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Kaalakaandi

  • 2018
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Saif Ali Khan in Kaalakaandi (2018)
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ComedyThriller

Focusing on life, death and karma, this dark comedy follows three parallel tracks - a man who discovers that he is a terminally ill, a woman seeking redemption and two goons with major trust... Read allFocusing on life, death and karma, this dark comedy follows three parallel tracks - a man who discovers that he is a terminally ill, a woman seeking redemption and two goons with major trust issues.Focusing on life, death and karma, this dark comedy follows three parallel tracks - a man who discovers that he is a terminally ill, a woman seeking redemption and two goons with major trust issues.

  • Director
    • Akshat Verma
  • Writer
    • Akshat Verma
  • Stars
    • Saif Ali Khan
    • Asif Basra
    • Neil Bhoopalam
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Akshat Verma
    • Writer
      • Akshat Verma
    • Stars
      • Saif Ali Khan
      • Asif Basra
      • Neil Bhoopalam
    • 29User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Saif Ali Khan
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    • Vineet
    Asif Basra
    Asif Basra
    • Raza Arif
    Neil Bhoopalam
    Neil Bhoopalam
    • Ustad
    Ankit Bisht
    • DJ
    Vishal Chopra
    • Kinshuk
    Amyra Dastur
    Amyra Dastur
    • Neha
    Sobhita Dhulipala
    Sobhita Dhulipala
    • Tara
    Deepak Dobriyal
    Deepak Dobriyal
    • Mafia
    Shyam Gopal
    Shyam Gopal
    • Deputy Minister
    Narendra Jha
    Narendra Jha
    Savitri Joshi
    Deepak Kalra
    • Munna Chacha
    Geeta Kapoor
    Kunaal Roy Kapur
    Kunaal Roy Kapur
    • Zubin
    Ravi Khote
    Akshay Oberoi
    Akshay Oberoi
    • Angad
    Umair Patel
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    • Jehangir Jehangir
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    6jeetdutta-16586

    One time watch

    According to a black comedy movie, it's good. Not up to Delhi belly's mark but it is one time watch. The starcast is fantastic. Each and every actor is talented but Akshat verma wasn't able to use them properly in the movie. Saif was good, Deepak and Vijay Raaz got a very short role but wasn't that much engaging. Shobhita, Kunal Roy kapur were also okay okay in their place. Watch it once for the actor's performances without keeping any expectations.
    8samgh-34794

    A fun ride

    An illogical, absurd, fun, enjoyable, new age story comprising of 3-4 sub stories somehow linked together... A fun ride of one long night.. it's mostly abt drugs, weed.. but having said that this is Saif Ali khan's best performance till date.. he's opened up and big time.. his comic timing is apt right througout the movie.. for the likes of him, an underrated actor, who was probably not choosing the right kinda scripts, it's a movie to bring him back on track.. its a "coming of age" kinda film for him.. like he says "Aisa Maine pehle kyon Nahi Kiya"!! The supporting cast was good as well.. not a bad one time watch...
    8singhsubhamsks

    Amazing Tale

    The flavour of Delhi Belly but it's smarter, funnier and more entertaining,the conclusion could be more sensible like the whole narrative otherwise everyone's performance were awesome, what a treat to watch.
    7hrhkalways

    Nice cool, new age kinda flavored

    Watch it for sure. See it without expectation. Its a lightweight cool movie. Dont look for too complicated a plot. You have time, go for it. Its a midweek kind of movie..dont save it for a weekend :)
    7oazam

    The perfect Indian black comedy film after ages but with some slight flaws

    Delhi Belly created a benchmark in Indian cinema under the black comedy category. It was funny, humorous, and dark which made the film entertaining. Despite the fact that Kaalakaandi didn't create so much hype for the audience and just found out about the film at the last minute, I decided to go and watch it after seeing the trailer.

    So a banker named Rauleen, who has the decency of any other human being by the fact that he doesn't drink, smoke, do drugs, or even eat butter has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and only has 3 months to live. So with these 3 months, he decides to change himself by drinking and doing drugs and going full on himself. Then there are few more parallel stories such as 2 gangsters that are hungry for money from their boss to a couple that go through certain situations. How these stories collide is basically what this film is about?

    Let me start off by saying this, I thought that this could just be a timepass but quite to my surprise, I quite enjoyed this film. Akshat Verma who also wrote Delhi Belly managed to implement this with good ease. The jokes in the movie were so funny and realistic that the factors were there necessary to fulfill a good entertaining watch. The writing was good and the dialgues were simplistically consistent throughout the film

    The acting in the movie was simply spot on. Saif Ali Khan gives a remarkable performance as Rauleen and the dialogues helmed by him just chuckled the living shit out of me. Vijay Raaz's take on giving foul words doesn't disappoint and he was also the hilarious factor in the film. Deepak Dobriyal was also amazing in his part and I really do fanboy him as an actor. Shenaz Treasury plays a hoity toity character and she was doggone good in the film. Kunaal Roy Kapur was just there because when I saw him Delhi Belly, he was cracked up well but in this film, he doesn't become the victim in any situation.

    The music is average and the tracks doesn't have anything melodious to offer.

    The pacing trips after quite some time because you will get the feeling that the film is doing well in soem point of time but later something interferes with that moment and yeah some scenes were direct ripoffs of Delhi Belly.

    The direction was okay because the angles weren't shot properly and dutch angles were just unnecessary

    Overall, I enjoyed watching a black comedy fater so many ages. It's dark, crude, hilarious, and peculiar. Definitely check this out in a theater near you.

    3/5 - Bollywood is starting with something good.

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      Film was about to release in mid 2016.But was pushed to 2017 due to editing issues as it had abusive language.
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      Selina's husband called her in her hotel room extension and asking for room number where he could easily find it out by reception.

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2018 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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