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| Movie | : | Karzzzz |
| Director | : | Satish Kaushik |
| Producer | : | Bhushan Kumar and Krishna Kumar |
| Music | : | Himesh Reshammiya |
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Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Rohini Hattangadi, Shweta Kumar, Bakhtiyaar Irani |
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| Review By | : | Ashwani Kumar Singh |
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 Remakes in Bollywood are not a new thing. Sholay, Don, Umrao Jaan, Devdas, all have been put under the hammer and remade with a new look, touch and feel. However, remakes have not enjoyed a similar success rate as did the original flicks. Satish Kaushik’s Karzzzz is a remake of Subhash Ghai’s 1980 blockbuster Karz but with a twist. Kaushik’s special touch is missing from this Karzzzz and the film has kept the script, the storyline and even the dialogues from the original flick intact. All these factors go a long way in weakening the film. Himesh Reshammiya’s Karzzzz is very predictable as neither the script writer nor the director has taken the pains to give a new look and feel to this Karzzzz.
The entire film has been shot in Kenya and Cape Town. It kicks off with the eternal Ravi Verma (Dino Morea) romancing the timeless beauty Kamini (Urmila Matondkar) in Cape Town. The two get married in the very next scene and (as you may have already guessed by now) Kamini kills Ravi in a very unique fashion soon after without getting blood on her hands, quite literally. But the only difference was the mode of execution, where Subhash Ghai had chosen a car in old Karz, Satish favored a private glider (plane).
 25 years later in Cape Town, enters Monty (Himesh). Rock star Monty meets Tina (new girl Shweta Kumar) and falls in love. Unlike Ghai’s Karz, instead of India Monty goes to Kenya- the place of his past birth- where his past life is standing in front of his eyes. Monty meets Princess Kamini and starts fishing for her. He ultimately reveals his identity and the revenge game takes a few twists and turns. The vamp meets her fate and the ‘Verma family’ lives happily ever after (Couldn’t find anything new, except for the romantic bits between Kamini and Monty).
But Karzzzz would never bore you. One can sit through the entire film without feeling fidgety. Himesh can actually act and he proves it quite well in the film, and perhaps for the first time. Shweta is the weak link and needs to learn the nuances of acting. Urmila’s acting skills sail the film to safe shores but even her character fails to impress as one can’t help but compare her to the original Kamini, Simi Garewal. However, she still manages to leave her own mark on the character. Danny Denzongpa (Kabir Chacha) and Rohini Hattangadi (Ravi’s mother) give their best to whatever little they have been given.
 The climax song and the scene – Ek Haseena Thi is very weak compared to the original one. Ghai’s was grand but here it has been given very little importance. Again, your mind races back to Rishi Kapoor’s revengeful eyes in the climax. But it would be wrong to demand the same from Reshammiya who has, no doubt, tried to give the film his all.
The film is good. Beautiful locations complied with the nice cinematography makes the movie a visual pleasure. Himesh’s music is already topping the charts and a few songs sound good in the cinema hall. Lut Jaun... is his best composition in the film which has been intelligently used whenever Monty and Kamini come face to face. Dhoom Tere Ishq Ki... also leaves a melodious mark at the end. Karzzzz is definitely a one-time watch. In the end, 25-year younger to Kamini, Monty actually matches up to her age.
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