoor) who is a prostitute. Aman who is new to this other face of Mumbai faces new challenges hitherto unknown in his high-profile life.Comment: Although he story is fair, what is more important in the movie is the characterisation. Rahul Bose seems to repeat his role from 'Mumbai Matinée'; only this time he is richer and more sophisticated. In fact, it would be better to say that he has repeated his roles of both 'Mumbai Matinée' and 'Mr & Mr Iyer'. The common thread in all these three movies of his is that the conclusion is seen only in the last few frames of the movie.Kareena has stolen the show with her stunning performance. From the bubbly character of poo in K3g, this role is far away from it and Kareena has put life into the character. There is a mention of Umrao Jaan and Chandramukhi (of devdas fame) in the movie. Probably one can say that Umrao Jaan, Chandramukhi and Chameli are the similar character shown in three different generations and settings.The chemistry between the characters has been portrayed well. Although to some extent it may seem difficult to believe an investment banker falling in love with a Prostitute; well, thats the directorial licence to say "Life's like that". Well in one line, it is a movie worth watching.
movie_3
I have seen this movie recently. And it seems to me that it is really different movie from typical bollywood films. The script & direction of this movie is really brilliant and worth of praising. Rahul bosh as Aman Kapoor & bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor as Chameli played their roles successfully. Especially I recommend Kareena Kapoor for her wonderful acting in this movie as a prostitute named 'Chameli'. I recommend this movie to watch who likes different type of films. I rate this movie 10/10. The movie is really excellent.
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