Ki & Ka

Director: R. Balki
Writers: R. Balki, Rishi Virmani
Stars: Arjun Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor
Strength: Story, Acting
Weakness: Slow second half
Runtime: 126 minutes
Rating:  2.5/5

PLOT: Kia is an ambitious career oriented woman in New Delhi who doesn't want marriage to come in the way of her dreams. Contrary to her, Kabir prefers to stay away from the stress of the professional working life. Their relationship is based on this interesting arrangement. 

REVIEW: The story starts off rather well; depicting the views of both Kabir and Kia but their love connection has been presented a little too swiftly. However, their married life and adjustments for each other are narrated spontaneously, making the first half entertaining and curious. The character development made the story more likeable; however, it had the opportunity to highlight the debate of gender role reversal during the house party scene, which it completely missed out. This could have been the core moment of the movie, but from the second half onward, the script started going haywire. The entire notion behind the plot becomes scrambled. When a man is doing a woman's job and vice versa, the so called "society" WILL criticise, which the film fails to portray. Only the family members seem to be doing so. Instead of centring on the crux, the story stresses on Ki and Ka's individual battles and jealousy.
The acting was well on everyone's end. 'Bebo' looked beautiful and charming. Her sharp dialogue delivery marked her as the perfect corporate manager who is arrogant and aggressive. As for Arjun, his character could have been better. The songs were thoughtful and placed at the right times. Ki and Ka was a brave attempt to bring out the issue of a gender role reversal but the story fails to keep you engaged. The film never reaches a conclusion of the concept and loses its emphasis.

Reviewed by Minam Haque