Koi Jaane Na

In theory this film could have been very good, unfortunately poor acting, poor editing, poor direction destroyed it. At times it became comical. Don't waste your time.

Koi Jaane Na (2021) : Movie Review -

Koi Jaane Na is coming from the debutant director Amin Hajee so normally it wasn't expected to come out something brilliant. When the trailer released, certain things looked dull with the budget and filming but the main issue was the story. Having seen so many classic thrillers it was easy for me to guess the suspense after watching the trailer and unsurprisingly i was right. Well, i won't reveal the suspense here to spoil your party and i even believe that some chunk of audience who belong to masses and those who haven't seen hundreds of classic thrillers might even find it interesting. Koi Jaane Na lacks the quality proportions in on screen execution due to low budget and that's acceptable but an off screen part like writing falters occassionally which isn't forgivable at all.

Let's begin with the story which shouldn't be told to keep the suspense fresh but a brief idea can be told without spoilers. A fictional writer is suspected as a murderer because the techniques used for the homicides are similar to his books. The entire plot revolves around only this idea while the love story and threat of being stalked follows the young couple. Koi Jaane Na gives a lot of hints in the first half only that how and where it is gonna take you by the end and that's the biggest worry for the film. The screenplay is scattered and unauthentic according to situations and therefore finds it tough to hold your attention throughout the runtime. Somehow the predictable climax ends it on a complete note but only when it's too late.

Performances by Kunal Kapoor, Amin Hajee and Atul Kulkarni are somewhat convincing whereas Amyra Dastur finds no links between her characterisation and dialogue delivery. The supporting cast is certainly a relief as Ashwini Kalsekar, Achint Kaur, Neha Mahajan, Vidya Malavade and Raj Zutshi tries to give something over the lame writing of their characters. Musically, Koi Jaane Na is uplifted by Har Funn Maula as Aamir Khan and Elli AvrRam both sizzle in hot looks and their cracking chemistry makes the video glamourous. The other songs are above average but appears at wrong occasions. A thriller film should never include so many songs to lower down the pace.

Technical features of the film are okay okay but some are horrible such as loud background score and shaking camera which aren't used well. Director Amin Hajee seems lost from the first frame as he even fails to recognise the framework. In some scenes the frame looks dark and then the next frame is bright and suddenly it looks saturated, i mean all at the same place, same scene. What a terrible production values it has. Subsequently, the wrong set up and lacking the concrete theories takes the film even more down than what it should have been. Overall, Koi Jaane Na is an unskillful thriller which doesn't work at any single aspects of filmmaking you name whether it is acting, writting, dialogues, cinematography or direction.

RATING - 4/10*

Saw it only for 30 mins. Couldn't go beyond that.

I would have given only 1, but for charmer the pet Dog, gave 2 stars.

First the film has some really shoddy camera work & editing. It seems the editors were running out of time & some scenes look like amateurs doing a vblog on mobile phone.

The plot is very stereotypical & you can correctly guess the 'real killer' long before the film nears it's climax.

The acting of the most of the cast is good, however Kunal Kapoor needs to show right shades of emotions in the thriller sequence, a romantic boy expression in thriller sequence completely takes the mullah out of the scene.

There are some big holes in the story, but I would ignore for sake of 'artistic liberty'.

If you are spending sleepless night, then this is the film you are looking forward to put you to sleep.

"Koi Jaane Na" is an alumnus get together for "Rang De Basanti", with Kunaal Kapoor leading the cast, and Aamir Khan and Atul Kulkarni appearing in cameo roles. The film begins with a promise - Kunal Kapoor plays Kabir Kapoor, an inspirational writer with one bestseller under his belt, but suffering from a writer's block that prevents him from finishing the promised sequel for which he has taken a handsome advance payment. But he doubles up as a pulp fiction author (with Zaraan Khan as the fictional mercenary) under a different name to get away from legal issues, and moonlights as a vigilante. Quite a handful for an individual, I must admit.

Whilst all this is explained in the first 20 minutes and we expect the film to go down the vigilante route like Batman or Shahenshah, Koi Jaane Na takes a somersault and hurtles down an altogether different route. It throws a Googly - Kabir starts romancing a young, Bohemian girl Suhana (Amyra Dastur) who he befriends on his journey to Panchgani to rediscover his writing skills. It's no ordinary love story - it's one peppered with a couple of murders, Zaraan Khan coming to life, mannequins and masks popping out of hidden chambers, a seductive housemaid with no oomph whatsoever, and a dubious blackmailing effort by a couple of comical characters who try their level best to appear menacing. The result is that whilst you were expecting the pace bowler to charge you with a heady fast ball, you get a Doosra - and you don't know what to do with it. It takes a strange turn where the focus shifts from Kabir and trains itself on Suhana, thus making a lot of what was essayed earlier redundant and slowly but steadily, becoming grossly predictable. The climax is aimed to be kept open ended for interpretation, but it's underwhelming and lacking the punch it deserved.

You may have heard mixed reviews of Koi Jaane Na, but the film failed to make its mark with me as I felt cheated. There are innumerable loose ends, tacky editing and poor performances galore. Roles of Vidya Malavade, Near Mahajan and Achint Kaur are extremely poorly etched out, and Kunaal Kapoor and Amyra Dastur make a lightweight couple. The only person who does some justice to the role is Ashwini Kalsekar as the investigating police officer.