Kaal

The verdict is out - DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE - not even if someone pays you to watch it. It is that bad. Worthy of a nomination to the Jade Project. Coming from Karan Johar and his troupe, I had very little expectations of it anyway, but since anything that's slightly different from the regular masala that Bollywood dishes out immediately attracts attention, I went ahead with the idea of Kaal. Karan Johar and Co. should really stick with their tried and tested formula of candyfloss romance. Dardevilry and adventure are just not this guy's cup of tea. You got to feel for the poor young director though - I wonder if even Steven Spielberg would have fared better given the script.
I don't really need to tell you how bad it was, but since I have started I shall finish. A bunch of over ambitious young people and a "researcher" along with his wife, hit the Corbett National Park and some of them get themselves killed by - you wan't me spoil the fun (if at all that's possible)? Nah, actually that's probably the most funny part. But I will tell you this - there are precisely three tigers in the movie who appear for not more than five minutes. Imagine the movie now. Lara Dutta and Esha Deol have precious little other than tyring to look hot, scream and in general get scared frequently. The guys as usual have to be macho and fall "prey". Ajay Devgan drops in the odd mildly humourous one-liners here and there. Go for this utterly predictable and throughly un-enjoyable movie only if there's no electricity at home thanks to the MSEB, because the theatres generally at least have good air conditioning.