You won't get a deja vu of Manoj Kumar's Upkaar when you watch Kisaan. All comparisons to the former fall flat in this tale of an oppressed farmer family seeking revenge from a landlord forcing them to sell their land.
What's it about: You won't get a deja vu of Manoj Kumar's Upkaar when you watch Kisaan. All comparisons to the former fall flat in this tale of an oppressed farmer family seeking revenge from a landlord forcing them to sell their land.
Dayal Singh (Jackie Shroff) fathers two children Jigar (Sohail) who's a village bumpkin and Aman (Arbaaz) who makes it as a lawyer in town. Sohan Seth (Dalip Tahil) a vicious businessman puts cracks in Dayal's family when he tries to sell their land for his own interests.
The story translates into rich man-poor man battle with the two brothers clashing their ideologies and fighting for different causes.
What's hot: There is certain earnestness in the characters of Kisaan that is likeable. Both Sohail and Arbaaz are honest and diligent in their approach, playing two diametrically opposite roles. Sohail's intro and Arbaaz's change of nature are well portrayed. The village setting and atmosphere works well in the first half.
What's not: Kisaan takes up an issue that's a real part of rural India, but it's script and treatment is so dramatic that it puts you off. The second half and the ensuing climax are pretentious.
There is no cohesiveness or uniformity; which is required. The soundtrack too doesn't have any memorable tunes.
Both Nauheed and Dia are wasted in roles that anyone could have played. Their characters are weak and badly sketched.
What to do: With daily TV shows set in rural India doing so well, Kisaan could have cashed in on the wave and picked eyeballs. But with its linear and mundane storyline and weak casting, the film fails to enthuse us.
Kisaan
u/a; drama
Dir: Puneet Sira
Cast: Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Nauheed Cyrusi, Dia Mirza
**
Kisaan At a theatre near you
INox nariman pt (12.15, 11.30 pm)
Metro Big (12.25, 6.50 pm)
Sterling (3.45, 8.15 pm)
PVR Phoenix (3.05, 6.55, 10.45 pm)
Fame Big (1.50, 6.20, 10.30 pm)
Fun Andheri (2.45, 10.30 pm)
Cinemax Versova (12.45, 6, 10 pm)
24 karat (11.45, 4.45 pm)
Movietime Malad (5 pm)
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