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Zoran009
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Rediff calls it Average!! rana!!

even Devdas was not a blockbuster either?
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enjoy
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But there's a difference !!arsh!!
Devdas was not great but it was made to be, so much hoopla-hype. See the acting of aka sharukh and you will laugh whenn he will cry.
But Contrary to that Khakee is genuinely a great movie for the class as well as for the typical mass public with some over the top performance by its leading protoganists.
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Zoran009
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Believe me, yaar!! I enjoyed SRK of DEVDAS way better than one in CHALTE CHALTE and SUPER HIT KHNH!

He was even better in HTHS if u ask me!!
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Have seen it now. I would rate it 2.5-3/5.
Quite decent at times and disappointing at other times.
Without Bachchan there would not be much to talk about.
Tusshar is quite good in his big scene too. Devgan is too
cliched, Kumar not enough of an actor. Aishwarya is ok.
The doctor is good.
The story fizzles out at the end. And the masala elements
don't gel well with the rest (e.g. the songs and the usual
over the top brawls and standard sound effects). Technically
mostly solid, but with some fuzzy shots as well.
One thing I thought was brilliant, but I don't know if this
is a chance hit or the hand of a master showing up for one
minute: the way Bachchan's asthma attack is presented in
the big showdown is... hilarious. Cracked me up for good.
Bravo! That's dadaism pure.
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http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullst ... d=13374703

`Khakee` in legal trouble

Rajkumar Santoshi's cop-film "Khakee", basking in its first week success, has landed into legal trouble. A Gurgaon based writer, Brijan Gaur, has filed a copyright infringement case against Santoshi and the producer of Khakee, Keshu Ramsay.

Gaur, who claims to be a member of Filmwriter's Association, Mumbai, alleged that Santoshi has lifted the central idea of Khakee from his story Zokhim, which he had registered with the Filmwriter's Association in February 1992.

Gaur further added that he had given a formal narration of his story to Santoshi in 1991, but Santoshi neither bothered to seek his permission nor gave him any credit for using his story. Gaur had issued legal notices to both Santoshi and Ramsay in December 2003 demanding for the contract amount or one time royalty for using his story.

Meanwhile Santoshi stated that he never met Gaur and the story of Khakee was penned by Sridhar Raghavan.

The next court hearing is on February 10. Indiafm



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rana
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mhafner wrote:
Have seen it now. I would rate it 2.5-3/5.
Quite decent at times and disappointing at other times.
Without Bachchan there would not be much to talk about.
Tusshar is quite good in his big scene too. Devgan is too
cliched, Kumar not enough of an actor. Aishwarya is ok.
The doctor is good.
The story fizzles out at the end. Technically
mostly solid.

I've seen this film 2nd time now.

1) There are many surprising twists to the story. The first time when I saw the film, I missed the first 5 minutes. What they showed in the beginning, was a major surprise for me a bit later in the film. This extra surprise added an extra and an interesting suspense in the story and I enjoyed the film a lot better by missing first 5 minutes of the film.

I wonder if what was shown in the beginning should be left for later revealation, making the film more interesting??

2) The first screening that I saw was in a DD theatre. The second screening was in Doly SRD (not DD). The non DD theatre has excellent sound, but without the DD there was a difference bet day and night between a DD and non DD presentation. (BTW, I found Doly SRD sound at this theatre (Mayfair) in Ottawa a lot better than sound at Albion Cinemas of Toronto).

I stayed till the end credits. Only Dolby Digital sign showed up. Looks like they never included DTS sound for any Khakee prints?? Has any one seen Khakee with a DTS logo??

Rana
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Zoran009
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If end credits show on DD, it means, Khakee was not made on prints on DTS..lately a lot many big films have been on only DD and small both DD and DTS!
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Hey folks,
I saw this movie yesterday, and the movie was not upto my expectations as the hype was created. I am fan of AB and liked is controlled performance, but still felt there is something lacking (that punch) to make the movie a hit. I saw the trailer and it was great, so i was very much eager to watch this movie after confirming that the movie is good from various reviews from newspaper and Zulmis. But when i actually saw the movie I was a l'le bit dissappointed. I dont think it deserves as much credit that all our zulmis has showered, like great fighting scenes. Guys, tell me the action scene which u really have liked in the movie. sab ke sab ek min mein khatam. As someone said the editing was bad, yep it was. the story is good, performance is very good, but then the editing was sh**.
Anyway guys, could someone tell me when this background song "uparwale" starts, though it was in the title but not completely. Also, when i saw the movie it was like the doctor was lying down in the train and the scene finishes with tusshar going to constables house and then suddenly the doctor is shown in the hospital and they declare him as dead. Did i miss any scene, bcoz the doctor was good in the train then how come he suddenly dies in the hospital.
Also, I watched in the trailer when Ajay bashes up AB, that scene too was edited, I think it was in the last fight but it finished too early. Am i right?
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Mr_Khiladi
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I saw this film today and I really enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting much but I was surprised, I think it must be one of the best action thrillers I've seen from India for some time. I haven't seen a film about the police and corrution for a long time. It's a totally AB film with the others in supporting roles. Ajay Devgan gave a great performance which was similar but more brutal than his characters in Company and Deewange. I think Tusshar Kapoor was actually 'likeable' in this film...I usually can't stand the guy. The scene in the stadium was a big surprise for audiences!

