Irrespective of Kick’s fate at the box-office, one thing for sure is that whenever Salman Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala (who debuts as a director after producing many Hindi films, which mostly featured Khan himself) collaborate, the result is absolute fireworks.
Starting from Jeet , Judwaa, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and now ‘KICK’, the friendship has only grown better just like another Khan (tch tch..We all know who it is) bonded with his coffee counterpart. And like Salman-Sajid’s previous ventures, even KICK may prove to be a cash cow, even if it boasts of a wafer-thin plot defied of any logic.
KICK, a remake of the Telugu film of the same name and a Tamil film, Thilalangadi, that starred Jeyam Ravi and Tamannah, stays almost true to its original, with a minute change of removing the sub-plots involving the secondary characters. Well one has to know that in a Salman Khan film, there has to be just one star, who acts, laughs, cries and in one word, ENTERTAINS!
‘KICK’ begins on a train in Poland wherein Shaina (a hot and extremely beautiful Jacqueline Fernandez), a psychiatrist, is discussing marriage with Himanshu Tyagi (Randeep Hooda), a cop, and talks about her KICK, Devi Lal Singh a.k.a Devil (Salman Khan), who left her to pursue his several KICKS! Meeting him during a wedding was her biggest mistake as he gave her a headache with a terrible hangover, but eventually when Devi manages to woo Shaina, she falls for his Being Human avatar. However Devi decides to leave her for a KICK to earn money, ala a superhero-style, crossing paths with Himanshu, thus beginning a cat-and-mouse chase between the two.
Probably if Salman Khan’s previous film, ‘Jai Ho’ wouldn’t have been made, KICK would have created a better impact as the climax is just an extended version of the former. The only difference is that it is stylized and non-preachy unlike its earlier counterpart. This and the odd picturization of songs is the other blemish in the otherwise entertaining film.
Himesh Reshammiya’s music along with Yo Yo Honey Singh and Meet Brothers Anjjan are good to hear on the big screen, but that’s about it.
KICK picks up wonderfully after the intermission with the entry of Shiv Gajera (an exceptional Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who manages to infuse more exciting moments even as Himanshu and Devi engage in their own sweet battle. With Rajat Arora (The Dirty Picture, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai) being at the helm of affairs at writing the dialogues, several punchlines leave a mark.
‘Mere Baare Mein Itna Mat Sochna…Dil Mein Aata Hoon Samajh Mein Nahin’. It is dialogues like these that define the purpose of the film. While KICK is definitely not for the film-school and art-house intellectuals and is meant to be a no-brainer, writers, Rajat Arora, Keith Gomes, author Chetan Bhagat and director Sajid Nadiadwala himself; try to infuse basic logic into the film at various intervals. Thankfully it pays off as unlike the recent spree of masala entertainers, this one has a plot to boast off, even if it is as thin as a sheet of ice.
After producing a spree of films, Sajid Nadiadwala tries his hand at direction and fares exceedingly well in his first attempt. However, his television style of shots of switching over to actors for their reactions seems a bit odd for a film. He is known to be a producer who doesn’t compromise on grandeur and this is evident in every frame of KICK.
A Salman Khan film is a one-man-show. But luckily, KICK gives a chance to all to match up to him. And well, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin, actually come close to it. Randeep Hooda as the cop is energetic and matches Khan in every sequence they share screen space. Nawazuddin Siddiqui makes an impact with his menacing smile as the evil Shiv Gajera.
Jacqueline Fernandez is good and one definitely shouldn’t miss her dance sequence which is wonderfully choreographed by Ahmed Khan.
Saurabh Shukla, Mithun Chakraborty, Archana Puran Singh play their parts well.
But the KICK one get, is only because of Salman Khan. Devi Lal Singh aka Devil is surely the next superhero who in his Krrish-cum-Dhoom style avatar manages to give a performance that may just break his previous records.
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