Ek haseena thhi, Ek Deewaana tha, Par ye kya hai??. Review on Karzz

So Monty is back…!!

Punar-janm waali filam ka bhi punjar-janm hone waala hai boss. Kya baat hai!! But unlike the original Karz, which is an amazing thriller on reincarnation to watch even today, the ‘reincarnation’ of this plot itself, is very, very painful. Seedha idhar lagti hai..idhar!!

Not that there is anything wrong about remaking old hits, but what is really important is, who’s doing it. The fact that treatment was not good or the storyline was badly skewed, are the reasons that will come much-much later. The point I am making is, that when papa-mummy of this newborn, reborn Karzzz (Just a minute, are those extra ‘Zzzzz..’ meant to have any symbolic references?!!) happens to be Himesh minus the topi,  you know what to expect.

Going by his audacious acting abilities and the way he has mercilessly butchered an iconic song like “Ek Haseena Thhi” (sung originally by a god called Kishore Kumar), Himesh waali Karzz **has lend itself to a unique attribute - of being a film that can be reviewed long before it is released. Ok, why I am doing so much of venom-spitting here? First I think because, I really like the original Karz a lot; and I am sure there are many more like me around here. Secondly, even if you forget personal preferences and just compare bit by bit, you know what a dishonor Mr. Subhash Ghai has brought to his own masterpiece.

1.There was a Karz with a Monty called Rishi Kapoor. Young, dashing, superb dancer,

electrifying  smile, disarming personality and a vulnerable look you will empathize with.  Here

is  a Monty  who looks too mature, stiff, can’t act, can’t dance, has one constant expression on

face, has a hair transplant and moves around with the baggage of “I want all the attention”.

1. There was a Karz that had two extremely graceful, beautiful and talented ladies of the industry –        Simi Garewal and Tina Munim. Here is a Karz with one known lady – Urmila Matondkar who

literally looks  like a horror aunty with  loud, garish makeup; and another unknown face who

doesn’t even look  desirable, leave the acting.

3.   There was a Karz that had Kishore Kumar singing songs like Ek Haseena Thhi, Tu solah

baras ki,  Dard-e-dil, Paisa-ye-paisa ek, etc. How does it feel even comparing it to a nasal

and obnoxious Tandoori Nights. I can’t do it. Sorry!!

1. There was a Karz with legendary music director duo – Laxmikant Pyarelal, who gave us

many  evergreen melodies, again like Ek Haseena Thhi, Tu solah baras ki, Dard-e-dil,

Paisa-ye- paisa ek, etc. Here is a Karz with a self-obsessed Himesh Reshammiya in the

name of  music director, and a lyricist called Sameer (remember??!!)

So my film-premi doston, get ready for some unwanted melodrama, mummified moments, over-the-top acting, plastic expressions, poor music and an irritating adaptation of the “Ek Haseena Thhi” song. I am sure everyone can see what this Karzz is going to be like. An extremely tragic rehashed adaptation, where the thought of doing something like this should never have been born.