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4/10
For: Kareena & Romania; Against: Melodrama & Poor chemistry
ssvikas8 November 2005
Plot Outline: Anand (Salman) is admitted to an asylum where Dr. Tanvi (Kareena), her father (Om Puri) & Dr. Sunil (Jackie Shroff) are psychiatrists. Tanvi learns of Anand's tragic past of his lover Maya's (Rimi Sen) death and the murder charge on him. Whilst helping his recovery, the two fall in love against the wishes of her father. The Official Website calls it "A passionate love story, twisted by fate at its imaginative best".

Comment: The story traces its lineage to Hollywood's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' which Priyadarshan has portrayed in 'Thalavattam' (Malayalam) and 'Kyon Ki'. Although some called it a comedy, I would call it a tragedy. Jokes involving the mentally challenged are history. The melodramatic climax actually leaves the viewer nauseating. Character development is poor with lead pair's love and chemistry hardly noticeable.

Salman is bearable and Kareena though plump looks adorable in sarees. Om Purie, Jackie Shroff and Rimi are passable. Sunil Shetty's cameo was avoidable. Of the songs, 'Kyon ki itna pyar' and 'Dil Keh Raha Hai' are worthy. Priyadarshan could rather stick to comedies like Hungama or Garam Masala for better BO success.

Rating: 4/10
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6/10
Could have been better
bossT11 November 2005
First the good points-good acting from Salman Khan,good picturesque cinematography,nice songs ...totally unexpected ending. Now the bad...the screenplay doesn't grab,on screen chemistry between the lead pairs is not very convincing.

The pacing of the film could have been better and as it is a serious kind of subject ...it doesn't give much hope for future serious Priyadarshan films a la Viraasat.Especially considering the Box office success of all his comedies.

The film is worth a look if you are looking for a non stereotypical role from lover boy Salman.
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6/10
Kyunki it doesn't involve the viewer totally
captain18-111 January 2008
So, this one from Mr. Priyadarshan is not going to make you laugh. The film shot well in the verdurous landscape of The Nilgiris, revolves around a sanatorium run by a gruff ex-army doctor Khurana (Om Puri), who along with his daughter Tanvi (Kareena Kapoor)manage the place. Anand (Salman Khan)is the new patient that has been admitted in this sanatorium. He is in this condition because of the shock when he realized that he had accidentally caused his fiancée's death by the way of a prank. It also turns that a doctor in the sanatorium, Sunil (Jackie Shroff) is an old acquaintance of this new patient. The movie revolves around how Anand, with the efforts of docs Tanvi and Sunil is brought back to his state of normalcy or sanity. But, there is a slight twist towards the end which somehow ands up salvaging the otherwise humdrum script.

The movie moves pretty sluggishly in the first half. The sequences where Anand is brought to the sanatorium and his subsequent mischiefs, the association with the other inmates, could have been tightly edited and packed, but unfortunately, they aren't. Similarly, Anand's track with his love Maya (Rimi Sen) isn't developed strongly so as to involve the average viewer totally. It is only when the viewer begins to feel that the movie is going to come to a predictable end that there is some redemption of sorts by the film maker.

