Kaal

April. 29,2005      
Rating:
4.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

After a series of deaths in Orbit Park, India, are attributed to a man-eating tiger, wildlife expert Krish and his photographer decide to investigate the incidents for a magazine article.

Ajay Devgn as  Kali Pratap Singh
Vivek Oberoi as  Dev Malhotra
John Abraham as  Krish Thapar
Lara Dutta as  Ishika
Esha Deol as  Riya Thapar
Vishal Malhotra as  Vishal
Parmeet Sethi as  Jungle Officer Bashir Khan
Kushal Punjabi as  Sajid
Vineet Sharma as  Bagga
Shah Rukh Khan as  Guest Appearance

Reviews

VeteranLight
2005/04/29

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Matialth
2005/04/30

Good concept, poorly executed.

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Dynamixor
2005/05/01

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Billy Ollie
2005/05/02

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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timmythef-1
2005/05/03

i gave this movie a 5/10/... simply because i didn't think it was that bad..it could have been a lot better.... the starting song was nice to watch with SK even though i think they got some of the moves from the beginning of a jams bond movie..... but as the movie started and got to the middle...it got boring and even more boring... the movie starts to pick up a lot more after the death of Esha Deol...ha ha she fell down a well!!!... then the twist at the end is what made me give it a 5/10... one reason why i didn't really like it was... there was only two songs at the start and the end... which killed it... because every movie needs music... i suppose its an 'ok' film to watch.... but just don't watch it more then once...

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Sherazade
2005/05/04

I liked this film, you have to watch it, understand it, and digest it before you judge it. The premise is quite old but nevertheless refreshing when told in this very Bollywood way. A bunch of friends set out for a summer adventure of a lifetime, and boy do they get it! At least the ones that survive that is. The stunning stellar cast of Vivek Oberoi, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol and Ajay Devgan set your eyes into hyperactive motion as the plot begins to unravel. Esha and John are a married couple who work for National Geographic and are sent to India's wildlife reservation to conduct an investigation into stories of man-eating tigers. Along the way, they bump into a pack of college kids who include Oberoi and Dutta who also are a couple. I also need to point out the opening song and dance number which shows off a cameo by the King Khan himself, Shah Rukh (he produced the film) burning up the screen with a hot new look and gyrating his hips alongside MAK to the sexy urban number entitled 'Kaal' (the song is hot, that's all you need to know at this point) a total must see! No other songs occur during the film, as it is a serious one. But make sure you catch 'Tauba, Tauba' and 'Naza Naza' with a sizzling performance by the two couples after the film. Sexy Yaar!

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kittoo4202004
2005/05/05

Amazed by the promos,I happily took the risk of putting my studies apart and watched the movie.And it is necessary to say-I WASTED MY TIME.Truly,a ridiculous movie,with no aim,no theme and no direction(of course we can say this).I was thinking in the whole movie that when the movie will begin?That's true,there was no beginning in the movie.Just a fool effort of horrifying the viewer.And the reason behind all these murders-the ghost,My GOD,how one can write such a boring story.And the ending of the movie was the worst one I ever saw.The only plus point of the movie was it's background score.Salim-Sulaiman done their job quite nicely.The part of the forest officer was forcefully send to the doubt list.With so many flaws,the movie only puts the fame of Johar camp down.DON'T WATCH IT,EVEN AT FREE OF COST,USE TWO HOURS OF YOUR LIFE FOR SOMETHING USEFUL.

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kapilash
2005/05/06

Well! This is not your usual IMDb comment on this master-piece(of sh!t). This comment is here strictly for philanthropic purposes. You should read this comment AFTER you have seen Kaal.OKay. You must be thinking that you have seen the worst movie since the big bang ( or the ice-age, if , by nature, you are kind and forgiving ). Well.. I am here to give you a new interpretation to the movie and make you feel a li'l less cheated. Firstly, don't think that this movie belongs to the horror genre. Secondly you should not think that that Kaali was a killer was meant to be a surprise. Thirdly and most importantly, you should not even think that he is a bhoot. Kaali is not a bhoot. He is just a madman who talks about himself in the third person. And he thinks he died. When Villagers beat him black and blue, they did not kill him. He survived. But he lost his senses and started believing that he died. And all the deaths we see in the movie are those that are accidents or murders. The surviving characters think of him as a bhoot. They do that based on some silly evidence. They cant find his image - either in the well or in the video camera. Well, vivek oberai could not see the image in the well because the angle was not correct. And of course Kaali could not be seen in the camera - That was expected. After all, the conditions under which the camera was used were not exactly conducive for perfect composition of film.Thus, You should look at Kaali as a madman who is mistaken to be bhoot by the rest of the characters. If you have seen Citizen Kane, you would see some parallels here with the "rosebud". If you can see this way, you will understand that Kaal is not the poor man's "Urban Legend" as it is made out to be, but it is an amateur director's attempt at Citizen Kane. Now some advice: Next time you think of going to a movie in which a male actor is doing an 'item number', think again. May be it'd be more enjoyable to get struck in a traffic jam on a hot summer afternoon in an Indian City.

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