Kalyug (2005)

18 years ago, the Darr family, consisting of Pushkaran and his son, Kunal, were forced to leave Kashmir by terrorists, who had forced thousands of other Kashmiri Pandits to be mere refugees... See full summary »

Director:

Mohit Suri

Writers:

Jay Dixit (dialogue), Anand Sivakumaran (screenplay),

Stars:

Kunal Khemu, Deepal Shaw, Smiley Suri

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kunal Khemu	...	Kunal P. Darr (as Kunal Kemmu)
Deepal Shaw	...	Anita 'Annie'
Smiley Suri	...	Renuka (as Smilie)
Atul Parchure
Farid Amiri	...	Vikram Garewal
Nisha Lalwani
Sandeep Mehta
Amitabh Bhattacharjee
Bomie E. Dotiwala	...	(as Bomi Dotiwalla)
Sillo Mahava	...	(as Silloo Mahawa)
Nafeesa Shaikh	...	(as Nafisa Shaikh)
Yatin Karyekar	...	(as Yatin Karekar)
Prasad Oak
Sheena Bajaj
Shantanu Gupta

Storyline

18 years ago, the Darr family, consisting of Pushkaran and his son, Kunal, were forced to leave Kashmir by terrorists, who had forced thousands of other Kashmiri Pandits to be mere refugees in their very own country. Pushkaran and Kunal re-locate to Bombay, where they live in a small room. This is where Kunal grows up, & gets a job at a gym. Then one day, the police knock on his door, informing him that his father had lost his hold from a crowded local train, fallen, and instantly killed. A devastated Kunal arranges his father's funeral, and before he could reconcile to living alone, his relatives contact him from Jammu, informing him that his father had promised to look after a young woman named Renuka. Kunal agrees to fulfill his father's promise. When Renuka arrives, she finds out about the untimely death, and wants to return back, but ticket reservation force her to stay with Kunal for a week. It is this week that changes their lives, for they fall in love and get married. A ...

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Plot Keywords:

pornography | suicide | train | one word title | store | 

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Taglines:

To Hell and Back!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

9 December 2005 (India)

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Box Office

Budget:

INR 40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vishesh Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

CinemaScope

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally entitled "Blue Film".

User Reviews

A Decent Film Based On An Indecent Industry

People have a set notion about a film based on the promotions, banners, actors and music of the film- "Kalyug" is one victim of preconceived notions.It did pretty well in spite of a bad opening solely because the film is worth seeing.Mahesh Bhatt scripted "Kalyug" after being inspired by a real life incidence reported in a national magazine about a couple who were secretly taped during their honeymoon stay in a hotel.

I have to start this with a praise for the director Mohit Suri,once an assistant to Vikram Bhatt, his directorial skills were evident in his debut "Zeher".Even though the film was accused to be a rip-off it did do good business in all parts of India."Kalyug" however is very much original and thought-provoking.

Kunal (Kunal Khemu) and Renuka (Smiley Suri) is one happy couple,newly into marital bliss.They are forced to face the dungeons of misery,shame and trauma after their personal moments in a honeymoon suite are developed on the reel of a blue film.The video becomes an instant hit on the internet and porn CD markets all over India.Poor Renuka commits suicide after being tortured and traumatized by the police and the community.After having lost the only purpose of his life, he sets on a daunting journey to burst the racket behind the porn industry.He takes on the mights of Simi Roy (Amrita Singh), the woman behind the porn site that destroyed his life.

Kunal Khemu (once a child star in Mahesh Bhatt's Zakhm) has skills no doubts, just a bit low on the charisma factor, but you won't expect a newcomer to blaze the screen.Amrita Singh looks professional, vampish and cruel, a very well performed comeback.Emraan does a sweet supporting act, and you just can't help but love this character.Ashutosh Rana is influential and menacing just as expected from him.

The biggest USP of the film is definitely its direction and screenplay.The storytelling of this 24-25 year old director is simply great and he can surely teach a thing or two to the supposedly "established" big directors.

Overall a good film, a good theme and a significant message wrapped up in a well-packaged feature film.Only if the promos were a less misleading, the film could have received a better reception as no one expected it be a clean film in spite of its subject.

And the overall 7/10 rating is surely because of the 9/10 direction.