Comments on: Film Review: Kya Super Kool Hain Hum

By: Shivani Tripathi

Shivani Tripathi — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:53:57 +0000

@Richa Welcome to The NRI! 2012 has been a good year for Hindi cinema. Take a look through our film reviews… I’m sure it’ll better help you plan your weekend. Enjoy!

By: Richa

Richa — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:39:37 +0000

So glad I stumbled across you review! I was planning on watching this movie over the weekend and now I’ll probably deprioritize it amongst so many others that I need to catch up on:) I still want to catch this one at some point but I am glad I’ll be less disappointed going in with less expectations!

p.s A new reader to the NRI and a follower to your articles immediately!

By: Roy

Roy — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:32:16 +0000

@ Shivani I liked ur first line ‘I understand where you’re coming from, now I m thinking why I bothered to comment ur post. When a reporter asked Mrs. Jaya Bachhan about Indian critics, her reply was ‘R there any in India? ….:)
I m sorry Ms. Lekha, I loved ur post.

By: Shivani Tripathi

Shivani Tripathi — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:05:43 +0000

@Roy Thanks for sharing your perspective and adding to the conversation.

I understand where you’re coming from, but Pulkit beat me to the punch and articulated many of my thoughts. This year started off very well with films like Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Paan Singh Tomar, Kahaani, Vicky Donor, Shanghai, Ishaqzaade (which many critics didn’t like, but I really enjoyed)…that’s quite a few! As far as feeling Hindi films are inferior to Hollywood, well, I’d be the last person to say so. Indian cinema has a rich history and a very unique place in the world and deserves a certain reverence…that’s why I call it Hindi cinema, not Bollywood.

I saw KSKHH in a cinema hall and aside from some laughs, most of us were silent and shifting in our seats. Quite the opposite of my experience watching Vicky Donor…people were coughing from laughing too much. If a writer/director’s work isn’t up to the mark, it isn’t the audiences’ responsibility to lower their own standards. As far as box office collections are concerned, KSKHH was panned by most critics, but still got an excellent initial. Critics can offer their opinion, but at the end of the day a person should spend their hard earned money however they want to. Even the most terrible reviews cannot keep me away from a Salman Khan film.

Also, the wonderful piece on being single in Mumbai&Dubai was written by Lekha Menon, not me.

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:29:57 +0000

@ Pulkit I have nothing against any critic. Infact most of the time they are right coz our Indian movies generally lack script or story. Infact I want to say sorry to Ms. Shivani if my comment is demotivating. NRI is a good platform for independent writers and I love most of the writing here as it is from among us and I get a touch of common man in most of the writing. I loved Ms. Shivani’s latest piece about life in Dubai and Mumbai. As I lived in both the cities so I could very well relate to story and I loved the humour in story telling.
Now, I reacted that way coz majority of critics always criticise Hindi movies yes they do praise too but that’s 1 in a 100 or you tell me Pulkit how many movies had a good review from critics in this year. What I meant was lets accept what kind of movies work for Hindi cinema viewers and judge the movie as per that.
I accept it’s critic’s personal views but when ur personal views affects public’a opinion then a social responsibility is automatically levied on u of being fair and non partial. Critics do affect public’s decision of watching a movie or not, which affects the movie’s collection so the critics should have a sense of responsibility when they are writing especially on a public platform.
And if u think that KSKHH is not funny then u better stop watching Hindi movies coz ur expectations r too high.

By: Pulkit Datta

Pulkit Datta — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:43:41 +0000

@Roy: I think it’s unfair to generalize by saying all critics are determined to always write negative reviews of Indian films. That is certainly not the case. There are lots of good films made in India and those are reviewed accordingly. At the end of the day, a review is one person’s opinion. It’s up to you if you choose to agree or not. The review is not part of a secret conspiracy to attack Indian cinema.

Secondly, Shivani’s review above makes a very good point, that the film is just not funny. There is nothing wrong with masala films or films aimed at mass appeal. But they have to at least work in terms of story and comedy. If KSKHH is supposed to be a comedy, it doesn’t even accomplish that. I think Shivani was fair in her review of the film as she also highlighted the good parts of the film.

Finally – box office collections of Hindi films is a very complicated business. These days, the opening weekend collections (Friday-Saturday-Sunday) are all that matters. That is why filmmakers pump more and more money into marketing and publicity to entice everyone goes to see the film at least once in the opening weekend. Once that is accomplished, they make their money. It says nothing about the film’s longevity at the box office. Usually from Monday onwards, the box office collections of most films go down. Only those films that actually deliver in content sustain good collections.

By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:55:00 +0000

Thank god I watched movie first and then by chance ur review. Indian critics are like on a campaign to criticise badly about any movies released in India and infact it’s a good idea why dont u post some reviews about Hollywood or other famous movies too then we can have a comparative study of u dealing Hindi vs Hollywood movies coz I want to see how u feel about those movies.
Now first of all understand the market for which movie is produced. Don’t say TATA’s cars are inferior just bcoz u drive mercedes u need to understand whats the target customer for which product is made. so many times a badly criticised movies make good money even collection of KSCHH so it proves that the film makers knows what their viewers want but critics don’t know what their readers like. I think that’s why they call u critics coz u always criticise.
To all people who did not watch this movie pls watch it and u won’t regret it.
It’s not best but worth every penny of ur ticket if u like Hindi movies.

By: Shivani Tripathi

Shivani Tripathi — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:40:12 +0000

@Rickie Khosla Looks like quite a few people read your preview, hence me being unsuccessful in finding a viewing buddy!