Salman Khan's performance is unexceptional. There isn't a major difference in his performance when he is playing an 'insane' person and when he is 'normal'. Kareena Kapoor is good in her role. Om Puri plays the brusque dad cum sanatorium boss very well. Jackie Shroff is very good in his part. Even after all these years he proves that he can deliver the goods with ease. Rimi Sen is only in a brief role but she looked good in it. Sunil Shetty is in a minuscule role. The others like Atul Parchure, Arun Bakshi, Asrani, Manoj Joshi, Nagesh Bhosle, Javed Khan have supported the main cast well.
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Waych yhe original instead
sharankandhai1 June 2007
Though the Priyadarshan directed KYON KI is a good movie (what i partically loved was the unconventional ending, Salman Khan's performance and of course Rimmi), if you want to see the difference between a good movie and an absolute classic than watch the original instead. Though Priyadarshan denied his film being a remake, it actually is. This movie is a remake of one of the three black and white movies Rajesh Khanna made in his career. I am talking about the Hemant Kumar produced and Asit Sen directed film KHAMOSHI. This film starred Rajesh Khanna, Dharmenra, Waheeda Rehman and Devan Varma. Music was by Hemant Kumar and the film has two great evergreen songs : WOH SHAAM KUCH AJEEB THI (by Kishore Kumar) and TUM PUKARLO (by hemant Kumar). Even the ending (though not a happy ending here either) is far better and more realistic then Kyon Ki.
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7/10
Could have been a masterpiece...
sayoni258 November 2005
The climax is extremely powerful and forces one to overlook the holes in the story which is lifted from quite a few sources. It is sad to see that not much importance is given to developing situations and Salman-Kareena's romance is restricted to a song which is totally out of sync with the spirit of the movie. It could have been more emotional. The songs are good and so is the background score. The look and feel of the film is excellent. Performances of all the lead actors are good. Salman's performance is extremely endearing and straight from the heart. Not sure if he will win an award or not (he does not seem to have luck as far as awards go) but kudos to him for accepting a role so different and portraying it so sensitively.
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1/10
Absolute Sh*@ of Performance, Writing and Influence.
alexanderdiyaelizabeth27 September 2021
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Where do I even begin !! Majority of the film is just the entire cast's bad acting. Firstly Salmans character who is deemed insane , is hospitalised to a ward run by absolutely abusive staff. The depiction of how far an unethical and petty doctor can go is well portrayed by how easily he resorts to shock treatment to get back at the patients that get on his nerves.

Secondly the unbelievably irrational daughter ( yes I meant irrational) who is suggested to be kind to the patients in contrast to her fathers attitude is laughable. However well depicted the suggestion is , patient 36 (Salman Khan) is an exception to this kindness as influenced by her past experiences with a previous patient who was assigned the same number. Infact Kareena's character depicts an ugly bias which is an astonishing level of immaturity and irrational thinking coming from a doctor such as her learned self.

Thirdly the diary!! An account of evidences suggesting just how mentally comprised Salman's character was even before he killed her wife!!! I mean the "I love you";s written all over the walls, roads and advertisement stands, all for a girl who wanted to become a nun. Albeit her integrity to become a nun was short, how is it even healthy or romantic to pretend to set oneself on fire to manipulate an acknowledgement of her feelings towards him! It's not !

Infact it's highly toxic and disappointing that a movie would show such obsessive and dangerously manipulative behaviour as simply romantic and sweet !!! To top it off, the romance that generates between the two! He killed his wife ! He's insane and gets violent by the very sight of flies and she's fallen in love with him because of a diary !!! How is she even a doctor?! Its highly questionable if she's normal in the head herself?

Lastly the ending. The beauty of an ending such as this one has completely lost meaning due to the ridiculousness throughout the entirety of the film. This film is truly a very disappointing and worthless creation. Not a recommended view for those with their sensibility intact. To put it simply the film is absolute waste.
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7/10
This is an copy of One flew over the cuckoos nest!!!
mj4eva147861 January 2006
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all i will say that this movie is the copy of:

One flew over the Cuckoo's nest

Salman Khan--- Jack Nicholson Om Puri--- Nurse Ratchet Jackie Shroff--- American Indian Dude

check out one flew over the cuckoos nest... it is a great movie!

Salman Khan did a great job in this movie

for once, Kareena Kapoor did great in the movie as well.

The only reason people rate this bad is because either they have not seen One flew over the Cuckoos nest or they just love happy endings. Don't get me wrong, i like a happy ending better than a sad ending especially when it is 2 a.m. when your watching it. Great copy of a American Classic!
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2/10
Salman plays a mental guy. hold on haven't we seen this in an another movie?
dreamz16 November 2005
what a load of cods wallop salman khan plays a pagal who jackie shroff and kareenakapoor try to make OK. kareena's father owns the hosp and is very strict. so cue the flash backs and we find out that salman was a lover who pursues and marries a girl he fell in love with. however after marriage his wife plays a few pranks on him and one moment he thinks she's playing a prank on him by saying she cant swim. salman thinks she's lying and throws her in the pool, only to return 5 mins after to find her dead. so he goes mental. as they try to get salman better kareena, who's marriage is fixed to a lame guest appearance by sunil shetty, falls in love with salman... what will happen shock horror we cant ever predict that her dad will disapprove.

