Review: 'Kaminey'

Dhan Te Nan. Vishal Bhardwaj pays homage to cinema of yore and that's reason enough to go out and grab tickets for one of the most keenly anticipated films of our times.

A few monsoons ago, Farah Khan paid homage to the cinema of 1970s with Om Shanti Om. Now Bhardwaj picks up characters that we have witnessed on the Hindi screen before, but executes it like Tarantino and Guy Ritchie do. He creates a film that's so different from movies we've witnessed thus far.

'Kaminey' is bold, stark, funny and unpredictable and that's what works in its favour. There're two more reasons: Shahid Kapoor and of course, 'Dhan Te Nan'. Okay, we've seen Shahid pitching in a sincere act in his earlier films, but 'Kaminey' should catapult him to superstardom. His double role in 'Kaminey' is exemplary.

There's another star in 'Kaminey' and that's 'Dhan Te Nan'. Your heart starts beating faster every time you hear this in the background or also when Shahid breaks into the song. The track is as big a craze as 'Jumma Chumma' [Hum, 'Ek Do Teen' [Tezaab] and 'Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai' [Khal-Nayak] and will contribute enormously in attracting viewers in hordes.