Kaminey is a 2009 Bollywood film directed by Vishal Bharadwaj featuring ShahidKapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. The film has been regarded as a masterpiece and a landmark in Hindi cinema by most audiences and bagged the most votes for being the best Hindi film of 2009.
Plot
Guddu and Charlie (Shahid Kapoor in a double role) are identical twins who have grown up in the streets of Mumbai. Both brothers have a speech impediment – Charlie has a lisp, while Guddustutters in his speech. The film begins with a voice over narration by Charlie, who describes how he and his brother could never meet eye to eye, and Charlie's belief in taking shortcuts to fulfill his dream- to become abookie at a horse racing course, where he currently works for three Bengali goon brothers in fixing races. Guddu meanwhile works for a NGO in the city, raising AIDS awareness on the streets. He soon discovers that his girlfriend Sweety (Priyanka Chopra) is pregnant with their child.
Reception
- Kaminey is best experienced as a minor movie with major, character-driven set pieces.
- On the whole, KAMINEY lives up to the hype associated with it.
- All the ingredients of a typical masala film are there, but miraculously, director Vishal Bharawaj and his team manage to make Kaminey into a meaningful cinematic experience.
- Shaid Kapoor sets his own level of acting.
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