OK as u can tell i thought the film was crap. real crap. the ending surprised me but cause it was unconventional and i think pointless.

songs were nothing special and the performances are poor. what also bugged me was that the subtitles were SO off. three scene ahead...

avoid
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10/10
Flawless Salman!
TheXlusionist14 October 2010
Kyon Ki is known to be one of the best emotional performances given by Salman Khan after films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Tere Naam. The film might be a remake but the execution here is perfect and the performances by the lead cast is brilliant.

Salman Khan is flawless in each and every scene, one of his best performances till date. Rimi Sen is excellent in her short role. Kareena Kapoor gives a decent performance. Jackie and Om Puri are very good. This is one of the few movies during which you get tears in your eyes while watching and the ending will almost make you cry.

All in all I would recommend every one to watch this movie and if you are a Salman Khan fan and you haven't seen it, you have missed one of his best performances..

10/10
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6/10
Could have been made good
ddiadem8 January 2006
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I first heard the story elsewhere. I was so deeply touched that I watched the movie.

Story: Anand(Salman) is in love with Maya (Rimi) who wants to be a nun. At least that is what she says. She keeps on refusing him till a la Sholay a suicide scene by Anand makes her come out in open. Unlike a girl who ought to be a nun, Maya is a naughty girl who keeps on pulling Anand's legs. One such bantering on the eve of their wedding turns into a cruel joke and Maya dies in a freak accident. Guilt and Shock drives Anand mad.

Anand is admitted to a mental sanatorium which is owned by an ex-military psychiatrist Dr. Khurana(Om Puri). Discipline and regularity are his key tactics to cure mental illness. At times he does go overboard but no one ever dares to challenge him.

Dr. Sunil (Jackie Shroff) is also a doctor there and is a mentor and guide to a sensitive young Dr. Tanvi (Kareena) who is daughter of Dr. Khurana. Experience has taught Tanvi not to get involved in her patients. But she cannot resist charming Anand. With help of Dr. Sunil, she cures him and falls in love with him. Anand realizes everything that Tanvi has done for him. She helps him bear loss of Maya and he too falls in love with him. This attachment is not seen favorably who wants Tanvi to marry Karan (Sunil Shetty in special appearance).

He tries everything to get rid of this attachment. When he fails in everything, he takes drastic steps which ruin his life forever.

Pros : Salman looks handsome in this movie. Heroines look good. Kareena has done a very very good job. She looks very pretty as a sensitive doctor. She also looks credible as a person who is so much in love with her crazy patient that his death

Cons : Attachment between Salman and Kareena does not sound convincing from Salman's point of view. Rimi's death also does not touch the heart. Salman looks more like mentally underdeveloped rather than crazy. Mental hospital is shown as a ridiculous cum pathetic. They should have stuck to pathos in my opinion as the movie tends to get very serious towards the end. As the rest of the movie has been developed in a light manner, end hits you very hard. Om Puri does not look like a doctor at all.
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3/10
Bad
bokhari_ali200030 May 2006
This movie is base on a mad man SALMAN KHAN who kill his girl friend RIMI SEN and sent to the metal house. In there there is a Doctor JACKIE SHORROF who was same village as Salman was and he became doctor by salman father so he get very emotional for him. In there there was a lady doctor Kareena Kapoor who was helping him to get better and she started falling love with salman character but Kareena has a fiancé Suil shetty and her farther OM PURI is really curl doctor.

i don't like the movie because is has a very sad ending such Tere naam just make is oppised and the songs is really nice my favorite song is Dill keh raha hai.

if u will watch this movie u will waste your money.
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10/10
"GEM ACTING" Didn't Utter a Word, Just The Pain In His Eyes Brings Out The Tears, !
ybwlh2 June 2021
#KyonKi 💙

I Remember The First Time I Watched This WHOLE Moviet Mental Scene as a Kid, I Was So Mad at Jackie Shroff, But as Time Passed I Understood Why He Did It!

