Kaminey

2009
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

18K

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Shahid Kapoor in Kaminey (2009)

Guddu and Charlie are identical twins born and raised in the slums of Mumbai. They dream of leaving the squalor behind and moving into a life of prosperity and dignity. Though they look alike, the two are as different as chalk and cheese. One lisps, the other stammers. One is an honest, diligent social worker while the other hedges bets at a racecourse. The brothers want nothing to do with each other. But when Charlie gets mixed up in a deadly get-rich-quick scheme and Guddu realizes that the love of his life has unwittingly put a price on his head, their lives begin to collide. They find themselves facing rogue politicians, drug dealers and crooked cops. As they uncover a sinister plot laid out by the 'political-police-underworld' nexus, their stories finally converge to a point when they realize they only have each other.

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The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

18K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 12 wins & 48 nominations

Guddu
(as Shahid Kapur)
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Sweety
(as Priyanka Chopra)

Deb Mukherjee

Mujib

Shivkumar Subramaniam

Lobo
(as Shiv Subrahmanyam)

Chandan Roy Sanyal

Mikhail
(as Chandan Roysanyal)

Tenzing Nima

Tashi

Hrishikesh Joshi

Lele

Rajatabha Dutta

Shumon
(as Rajatva Dutta)

Harish Khanna

Afghani

Carlos Paca

Cajetan

Eric Santos

Ragos

Amole Gupte

Bhope

Sagar

Young Guddu

Samrat

Young Charlie

Vijay Raj

Kishen

Vishal Bhosle

Steve

Omkar Govardhan

Kranti

Flavia

Charlie's Dream Girl

Storyline

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Trivia
Priyanka Chopra Jonas did not want to do the kiss in the film. So she had the director shoot the entire scene without the kiss until she could make up her mind. However Shahid Kapoor was a gentleman about it and said that he'd only do it if she felt comfortable, so she finally agreed.

Goofs
In the opening shot, Charlie is shown to be standing amidst railway tracks, beside whom a fast long-distance train passes. The area is said to be Cotton Green, Mumbai, through a text below. However, unlike shown in the movie, the area around Cotton Green does not have so many railway lines but, only two. Besides, no long distance trains pass through Cotton Green.

Quotes
Charlie: [voiceover] There are two ways to earn a quick buck. A shortcut, and a shorter shortcut.

Crazy credits
The song "Pehli Baar mohabbat ki" pictured on Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra is shown alongside the credits.

Connections
Featured in Arya 2 (2009)

Soundtracks
Dhan Te Nan
Music by Vishal Bhardwaj
Lyrics by Gulzar
Performed by Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani, Robert 'Bob' Omulo

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Review

Featured review

8/10

A perfect dark comedy !

Thats what Monsieur Godard would call this film - a time pass; yet reasonably after Shekhar Kapur's comment on an esteemed daily Vishal Bhardwaj is being compared widely to Quentin Tarantino, a comparison, I feel is much forced rather than reasoned. With Kaminey Vishal Bhardwaj breaks his own elan & generates what we can call India's first perfect dark comedy. Amusingly, Vishal Bhardwaj once again displays his Shakespearean love. this time morsel of 'A Comedy of Errors', yet many may disagree. A fine work by a finer film-maker. Watch this movie without 'Maqbool' or 'Omakara' in your mind.

On a totally different note, the music of this film is exceptional, well versed by another genius in his own kind - Gulzar.

A must watch.