Deshdrohi

KRK – Kamal Rashid Khan is here with a mission. His acting launch pad Deshdrohi is hitting screens on November 14 competing with Dostana. The publicity for Deshdrohi is no less than it was for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, which was a launch pad Aamir Khan. In fact, Himesh Reshammiya can take a tip or two here, Karzzzz publicity was nothing compared to this. 

 

Sample this. Kamal Rashid Khan is everywhere. I switch on the TV to watch cricket, I see him. I watch a news channel, I see him. He is definitely on all music channels and all entertainment channels. He is out on the hoardings and I can’t miss him when I am driving. I try and hide in the safety of mall, and I see OOH media screens with KRK! Worse, he follows me to work on the screens in my cafeteria.  I give up. The man is unstoppable!

 

Deshdrohi is a topical film based on the current migrant situation in Mumbai. Serious agenda, but I guess watching the promos make me feel that this is going to turn out to be a laugh riot. His clothes could probably set a new fashion trend, those leather jackets and all… His gun skills are going to be the journals of reference for generations to come. And KRK’s dialogue delivery is icy cold; it can freeze tiger’s blood! We have been fortunate to catch some of his gems on TV. I am sure the action is going to be awe inspiring. The glam quotient is high with Gracy Singh (who started her career with Aamir Khan in Lagaan, followed it up with Sanjay Dutt in Munnabhai MBBS and Ajay Devgan in Gangajal), playing the romantic lead, from what I hear. And not to miss some sizzling item numbers by Kim Sharma and Saif fame Rozza.

 

Issme action hai, drama hai, romaans hai, tragedy hain aur haan, bhaiyyo aur beheno, issme comedy bhi hai (which I am sure is not intentional!!). Aaiye, dekhiye, ek laakhon mein ek samajik sachchaiyo par adharit filum, jo aapko sochne par majboor karegi. What sochna, we don’t know. To each is own like KRK!!!

Karzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!

 

Forgive me if I have missed any “zzz” in the name! Karzzz is all around, with it’s superb, mind blowing fantastic publicity – in Himesssbhai’s own words! Radio channels – which I listen to while driving are happy playing the songs one after the other in addition to running contests around this, TV – music channels again and others where the promos run non stop, and Himesh is making “judge” appearances, traffic signal hoardings where Himesh is looking dreamily into the “past”, Online (the site is actually impressed me!), and the papers and mags which are in overdrive.

 

Himesh bhai’s new look, new hair (chinese, I read somewhere), new designed clothes, new singing style (this time not through the nose), new weight (63 kgs), new waist line, and possibly new age (35 at last count!), is all around boy gimme a break, pleaseeeeeee! There is more buzz around Himesh than the movie itself.  

And the songs of Karzzz? Well, insomniacs of the world, stand up take notice. Our very own Himessssbhai, is here to solve your problems. One song and you are in dreamland!! Suu karo cho bhai? So much effort for this? Tch Tch. Your Suroor seems to be off! (though I must admit that is bhai had’nt sung the songs, they would have actually sounded good!!). And in any case, nowhere near LP’s creations. And the promos? Agar promo aise hain toh socho picture kaisi hogi, Ha Ha Ha!! (retro dialogue remade from one of 80s hindi movie!! writer unknown!). Very tacky. Proof – Remakes don’t work!

 

My aankh mein aasoo moment on this was when I received a random call from some agency asking e whether I would be interested in the Karz “curtain raiser”. Me, someone asked me to a Himesh show, wow that’s something. But I missed it – I was busy celebrating my birthday – sorry sir.  

 

Am a little wary of the movie Karzzzzzzz before the release. I loved the original, remakes are not good, history is gawaah. Don  was the only good one, but the rest have failed miserably. Satish Kaushik is unpredictable, just hope that this Karzzzz is not as bad as RGV Ki Aag!!