Review of Kaal

Kaal (2005)
2/10
Kaal: no dhamaal
23 May 2005
Warning: Spoilers
The hero of this film is Grrr.. And that too from Hollywood though he is making just a special appearance in one grand scene you get to know only when film is getting over but his Grrr… Grrr is there in background all through the film. Here, not just the tigers even the inspiration comes from Hollywood. This film is in the league of Indian horror "Ramu Classics"-Darna Mana Hai, Vaastu-Shastra etc so needless to say what is there in content, Here are some pearls of wisdom, which I tried to collect in the film considering theatre going audience are not bunch of fools who can be subjected to just about anything-

(1) The sole purpose of Kaali (Ajay Devgan) is to kill all the friends then why in the first place he save them from tigers? (2) Krishh Thapar (John Abraham- save our Wildlife activist Valmik Thapar) is a guy from national geographic channel still he doesn't know that in national parks no one is suppose to smoke or even carry cigarettes. (3) Kaali, a tourist guide was killed by villagers and eaten by tigers in jungle, how come Krishh not aware about this incident when he is suppose to send to jungle by national geographic special for an important investigation purpose. (4) In the story, rains are already started still one finds all roads and roadways completely dry in the jungle. (5) How come forest officers are so casual that they can't frisk visitors and allow just anybody to go into a national park with a weapon? (6) How come there is no additional security at core areas in jungle where murders happened and yet area is allowed to be encroached by just anybody. (7) A wooden bridge over the river is loose yet when a guy tries to cross it by his jeep, all his friends remain seated in the jeep putting extra burden on the bridge, Enabling it to break down. A classic group of duds. (8) Look at Screen entry of Krishh, he chases and catches a python but when his cell phone rings he just drops him and let him loose, and gets busy on his phone (9) When Characters run away from well, it is dark. While they are running away in jungle there is sufficient sunlight. How come this miracle happened?

On one hand, film talks about some vices of tourists and visitors at national park. On the other hand What a great way by our protagonists of glorifying this standard "Indian" practice of throwing cash to those poor cash-starved ones and get your way out, in just any matter? The two pretty gals, apart from showing their long legs and screaming at the drop of hat (they also happen to be love interest of our dear protagonists) I can't find a better example in recent times of portrayal of fairer sex in a most "balaji-regressive" manner. All this is not Kaal but "Akaal" of common sense. Dear producer duo, better to pull up your socks now otherwise the day is not far off when you will have to sing- "ye kaal kaal to kar gayi humein kangaal".
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