And Salman Here 👌 Didn't Utter a Word, Just The Pain In His Eyes Brings Out The Tears, GEM ACTING!
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2/10
Utterly Regressive
sandhirflora12 December 2005
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It can be claimed that this is not a usual entertaining film but whether it is a tragic film or a stupid, regressive film is for you to decide looking at some of these facts shown in the film- Throughout the film mentally challenged people are addressed in most derogatory language. (common word to address them is " Paagal") There is a head of the Sanctorium who tortures his patient by giving them electric shocks to settle his personal scores is quite demeaning, disgraceful and irresponsible portrayal. If that is not enough, he goes to the extent of conducting unnecessary surgeries on his most hated patients in order to make their living even worse and yet manages to hold his position in the Sanctorium without being checked by anybody. How come this is possible in today's age? Isn't it set a bad example? The Sanctorium is decked up with glass sheets all over so that whenever any patient gets restless (a normal thing at such places) he can have an easy access to break them one by one. If he gets more restless security guards starts beating him up with sticks. The film has character of a "normal" girl who when want to play a prank on his lover, starts driving a car recklessly on the roads without having any safety regard for pedestrians. Are such people considered normal by any standards? No wonder when she dies, she did not evoke any empathy. The character of Kareena Kapoor is surprisingly unconvincing, as she did not fight for her love at all. The film is not just bad but is plain unbearable and cruel. In such film, you cannot see anything beyond this even if for a change there are some picturesque locations captured vividly by cinematographer Tirru, which is a trademark of most of Priyan's films. A couple of melodious songs also uplift the general tone of the film. Lastly, if your argument about films still is that of an artistic expression and it should not to be taken seriously as in commercial Hindi films things are shown like that since ages then I am sorry to say indifferent attitude and insensitivity brought this type of apathy and there is no point in arguing further on this. How come then we expect the things to change and to bring the right awareness? The film is rightly condemned by the psychiatrist community. My question to the audience is who should actually be send to asylum for showing such shoddy picture of the homes for mentally challenged ones?
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1/10
Bad bad bad film!!!!!!!
hrk_walt21 March 2007
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The acting of salman is laughable. in the start he is fine and as the film progresses, he starts behaving in a more childish way which was not even evident during his interview with the doctors. his logic starts to drop and it is absurd that he falls in love shortly after he comes out of a trauma after the death of her beloved. and please the behaviour of doctors and security guards with the patients is totally unbelievable. i can't believe that a person who is a retired army officer and a doctor can let his personal life interfere in his professional life. also a sign from a relative is necessary before an operation. also why does kareena become unconscious in the end, which doctor would do it, if it needs an operation. The death of rimi sen and the reason of salman's admission in the mental hospital are totally unbelievable and laughable. om puri's performance was really bad but jacky nearly pulled it off. overall an unbelievable story and some bad acting. i can't believe that priyadarshan would come up with this crap!
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2/10
Crap...
gossipgirl_always15 August 2007
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I did not have any expectations of this movie, and I am very glad I did not anticipate about this movie or contribute financially… the first part of the movie moves very slow and doesn't seem to progress thus there is not much of a plot apart from Salman being thrown into a mental home where so called 'patients' that require special treatments are treated, if possible worse than animals with the occasional electric shocks when they 'misbehave'. As soon as Kareena finds about Salman's ludicrous love story, (Which involves throwing his fiancée in a pool and then leaving her and come back to see her dead)… and in no time at all when he falls down some hill, he is normal again? This is an insult to our intelligence! In contrast to the slow beginning, the ending of the movie was a rushed 'quick fit' and decide to have a 'tragic' ending by Salman being murdered and Kareena being put into the same mental home. The time it took for all this to happen…5 minutes, which in a way was good as I could not endure it any longer so if you are thinking about watching this movie go and watch some paint dry instead. Ps: The one 2 points are dedicated to the average performance by Salman Khan.
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10/10
Fantastic Drama
GypsiB23 February 2018
The less known about the plot the better for this movie. In brief, Anand (Salman Khan) is admitted to a mental hospital in a childlike state where he is treated by three doctors, Tanvi (Kareena Kapoor), Sunil (Jackie Shroff), and Dr. Khurana (Om Puri). His past is shown in flashback, and Rimi Sen plays Maya, Anand's love interest.

This fantastic drama is funny, touching, and sometimes shocking. Khan plays the childlike Anand excellently. Shroff and Puri give wonderful, believable performances. Kapoor is a bit stiff at times, but generally convincing. The music is good, with some lovely lyrics. Kapoor's costumes are beautiful. The plot is gripping, keeping the viewer interested throughout. Overall, it is a movie I would universally recommend.
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2/10
Torture
silvan-desouza9 March 2014
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When I saw the promos I was excited as it seemed Salman trying to do something different, and also it was Priyadarshan's one not comedy film since Virasat, Kabhi Na Kabhi but the film is a royal mess. The film reminds us of films made in 1970s and 1980s The entire track of mental hospital looks fake, the way the patients are brutally treated is hard to digest, even the film is too predictable A few dramatic scenes are good especially Jackie Shroff scenes, but the film falters terribly in script department, the ease at which Salman gets alright, Sunil's role all is badly handled. The end is a shocker and well handled

