Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla, Om Puri, Vishal Malhotra, Himani Shivpuri, Manoj Bohra,Dimple Sharma, Boman Irani and others Director:Aziz Mirza Producer:Kumar S Taurani and Ramesh S Taurani Music:Pritam Chakraborty Date of Released:July 18th, 2008
'Kismat Konnection' is directed by Aziz Mirza. The director has not drifted from his regular formula and
takes the film to an upward graph right from the word go. It Is a simple and love story.
A simple yet sensible love story, the film is about Raj (Shahid Kapur) who is the perfect man. He is the
best student in his architectural college, first in sports and other activities, looks stunningly handsome
and is blessed with a kind heart. Despite the perfection in him, the biggest challenge for him is to get
the much needed break that will catapult his talent and project him to the world. He is just about to get
what he wants and then fate seems to play a bit of bad luck on him. Raj gives up and finally decides to
visit a crystal ball gazer Hasina Bano Jaan (Juhi Chawla) who flashes a quirky smile and announces that
his good time is near and he will soon get what he wants but then she puts Raj in a puzzle by saying that
he needs to hold on to his 'Kismat' to achieve all this.
While Raj is still baffled, he moves and true to the prediction, he is able to convince the famous builder
Sanjeev Gill (Om Puri) with his talent and bags a prestigious project. On the other hand there is Priya
(Vidya Balan) who believes in making this world a better place and she would not hesitate to stand up to
any situation all by herself to face the consequences. Raj chances upon Priya and conveys that he is the
only one who can save her community centre from getting demolished an din this process he also manages to
expose her fiancé (Amit Varma) and his flings with other women. There is also another challenge for Raj in
the form of his old college foe Dave (Manoj Bohra) who is his foremost rival in business. Is Raj
successful in keeping up his word? How does he handle the misdoings of Dave? What exactly is the good luck
charm that he needs to hold on to? And what happens hereafter is to be seen on the screen.
Presentation:
The presentation has been perfect though the narration lost out on its pace at some points. The script was
well knit, the dialogues were neat, the screenplay was top notch, the music was good with three good
numbers to its credit and the camera was fantastic in capturing the scenic locales of Canada. The editing
could have been better during the second half but overall it was deft. Shahid has yet again proved that he
is a true performer and the confidence was showing in him, Vidya is a natural beauty and does not need
much work on her to look attractive. The best part- their chemistry looked excellent unlike all
assumptions. Himani does a good job with her typical Punjabi accent, Juhi Chawla was boisterous but fitted
the role well, Boman was not used to the fullest while Om Puri was perfect, both Manoj Bohra and Vishal
Malhotra came up with impressive performances and made their presence felt on the screen. The rest were
good and did their bits with ease.
