On Friday, we saw the release of another big film called Kambakkht Ishq. The lead roles are played by Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor. A lot has been said about the movie. It’s entertaining, it is appealing to all age groups (according to Kareena atleast) and more or less it is again, a brainless comedy of Akshay Kumar.
I can only describe the film in two words: Pure Trash!
Not interested
The trailers of films often indicate somekind of image of what the film is all about. When I saw the promos of Kambakkht Ishq, my mind started boggling and I was worn out when the promo was over. Why? There is so much of jumping around and yelling that you tend to wonder what the film will be like. Well, they always say, don’t judge a book by its cover, but unfortunately for this film the cover said just about enough.
The movie is about a battle of the sexes, but it to me the film is a battle about who appears more stupid.
Disrespectful Akshay
In the promos itself you see Akshay again being disrespectful to woman. He calls Kareena a ***** throughout the film. And this is not the first time he is doing this disrespectful thing.
In almost every film, we see Akshay being disrespectful to woman. A woman’s womb was called Tandoor in another movie of his. In the last 4 years I have been wondering if Akshay in real life has got any respect for woman at all? He says he does, but it certainly does not appear that way. Because if you do, why be so degrading towards woman in your films? Now you will say, well that is the character. Then arises another question, why only play those kinds of characters? I mean, he must get a lot of offers on a daily basis and this is what he picks out from all the roles he is offered?
In a recent interview, he claimed that he didn’t know what he had learned from Katrina or Kareena in terms of acting, but that both of them have a great body. Come on, Akshay. Is that the only thing you pay attention towards?
Meant for everyone?
Coming back to the big release, Kareena told the press that the film is for every age group. I am wondering if she has really participated during filming, or maybe she was just watching and not hearing the dialogues? The dialogues are so cheap and vulgar. Who wrote them anyway? I don’t think it is very good to teach a 10 year old to be disrespectful towards woman and call her a *****. What was Kareena thinking when she signed the film? After Tashan, this is again one of her worst films ever. She shouldn’t do this. She should concentrate on her career. A lot of people told me she doesn’t need this kind of cheap films in her career, she can easily do without. People are wondering if this is the same girl who did ‘Jab We Met’. Even I am.
I even read Akshay’s son saw the film. If he saw the film and heard this kind of language, I wonder what is next? Because you cannot tell me that it is allright to let your kids be exposed to this kind of language at this young age.
Indian audience.. what is wrong with you?
Rajeev Masand has said a great thing in his review of this film: “How much you enjoy Kambakkht Ishq is directly proportionate to just how low your standards have fallen.” This sentence just sums it up.
I cannot understand why the Indian audience isn’t protesting against these cheap dialogues? For instance, when Billu Barber released, ‘Hungama’ was created around the word Barber, which is very common in the English language. It isn’t degrading towards the profession at all. And now Kambakkht Ishq, all the cheap and vulgar dialogues are all over the place and nobody, and not even one woman’s organization is complaining. I am shocked. Where are you people?
There is one thing for sure, if this would be a SRK or Hrithik Roshan film, people would be out on the streets protesting against it. And they wouldn’t have stopped until the film would have been taken out of the theatres or atleast wanted to see some changes.
Accepting the fact
I think, we have to accept the fact that the Indian audience has been starved to death by the strike so much that they have decided to watch anything that comes in the theatre. But then why is ShortKut doing not well? Or maybe we have just become blind and deaf, when it comes to films of Akshay and the audience accepts the most cheapest things from him. Every other film creates protests and people go to court with their complaint about the smallest thing, but maybe there is no expectation of ‘his kind of film’. He keeps telling us every other film, that we should leave our brains at home? Why? Everyone takes their brain along where they go so how can you even think of saying leave it home? Nobody in their right mind will leave their brain at home and definitely if this is the kind of movie they are going to see. Brain alert will go off, and people will just walk out of the theatre. But maybe that is why they have to leave their brains at home, so that they will stay seated… Is that what is meant here?
He even talks about people sabotaging his films. When his films are hits then it is because of the love of his fans, but when his films have no story or brain, then suddenly he is being sabotaged. It was the same case with CC2C. Just accept the fact that your film is good or bad, but don’t deny it. I don’t think it is fair towards his fans and towards the audience to say these things.
No more so called ‘Brainless Comedies’
The last few years Akshay has become repetitive in his acting, body language and he is even doing the same kind of films. I hope Akshay can again showcase his talent in other genres. People on the internet are already calling him the King of Garbage Comedies and in the end it is the public who matters, says Sabbir Khan in a recent interview.
In the end, I just have one last message to the Indian Audience, Keep your eyes and ears and brains open, because with these kinds of films becoming a hit you guys are giving the Indian filmindustry a bad name. Kambakkht Ishq is not a quality product, it is trash.
