20 October 2008

Does Himesh Do A justice With His Role In His Next Upcoming Movie Karzzz!!!

Himesh Reshammiya , who will star in the remake of ‘Karz’ has finally revealed his look in the film. And yes – you get to see him without his cap and WITH his hair!!! The Actor will be seen in the film with a new twist, and without his trademark cap!
The remake “Karzzzz”, is produced by Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar and Directed by Satish Kaushik. The film stars the mega star Himesh Reshammiya, Urmila Matondkar, Gulshan Grover, Danny Denzongpa and Rohini Hatangadi. Himesh Reshammiya plays the role of Rishi Kapoor in the remake.

If Rishi Kapoor did Monty, Himesh does full Monty. Between the two Montys is a molehill masquerading as a big pot-boiler.



This reincarnation of the blockbuster on reincarnation is a bit of a contradiction in terms. On one hand it's high on production values, generating what one would call a cinematic adrenaline that takes audiences into the an exotic embrace. Every stage performance by the rock star is accompanied by a bevy of international backup dancers(mostly female) who prop up Himesh's set pieces and complement his energy level.
On the other hand, the drama is distilled by an absence of inner-drawn energy. As an actor Himesh has his limitations which come bubbling to the surface in the long monologues about "punar janam", present tense and past mostly imperfect.
Rishi, where art thou?

To his credit, Himesh takes you beyond the performance. He has a disarming simplicity bordering on naivete to back up his claims to stardom. The actor is honest. But he connects with his audience. And the man playing the character is aware he isn't trying to achieve an award-winning level in his performance.
Having got that in place, Himesh just has a ball. His enjoyment in the songs and dances is sometimes contagious, sometime amusing, never dull, never exasperating.

As for the narrative, it doesn't seem to believe in an updated progress report. Like a recalling of a past life Satish Kaushik's seems frozen in the 1970s. The contemporised props and locations hardly help wipe out the feeling of watching a film that belongs to another time zone, far beyond the theme of reincarnation.
The big confrontation sequence where Kamini (Urmila) breaks down and confesses to having killed Monty the rock star is staged in a sprawling set representing the outer flank of a mansion.

What lies beyond the exterior? Who cares?
If you treat "Karzzz" as an ongoing "Chitrahaar" of Himesh's songs strung together by a bristling bead of sweaty players you just might end up enjoying this kitschy homage to a potboiler that boasted of great songs and a wonderful central performance.

Himesh Reshammiya aims for the same. No harm in being ambitious.

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