• Friday, June 12, 2009

• Country:

  India

• Language:

  Hindi

• Runtime:

  134 min

2009

Nihal Singh from Chandigarh is a seemingly simple yet unconventional boy. He talks too much, questions everything and builds complicated gadgets in this spare time. He has a brilliant mind and an oddball sort of charm. He adores his mother, has dreams of studying in the most elite institute of science and always looks for big ideas in small things. But, there is a big but... Nihal has a secret. When he is accepted into his dream college in Bombay city, he is over the moon, College is a whole new world, full of color, new people and new challenges to be met. Initially nobody takes him seriously. He is ragged by his seniors, insulted by the girl he likes and so on. Nihal however slowly wins them over. The girl Nihal likes... is Meesha. She is the spoilt brat of the college. She is proud, rude and rolling in money. And she cannot accept that Nihal is managing to charm everyone. Including Professor Verma, the warden of the college. Professor Verma is fascinated by Nihal's unique mind and agrees to become his mentor.

Suddenly Nihal's world is rudely interrupted. Nihal gets visions of Meesha being in danger. He saves her life and his secret is revealed. The media and TV channels are all buzzing with only one news; Nihal Singh from Chandigarh can see the future. Meesha softens towards him and love blooms. But how long will the peace last? What Nihal doesn't know is that someone is trying to use his gift against him. In his innocence he is manipulated and his visions become a tool. Will betrayal be his fate... or will Nihal's brilliant mind recognize the traitor before he destroys everything that Nihal loves...? Kal Kissne Dekha?

Maxabout Review

An Ungratified Show, not worth a Watch.. .

This is the kind of film that doting fathers used to make, and clearly still do, to launch their aspiring star sons, where the elements of hero-hood – singing, dancing, fighting—crowd every inch of script space.

Old school producer Vashu makes sure that sonnyboy Jackky does all this, and then takes out some insurance: in ‘Kal Kissne Dekha’, the small town lad from Chandigarh who fetches up in a Mumbai college to make his future can, oh my god, see the future. In a better film, this could have been the twist to lift what turns out to be a sad ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ knock-off. The college doesn’t look anything like a college, just a series of sets.

KAL KISSNE DEKHA walks on a tight rope. The writers could've explored the concept to the optimum, making their imagination run wild. But what eventually unfolds is just not exciting. It catches your attention at times, but gives away later. The movie is meant to be the launch pad of Jackky Bhagnani. But how one wishes the debutante had the backing of a solid script.

The film lacks the fun that one normally associates with a campus fare. Even the climax leaves a lot to be desired. The initial portions at least look interesting, the film slides downwards towards the second half. Kal Kissne Dekha fails to engage the viewer with its forced pace, especially because of unexplained situations and a bad script.

Jackky is a debutante to watch. Given the right script, this boy can work wonders. The chemistry between Jackky and Vaishali is perfect. Vaishali is a confident debutante, who acts her part well. Rishi Kapoor is, as always, in form plays a negative character of an insane scientist and doesn’t seem to be natural in that.. Ritesh Deshmukh is wasted, although he seems to have acted with a lot of sincerity.
Rahul Dev is alright. Akshay Kapoor disappears suddenly. Archana Puransingh and Satish Shah justify their parts well. Sanjay Dutt's surprise appearance goes unnoticed. He can be seen dancing as a DJ in a song, but you may not spot him, if not watching carefully.
Juhi Chawla, gives a surprising cameo as a Stage Anchor in the Shopping Mall, who simply vanishes when a Bomb is reported under the stage.

Sajid-Wajid's music caters to the popular variety. The score is very energetic. At least three tracks are worth humming. The picturisation of every song is eye-catching, with the makers going out of their way to give the film a grand look. Cinematography [Johny Lall] is excellent. All the eye-pleasing locales have been perfectly exploited.

KAL KISSNE DEKHA has a great body but lacks soul. Given its slow start, the film will have to rely on word of mouth to attract the youth, its target audience, during its opening weekend. Kal Kissne Dekha” is a victim of some baffled writing trying to incorporate both a love story and a thriller, into the same project. It has only Jackie Bhagnani sincerely trying his best to do the right things but everyone else doesn’t seem to be interested