Direction is good in parts Music by HR is decent, some songs are tuneful

Salman Khan tries too hard though he does well in some portions yet at some places he seems trying too hard, One critic had said he looks sane when supposed to look insane and vice versa but overall a good effort - 6/10 Kareena Kapoor is superb as always - 8/10 Jackie Shroff is splendid as in most Priyan films - 9/10 Om Puri is loud, Sunil Shetty has a cameo, Manoj Joshi is too loud, Asrani and others are okay, Rimii Sen is okay in a cameo
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10/10
Kyon ki good movie
mdqueah24 May 2021
I loved the concept of the film , made also pretty well. Salman khan through his good acting except his over made up face is a movie descent can sit down with family and watch comfortably. Good rating all over. Thankfully no item numbers nd nudity. Music is lovely. Good director.
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1/10
Not like one flew over the cuckoos nest
moizsyed-0760112 April 2021
Dissapoints me again bollywood.this films needs perfect direction.
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5/10
Salman Khan's performance is half the problem
je-remy27 September 2012
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This film has a lot going for it - the production values, the visuals, the songs, much of the story, two beautiful women. The two really big problems I have with it are Khan's inconsistent character portrayal and the most central plot point of the film.

One moment Salman Khan acts like a three year old with a comfort blanket, then he's a teenage jester, then he's supposedly an irresistible-to-women romantic catch. It would be one thing if there was some progression through all these in the film - but its back and forth between them.

Then there's the drowning. This is explained away by the practical jokes she played on him before. So we're supposed to accept throwing her in the pool when she's said she can't swim and walking off. "Its fate" apparently. Idiocy, I'd call it. Certainly doesn't match my idea of love. Others can overlook it, but I can't.

If you can put aside the central character being a childish self-centred idiot who drowns his supposed love, tries to strangle to death the next one's father, puts a hospital warder and his family into poverty. If you can overlook all else and just remember how handsome a superstar he supposedly is...
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5/10
Is this movie a poor adaption of one flew over the cuckoo's nest????
mjhossin4 March 2019
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No doubt, This is one of the best performance of SALMAN KHAN !! But the story seems illogical to me. other actors were good specially Jackie shroff. karina's performance could have been better. Some of the scenes were very familiar to another movie called " One flew over the cuckoo's nest".

Above all , a must watch movie for SALMAN lovers.
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8/10
Really Good Film
Guyaneseman1821 March 2009
When watching this film, I thought the story and the songs were really nice and would be a film I would definitely recommend to anyone. It was really sad as well. I liked the acting and the actors as well. I also liked the book within the film. I would also say that this film really did show off Salman Khans great acting skills and comedic skills as well. In terms of Rimi Sen Kareena Kapoor, i would say Kareena and Salman seemed to go well, I would like to see them again together in another film. This is a film which i would watch again. I think the director did a really good job and should continue making films like this. I give this film 8.5 out of 10.
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5/10
A poor adaptation of "One Flew over the Cukoo's Nest".....
SumanShakya11 April 2016
"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" was one of the most deserved Best Picture awarded by the Oscars and still appears compelling to watch on screen. It exposed the harsh realities in the mental hospitals and the horrific treatments the patients receive yet covering the theme with a sweet melodramatic story. Much has been copied in this film; but unfortunately, the things don't seem to work much in this one due to a poor development of the story and characterization. Much of the story has been manipulated to a regular Indian movie. Few songs and sequences seem to be beautiful. But overall, the film suffers from a memorable character. Salman Khan's and Kareena Kapoor's chemistry don't seem to work much in the melodrama. Om Puri, Jackie Shroff, and Sunil Shetty (from a regular camp of Priyadarshan movies) look weary. On a whole, the film feels a weak adaptation of a genuine movie which could have been better.

