Aug 23, 2006 12:20 AM
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First things first. Karan Johar is a brave man. He gets my vote of confidence for KANK, his act of defiance, which will ruffle a few feathers and break certain myths in Bollywood. The initial disappointment of the audience is understandable as expectations were high from a Karan Johar film. However I am sure with time people will appreciate KANK in its own merit instead of comparing it to K2H2 or K3G. Hopefully it will also make Karan brave enough to try marriage in the near future.
So what is it that makes this movie special?
To me the movie strikes a chord because it opens the lid on a subject, which affects all of us. Are we all happily married is the question, which propels the story of this movie. The screenplay tries hard to understand why and when a marriage fails. I am sure a lot of husbands and wives have squirmed in their seats while watching the movie. The infidelity angle shown in the movie already had started attracting its fair share of debate and dissection in the media.
By now most of us know Dev Saran, the imperfect husband of a perfect wife. The sarcasm, the limp and the charm all blends together into a heady mix by Sharukh Khan. He was brilliant in the scene at the dinner table when he confesses his love for Maya in public but hides it under the grab of a joke. We all fall for Maya, the married woman searching for love. Rani Mukherjee effortlessly emotes sensuality, guilt, pathos and passion in every frame. Rishi, the prankstar is adorable as the husband deeply in love with his wife. Abhishek lends the character his attitude and vulnerability in equal measure. The chemistry between Rani and Abhishek is evident in the scene at the end when he comes to invite Maya for his second marriage. Ria Saran the career woman is the only character without much of flesh around it. Preity tries hard to play it straight and right. Amitabh and Kiran Kher are also there as the perfect foil to the youngsters.
Technically the movie is above notch and the director obviously had taken care of the costumes and the locales. Music is above average and some of the songs have got repeat value.
The most interesting aspect of the movie however remains the question marks raised on love, marriage and morality. Is love and marriage synonymous? Do we really understand our spouses? What is the catalyst, which ultimately pushes apparently normal people to infidelity? How long does a marriage last on compromise? Frankly the answers provided in the movie are end of the day a point of view of the writer. We understand that and everyone has the right to agree or disagree to that point of view.
Marriage they say are made in heaven. Heaven also as we know have no favourites. So what is the chance that you will get married to a person with whom you will live happily ever after? Statistically the monkey will have a better chance to write his sonnet on a typewriter. Therefore my married MS friends, please start enjoying your married life, happiness is after all incidental and a statistical phenomena.
