Film Kaabil is a revenge drama with effective screenplay and
star cast’s performances. Getting inspiration from Hollywood’s Blind Fury
(1989) with Rutger Hauer in the lead and even using shades of the Korean super
hit, Broken (2014), director Sanjay Gupta gives you a Bollywood plot that is enjoyable
and effective.
What surely works in Kaabil is the fact that it has a control
over its proceedings from the very first frame till the last. Visibly, Hrithik
Roshan dominates the proceedings completely and is present on screen for more
than 90% of the duration. There is no time wasted in establishing him as a
regular young man next door who overcomes his handicap with his intelligence
and the senses available to him. His love story with Yami Gautam is pleasing
and you indeed root for them as they fall in love and finally get wedded. But,
when tragedy strikes them, courtesy Rohit Roy and Ronit Roy, you heart pains
for them.
Director Sanjay Gupta surely keeps you glued on the screen.
You fall in love with the pair, glare at the screen in horror as the tragedy divulges
and pine for the couple to emerge out of it all. The interval point is fabulous
when Hrithik gives an open challenge to the top cop (played by Narendra Jha). Kudos
to the dialogue writer Sanjay Masoom for establishing this plot point exceptionally,
which manages to catch your attention so very well.
Indisputably the movie has its own creative freedoms being
taken considering its out and out commercial feel. Still, writer Vijay Kumar
Mishra does quite well to keep the credibility quotient intact so that nothing
really looks out of space. This is the reason why the second half turns out to
be truly awesome as the game of elimination has been narrated with greatest
care with high drama incorporated in there. As Hrithik begins to implement his
master-plan, everything begins to fall well in place.
The strong point of the movie as director manages quite well
in helping a viewer connect not just with his lead pair but also the villains
of the movie. You want the good man to win over horrible villains and it is
this very emotional connection in the storytelling that makes you applaud along
when the revenge kick starts.
Rajesh Roshan’s music is a melodious. It amalgamates well
into the movie, whether it is Mon Amour, title song Kaabil Hoon or Haseeno La
Deewana.
Cinematography (Ayananka Bose, Sudeep Chatterjee) is appropriate
as per the mood and situation while the background score (Salim-Suleiman) is brilliant,
mainly in the second half when thrills are added to the drama. Action (Shyam
Kaushal) is kept convincing while editing (Akiv Ali) is apt. VFX is good.
From the performances point of view, Hrithik gives a brilliant
performance which has numerous shades to it. His facial expressions and body
language say it all and there are numerous scenes where he stands out despite
not mouthing a single word. Yami Gautam has a good role and is really there for
the whole first half and then also occasionally in the second half. She is decent
and natural again. Rohit Roy essays his character in a manner that you feel
disgusted with him, which truly solves the purpose. Ronit Roy is awesome as
ever and it is delightful to see him portray different characters. Narendra Jha
delivers another skillful act.
As a filmmaker, Rakesh Roshan has guaranteed that Kaabil
turns out to be a commercial and entertaining movie for the viewers that has
all the right ingredients in place and that too in the right magnitudes.
On the whole, movie Kaabil is praiseworthy to watch once for
a bravura act of Hrithik and entertaining storyline.
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