Rating: 2 stars out of 4
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10/10
Kyon Ki...its special and of course Salman Khan!
randy_lall6 November 2005
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Kyon Ki is one of the most-awaited films for Salman Khan and in the BO market for the second half of 2005. By looking at the promos, people are expecting to see a film that will be highly on emotions. And since its Diwali/Eid, people want to see comedy and not a serious film like Kyon Ki. However, since I have been such a Salman Khan fan since Maine Pyar Kiya, and judging by the promos from the film, I am expecting him to deliver an amazing performance after Tere Naam. So despite being a serious film, the question is, IS KYON KI WORTH THE WATCH? The answer is a resounding YES, go and watch it.

SCENES THAT STOOD OUT

  • The scene where Salman Khan gets admitted in the hospital - Somescenes in the mental institution - Scene where Salman Khan explains the significance of music - Rimi Sen death - Salman Khan and Om Puri confrontations - Jackie Shroff final speech to Om Puri - Heart-rending climax


Himesh Reshammiya is simply good, not better than Tere Naam. The soundtrack should finish this year as one of the best selling album of 2005, probably the best. Songs like "Kyon Ki Itna", "Dil Keh Raha Hai", "Aa Jeene Ek Pal", and "Jhakte Mare" are placed well and are well-tuned. Only song that didn't have much impact was "Dil Ke Badle" as it was placed bad in the movie.

I felt that Priyadarshan direction was good at places, but it could've been better. Since this was like a serious film, I was expecting the same Priyadarshan from Virasat and Gardish, and for that, I was kind of disappointed. However, to keep in the mood of film, I was little happy with Priyadarshan in a way because he had comedy, action and sad scenes in Kyon Ki. However, the direction should have been more hard-hitting like Gardish, and some of the scenes do drag a lot.

Suneil Shetty was wasted.

Kareena Kapoor has done a great job. It's good to see her in a different role. Her new look is very well and simple. She is bound to win come accolades from her performance. Her ending scene will be a shock.

Rimi Sen plays her part okay, but not that good.However, she does make an impact.

Om Puri was great as strict father and the mean doctor who believes that brutal force are the ways to cure an ailing patient. You will hate him for what he did at the ending.

Jackie Shroff was simply good in Kyon Ki, might earn him a nomination for best supporting actor. He played his scenes excellent and his dialogue delivery was good. His final scene was simply great.

HOWEVER, THE SHOW-STEALER WAS NONE OTHER THAN SALMAN KHAN. Salman played his role superbly; you have to see it to believe it. If he succeeds a good way when seeing his story with Rimi Sen, then he was excellent as the patient in the mental institution. Salman Khan was the lifeline of Kyon Ki, without him, Kyon Ki would have fallen flat down. Your heart will go for Salman Khan at the ending, as it was very sad. Salman Khan should earn a nomination for this performance, and probably should win the Critics Actor award for it. His fan-following should increase once more for this super performance. His performance should finish off as one of the best of 2005.

Screenplay was a complete letdown in my opinion. Some scenes didn't make sense. Salman Khan, once he recovered, he instantly falls in love with Kareena and then they sing a song, it was kind of stupid.

Cinematography was excellent, they managed to capture Romania.

Background was good.

Dialogues were very good.

Editing could've been better.

Seriously, go and watch Kyon Ki which is a mature and sensitive product from Priyadarshan. It may have not taken a big opening thanks to its lame promos and being calls as an "Emotional film", however Kyon Ki doesn't disappoint. However, the movie does have its flaws, but critics like Taran always writes from a BO point of view, and hope he gets the shock of his live when Kyon Ki succeeds. Come on, if a guy like Mr. Jha can write a good review for Kyon Ki, then you should watch it. And look at it, Kyon Ki collections increases and it is steady right now. And thanks to Salman Khan huge star-power (since he is having such an amazing year), and that his performance is hugely appreciated, people hopefully will support their hero and see a superb performance from Salman Khan. There is a time to watch entertainment cinema and there is a time to watch serious/intelligent cinema like Kyon Ki. I can bet that Kyon Ki is a much better film than Garam Masala and Shaadi No.1 combined together. Well, since it's Diwali/Eid, go and watch Kyon Ki for its performance (esp. Salman Khan) and good soundtrack. I'm sure you won't feel that disappointed. Kyon Ki is one of the best films of 2005, simply put thanks to its different theme.

8/10
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9/10
Salman Khan 's undoubtedly one of the best performance
kumarhimanshu199315 June 2019
Salman Khan is so impressive and endearing as mental patient..His performance is Top Notch...from his body language to diction to mannerisms..He nailes it. Climax is so disturbing though.
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