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CINEMA OF THE WEEK
turning out to be a revelation as an ac- in the success of the company where While a young couple aspires to be-
tor. As Karthik, the cube farm animal he works, now that he’s forced his come the next Bonnie and Clyde,
NIKHAT KAZMI
(read office nobody) who lives a drab khadoos boss to acknowledge his ac- greed’s corroding some others. Will the
life in a drab house doing drab work, complishments, Karthik’s life sudden- days of innocence return? Is crime re-
Karthik Calling Karthik (drama) he is absolutely stunning. His anguish ly takes a turn downhill. versible?
★★★1/2 at being unnoticed, exploited and His mentor, the other, anonymous Now these are just a few tantalising
Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, squashed by all and sundry — both in phone-caller Karthik, gets livid when queries Teen Patti chooses to address.
Ram Kapoor his personal and professional life — his identity is revealed and threatens The second half does get somewhat
Direction: Vivek Lalwani hits you like a sledgehammer. to turn mean. He spoils all his carefully repetitive, with the film refusing to
Duration: 2 hrs 14 min As does his chutzpah, when he meta- nurtured relationships and sends the move out of the gambling dens and the
morphoses into the other, more savvy poor, derided soul into hiding once climax gets somewhat hurried.
● Karthik, the proverbial loser, would and socially adept Karthik who may be again. This time round, the anonymi- But majorly, the film holds as a taut
have passed his life unnoticed but for the nice and safe guy but definitely not ty is even more painful, as KO-ed thriller that keeps you glued for most
the phone call which changed his life the boring guy. Then, it is his quiet con- Karthik tries to put back his life, piece of the screen time. Watch out for Sunid-
one early morn. The caller, also calling fidence and gentle aggression that by piece, minus his evil mentor. hi Chauhan’s item number, Teri Neey-
himself Karthik, teaches our hero how makes you sit up and watch, as he goes Does it work? at Kharab Hai. It rocks!
to get the top job, the hot chick, the hap- about conquering the very worlds that It does, at one level. Vivek Lalwani’s
pening life, until our hero angers had earlier ignored him. Treat. film is immensely watchable, purely
him...Is it downhill after that? But, there’s a third avatar too that for the class act by Farhan Akhtar in
Farhan showcases with equal felicity. the title role. Even Deepika Padukone
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ock On, Luck By Chance and now After winning the love of the girl who pitches in perfectly as the sassy, up-
Karthik Calling Karthik...seri- hadn’t even noticed him in the last few town girl who has burnt her fingers a SMS
ously guys, Farhan Akhtar is years and becoming an equal partner bit too much, as do the fringe players
like Ram Kapoor and Shefali Chayya.
YOUR MOVIE
One does wish there was a bit more of uses a bunch of students to enter the more substantial use of the tumultuous
REVIEWS/RATINGS
the bubbly Ms Padukone, though. sleazy underworld of card sharpeners. talent of Mr Kingsley than reducing
Where it doesn’t work is the enter- But is there a way out of the world of him to a mere listener.
tainment factor. The screenplay does crime? Is there an end to human greed? Needless to say, most of Teen Patti
Type rev <space> short code of movie as it ap-
tend to get a bit clunky and the drama unfolds in down market gambling dens
pears under each movie name <space> your
somewhat heavy as the director looks
rating (choose from 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 or
for text book resolutions of the teas-
ing problem. But, by and large, there R
eady for a razor sharp teaser? as the odd assortment of newbie gam-
Watch Teen Patti. The film is a blers — four students, and a professor,
5) <space>. Add your name
taut thriller that’s not only done along with Mr Bachchan — test the
<space> and comments, if any, and send to
is a thrill factor that keeps the mo- with loads of style and attitude, it also theory of probability through the game
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mentum on. showcases a fine ensemble cast of of cards. But didn’t grandmum tell us
e.g. rev ala 3 anu cool movie
In the mood for serious cinema? youngsters who represent the edginess gambling is addictive.
Watch Karthik Calling Karthik. of today’s youth. So, before you know, probability is
58888 Codes for movies
And if that’s not enough, there’s fur- set aside and greed sets in. Along with
Teen Patti (thriller) ★★★1/2 ther enticement in the character and a bit of blackmail. For even if the pro-
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Karthik Calling Karthik (kar)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, R currently in-form status of Amitabh fessor wants to opt out of this game
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Teen Patti (tee)
Madhavan, Shradha Kapoor Bachchan, who is hell bent on a sec- that’s getting dangerous with each pass-
Direction: Leena Yadav ond, third and fourth coming. After the ing day, he really can’t. Someone’s RATINGS EXPLAINED
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes mesmerising Auro in Paa, Amitabh’s threatening to harm the babalog, if the 1 (Poor) 1.5 (Below average) 2 (Average) 2.5
eccentric mathematical wizard who booty stops coming in the dirty plastic (above average) 3 (Good) 3.5 (Good +) 4 (Very
good) 4.5 (Very good +) 5(Outstanding)● Professor Venkat Subramaniam, a talks to Albert Einstein, when he’s bag that’s to be regularly discarded in
mathematical genius is tired being ig- alone, is immensely watchable in Teen the bin. But more than all the external
nored by his community. He decides to Patti. Of course, there are his musings threat, it’s the insidious changes that
To read your review, go to
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prove his experiments by real life evi- with Ben Kingsley too. But one would are occurring within the group that are
click on Entertainment
dence from the world of gambling and have wished the film makers had made a greater cause of alarm.
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