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Karan Arjun

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Note: Hindi with English subtitles.

'Karan Arjun' released in '95 is a wonderfully entertaining 151 minute mixture of action, comedy and romance starring a cast of some of India's biggest stars; Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan (not related), Amrish Puri, Kajol and Rakhee Gulzer. This is by no means a big budget Bollywood production so some of the action scenes are shall we say a little cheezy, but the acting is excellent and you'll soon find yourself so absorbed in the storyline that you won't notice the shortcomings.

Synopsis: The film begins with the brutal murder of two brothers, Karan (Salman) and Arjun (Shah Rukh) by their dispicable Uncle Thakur (Puri) who desires the family fortune for himself. After their deaths their Mother Durga (Rakhee Gulzar) pleads to the Goddess Kali to return her sons to her alive and well. Kali answers her prayer through the vehicle of reincarnation and when the two reborn brothers return to the village twenty years later revenge is not far behind.

'Karan Arjun' offers great entertainment, high caliber cast, intriquing plot and a fascinating look at the most feared and misunderstood deity in the Hindu pantheon, Kali.

I love the scenes in the Kali temple; The sorrows endured by the mother and sons demonstrate a love and beliefs that grief can transform and manifest healing to broken hearts. Will watch again.

Only minor fault - the subtitles do not always come across on the screen. This would make the movie a lot more enjoyable if you can understand fully what is been discussed; however, it does not take any of the enjoyment away from the movie's plot.

Loved it!!!!

I liked this film veyr much, although some scenes were violent and unnecessary. The actors have played their parts superbly, especially the acress playing the Mother's role. SRK is fantastic, as usual and plays any roles with great ease. The dance sequences were great! I would have liked a slightly different ending.

This movie is way over the top with unneccessary violence(done terribly by the way),
and such awful acting by ShahRukh Khan too! His problem was over acting in every bit of the movie, he should learn that less is more sometimes but I think it's inherent in his style of acting. Kajol wasn't too bad except that someone should have told her to lose that mono-brow of hers before filming! The saving grace of this movie was the story line and some dignified and believable acting from the mother, the bad uncle and Salman Khan, thus the 2 star rating. Will I watch it again? Nah, unless it's to perversely amuse oneself by watching what bad acting is all about!

Note: Hindi with English subtitles.

'Karan Arjun' released in '95 is a wonderfully entertaining 151 minute mixture of action, comedy and romance starring a cast of some of India's biggest stars; Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan (not related), Amrish Puri, Kajol and Rakhee Gulzer. This is by no means a big budget Bollywood production so some of the action scenes are shall we say a little cheezy, but the acting is excellent and you'll soon find yourself so absorbed in the storyline that you won't notice the shortcomings.

Synopsis: The film begins with the brutal murder of two brothers, Karan (Salman) and Arjun (Shah Rukh) by their dispicable Uncle Thakur (Puri) who desires the family fortune for himself. After their deaths their Mother Durga (Rakhee Gulzar) pleads to the Goddess Kali to return her sons to her alive and well. Kali answers her prayer through the vehicle of reincarnation and when the two reborn brothers return to the village twenty years later revenge is not far behind.

'Karan Arjun' offers great entertainment, high caliber cast, intriquing plot and a fascinating look at the most feared and misunderstood deity in the Hindu pantheon, Kali.

I usually love Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, but this was a terrible movie. I thought Salman fared better in it than Shah Rukh did. I really liked the two female costars, one of which was Kajol and I don't know the other one's name, but she was Salman's romantic interest. To me, she was the star of the show--what an incredible dancer! This movie is full of violence and blood. In almost every scene with the boys' mother, she was being beaten up and I got used to seeing her with blood on her head all the time. Even children were being beaten and killed. The only good thing in this movie was the dancing--that was it. The dancing was very traditional and very entertaining. But the movie itself? Awful, awful, awful. I give this movie one star for the dancing only.

very good script... one of the best of salman... im not big fan of SRK, due to his acting style(he is same all the time, ka ka ka ka ka kiran...) sorry SRK, this movie belongs to salman...