Kurbaan - Movie Review!

Saturday, November 21, 2009 | 11:31:09 PM IST (+05:30 GMT)

Kurbaan is story based initially in Delhi University. Professor Avantika, played by ...

Kurbaan is story based initially in Delhi University. Professor Avantika, played by Kareena Kapoor, has shifted homes to the national capital, previously having been based in New York. When she begins to teach in DU after her dad suffers from a heart attack, her path crosses with colleague and fellow professor, Ehsaan Khan, a role essayed by Saif Ali Khan. Gradually and inevitably romance blossoms between the two.

Some months down, Avantika receives a call from New York University asking her to join them again. Ehsaan supports the idea and agrees to join her in New York, however, only after a matrimonial alliance and so the wedding happens. Soon enough they are shown to move to an Indian neighbourhood in NY, a happily 'just married' couple. Not much later, they get invited over for dinner by neighbours, a home that happens to be of conservative Muslims, the fateful twist hence! Slowly Avantika gets sucked into a vortex of danger and she soon realises she is a mere pawn in a huge terrorist plotting and her own husband plays a significant part in a terrorist cell that operates in New York.

Kurbaan is a very intense film something of which has never been seen from Dharma productions before. Not for an instant, even in meager nuances does the movie empathize with, much less justify, terrorism, or the mind of a terrorist. Instead, it maintains a sole focus on depicting the steel bracing, heartless side to these so called humans, driven as they claim to be by a religious motive, behind utter violence and consequent victimization of countless innocents.

Coming to the actors, Kurbaan stands evidence to exceptional work by its entire crew, on and off stage. Vivek Oberoi is bound to walk home with all the accolades for his superlative performance. In this major reviving role for his acting career, Vivek has done himself, his team, and the audience complete justice. As for the lead couple, while Saif Ali Khan lets down no expectations, however high, that were placed upon him, Bebo compliments her on screen-real life beau, appreciably. So much that, it appears, she has left no stone unturned in defying, with her performance, any doubts there may have been over her selection as 'Avantika' courtesy Saif. Om Puri and Kiron Kher have delivered their bit flawlessly once again. Dia Mirza, Nauheed Cyrusi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, appear briefly, but well.

On the whole Kurbaan is a movie to leave its mark behind, the good way. It's loaded with exceptional performances by one and from us at BollyCurry, its a 'must watch'!

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Posted on: 2 years agodazzling_sparks

really good movie. better than new york, atleast.

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Posted on: 2 years agorenup64

Very nice review.

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Posted on: 2 years agoSano88

llol Jot u are right fully agreed..

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Posted on: 3 years ago-Mystery-

Neither Saif nor Kareena fan so wasn't looking forward to watching this film. I just hope that Islam is not the target of the movie as if there aren't terrorists whose religion is not Islam. The whole point is that terrorists don't really belong to a religion just like they don't belong to humans.

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Posted on: 3 years agospln

lol 'Angelic_J' :P ditto u Yamini.Arjun
... for saif! ... and i daresay, vivek! :)

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Posted on: 3 years agoAngelic_J

Seems like finally Kareen has a movie where she has to act. Remember KI anyone? LOL

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Posted on: 3 years ago-Yamz-

I really want to watch this film although im not a Kareena fan at all, but i wanna watch it for its story!

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Posted on: 3 years agoLamia17

cant wait to see it=)

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Posted on: 3 years agoabilovmjht

I FIND THIS MOVIE IMPACTFUL INTENSE PASSIONATE JUST WOW I THINK KARAN JOHAR HAS OUT DONE HIMSELF AND THE MESSAGE THE MOVIE TOUCHED MY HEART VERY INSPIRING AND SUPERB I SAY 5/5

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Posted on: 3 years agonandipandi15

its real, hard hitting, intense, and scary....kareena was superb, i felt every emotion that she was going through, wow performance....it did remind me of new york at several places but still handled well....

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