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Dil Kabaddi***
*ing: Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Konkana Sen, Soha Ali Khan
and Rahul Khanna
Directed by: Anil Sharma
Tagline: Everything is hunky dory until the day you get married
and your romantic bliss turns into HELL!
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Dil
Kabaddi - 'dil' as in heart and 'kabaddi' as in the south Asian contact
sport in which one team member has to tackle the opposing team and
carry the ball to the other end. The film is just as witty as the
title and you will probably end up with stitches in your stomach for
laughing out loud. Dil Kabadddi highlights the issues modern day married
couples have to deal with - lack of communication, their differences,
their fantasies etc - and presents them like a comic strip. But though
the film is comical, the idea sent across highlights the reality of
life - marriages aren't made in heaven, there is no such thing as
a Prince Charming, quests will never end and love flies out the window
within a span of a few years! If that sounds a bit too pessimistic,
then the film does too. But it is meant to be a spoof on urban life
via relationships.
Dil Kabaddi is a story based on two married couples living in Mumbai.
They haven't been married for long yet their relationship is consistently
shadowed by lack of trust, lack of romance and for the men, lack of
bedroom drama. The film kicks off in an amusing manner - the first
scene showcases an unmarried couple sharing an extremely hot, steamy
moment in a car, right behind which are our couple - Samit (Irrfan
Khan) and Mita (Soha Ali Khan) - who are constantly fighting. The
motto: romance ends the minute you marry and all that is left is a
lot of bickering, take it or leave it.
Mita stands for everything her husband is against: she is a well read
surgeon and appreciates the finer things in life. Being a perfectionist,
with immaculate hairdos and French manicures, she feels her husband's
existence is his only crime. Samit is her antithesis and Mita winces
at the very thought of how uncouth Samit is, how the toilet stinks
after he uses it, how he doesn't know how to sit, walk or talk and
how he needs to grow out of his Jonny Bravo attire and become a real
man. Sound familiar?
Samit, on the other hand, is proud of his philandering and treacherous
ways - he craves escapade and wants to let loose and enjoy life. But
sadly, his bossy wife doesn't think so. Mita is far from being wild
and plans her way through while Samit is spontaneous and erotic. Their
lifestyle and circle of thought defines their marriage - boring, dry
and banal.
The other leading couple is that of their close friends Rishi (Rahul
Bose) and Simi (Konkana Sen Sharma) and the film begins with Mita
and Samit informing them of their decision to separate. That is when
Rishi and Simi begin to realize that they have issues that need to
be addressed too. The Samit-Mita separation is like a wake up call
for the other couple.
The two soon find out they are caught up in a web of enticement and
post marital boredom. And this, together with the after effects of
Samit and Mita's separation, is what Dil Kabaddi is about. Moral muddles
and emotional crises of the couples over the next two years - friends
fight and separate, lovers come and go - and in a way the two couples
along with the healthy peppering of sexy gym instructors, sensitive
type co-workers and attractive students all step in to play this highly
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As the
four saddle their way through their loveless, monotonous and
boring marriages, in comes size zero obsessed bimbo gym instructor
Kaya (Payal Rohatgi). She spices up the movie with her annoying
baby doll expressions and shrilly voice. College professor,
film maker and critical writer Rishi also refered to as the
'prey' soon discovers that is besotted one of his students.
His wife Simi 'the predator' has the hots for her co-worker
Veer (Rahul Khanna). The utmost desire of all women, the man
of every girl's dream, Veer is handsome, talented, sweet, sensitive
and utterly romantic. So what happens next? Do grab a DVD if
you're in the mood to kick back and relax. Dil Kabaddi is surely
going to make you laugh, even if you're in the worst of moods.Irrfan
Khan has yet again proved he is
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of the finest actors of Bollywood. He makes the film interesting with
his tongue in cheek humour and vulgar jokes. Konkana Sen Sharma took
home a gong for Best Supporting Actress for Life In A Metro and we
also know why- she can make the audience laugh one minute and cry
the next. The reclusive romantic Rahul Khanna looks absolutely stunning
(he always does). And Rahul Bose steps into apologetic submission.
Dil Kabaddi is by far Soha Ali Khan's best performance - she fits
the role of the shrewd and cunning Mita quite perfectly and with the
new hairstyle and weight loss, Soha looks better than she ever did.
And then there is our intense comic, Rahul Bose - he has by far come
out with entertaining films like Jhankar Beats or the romantic comedy
Pyaar Ke Side Effects (opposite Malika Shirawant). Dil Kabaddi is
yet another achievement of his and the actor has yet again proved
he is one of those few who can actually make one cackle and crack.
This film truly is like a comic strip of reality and every married
couple certainly will be able to identify with one part or the other.
One should not try to connect the dots as it will not make sense;
Dil Kapaddi is to be enjoyed for its comedy and not the message it
sends across. In a nutshell all married women are nagging fish wives
but hold higher morale ground than their husbands who believe men
were made for polygamy and adultery is their marital right if their
wives fight too much. If this sounds like your story, then this is
most certainly your film!
-- Anum Opel *YUCK
**WHATEVER
***GOOD
****SUPER
*****AWESOME
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