My critisisms of the film are:

None of the songs were needed! The Lara Dutta song was totally not needed, it was a bad song, Lara didn't look good - looked more slutty, than sensuous and it didn't match the film. The 'love' song between Ash and Akshay came up all of a sudden which didn't suit the film at all.

The ending was a bit of a let down...what were they thinking preaching about morals and allowing a certain someone to live....what is bollywood coming to? Were they trying to do a 'Gabbar Singh in Sholay' type ending? All I can say is that certain someone should have died a painful death after all he killed in the film...or is RKS thinking of a sequel?
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pillairaj
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As far as songs in a otherwise well-paced movie like Khakee, now it is something the director has to do for mass audiences. If not, there are people who will not go to the movie. So I wouldn't really rate the movie any less because of the songs, since they seem to be a sort of requirement. Even in the Kakka Kakka commentary, Gautham Menon mentioned a 'need' to do this to satisfy people.

Accept it or not, it's a Bollywood thing and it's not Bollywood if there aren't songs and dances! Even Satya had unnecessary songs!! ???
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Shahran Sunny Audit
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I finally saw Khakee on the big screen, and I felt that the film is nothing special - the preditable story is similar to numerous American and far eastern films. I enjoyed the performances from Big B, Ajay Devgan and Tuhsaar but I felt the action sequences and editing was not as polished as it should have been. Also the songs are a wasted in places and could have been trimmed to around 3 mins instead of the usual 6 mins or deleated compleatly. I guess they rushed the editing process to get the film released on time.

Kudos to the decent cinematography and a few good dialogues. Other then that are tons of decent Indian police drama's that betters Khakee...
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Mega flops shock the industry!

INDIATIMES MOVIES


Bollywood is fast becoming like our Indian cricket team. When we thought the India 11 had finally come out of the dark ages and was performing consistently, they slipped again. The same is true of our Bollywood movies. With films like ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’

and ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ doing brisk business at the box office, things were looking bright for the starving industry, and trade pundits predicted a bright future ahead. But the joy was short lived, as mega-budget films like ‘LOC’, ‘Aetbaar’ and ‘Khakee’ bit the dust. The industry folks have again hit the panic button. And producers are giving serious thought to the astronomical prices stars are asking for. Time for the biggies of Bollywood to see the writing on the wall!
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rana
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Mr_Khiladi wrote:
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The ending was a bit of a let down...what were they thinking preaching about morals and allowing a certain someone to live....what is bollywood coming to? Were they trying to do a 'Gabbar Singh in Sholay' type ending? All I can say is that certain someone should have died a painful death after all he killed in the film...or is RKS thinking of a sequel?

SPOILER ALERT.

Who should have died??

Did I see a different ending?? No sequel possibility for Ajay Devgan character that I saw.

Rana



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Zoran009
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I think, even with MASS APPEAL, KHAKEE wont attain EXPECTED HEIGHTS imho!! People find STORY/PLOT too ordinary, with different treatment! :baaa:
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Mr_Khiladi
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rana wrote:
SPOILER ALERT.

Who should have died??

Did I see a different ending?? No sequel possibility for Ajay Devgan character that I saw.

Rana

NOTE : SPOILERS BELOW.

I was walking out of the cinema just while the film was ending and didn't read all the text for the conclusion, but what I caught was something like 'If Thushars character had killed Devgan, he would be no different and the rep of the police force would go down'...though I may be mistaken. I know he shot Devgan twice, but Devgan was injured and still breathing, so it didn't appear that he died. If his character did die, then I think he died too easy, considering the amount of people he killed, you need to dish out the right amount of punishment to the bad guy to satisfy the audience.

I don't know if RKS did a Sholay-style double ending for this?
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