Movie Review: Kurbaan - Terrorism, bollywood-style

This much awaited Karan Johar movie starring the real life couple "Saifeena" was released last month. Being an avid movie goer, I saw this movie the same week it was released in the local movie hall.

Ehsaan Khan (Saif Ali Khan) meets Avantika Ahuja (Kareena Kapoor) in a college where they both work as lecturers. In the traditional Karan Johar way, they fall madly in love with each other. Avantika would be a visiting lecturer from a US university, whereas the college earns Ehsaan's daily bread. In a not-so-surprising turn of events, Avantika gets a call from her US boss asking her to return. Ehsaan, being a long-distance-relationship-skeptic, marries Avantika and moves to US with her. What follows is a "surprising" turn of events that involve terrorism, hatred, blood & gore, and some steamy saifeena scenes

The movie falls well short of its expectations. The only saving grace is Saif and Kareena's performance. Their on-screen chemistry is very good till they settle down in US, and once they do, they look as if they are forced to stay on the screen together. The supposedly "steamy" scenes between Saif & Kareena fail to raise any steam.. Saif's "wardrobe consultant" has done a good job, and his costumes are something to look out for. The whole movie is spun around the strong angst & hatred of the muslim community for the post 9/11 crackdown.

The only crowd-puller for this movie was the hype around the on-screen pairing of the real-life couple of Saif & Kareena. The movie does not live up to the hype, and is full of angst, hatred, & violence.Unless you are dying to see how "Saifeena" fare on screen, you might as well pass this movie.

Recommendations
For frequent movie-goers: Recommend
For moderate movie-goers: Don't Recommend
For rare movie-goers: Don't Recommend