Ki & Ka
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Swaroop Sampat, Rajit Kapoor
Rated: 5.5/10
Ki & Ka is not meant to be your average Bollywood film, considering that it has been directed by R Balki who has given movies like Cheeni Kum, Paa and Shamitabh. It was a foregone conclusion that his latest would be interesting Bollywood stuff about an upside down romance.
There is definitely love here even though it may not fit the mould that the audience may have preferred. No typical love story this one, wherein boy meets girl, fall in love and live happily ever after.
Here, the happily ever after comes with its fair share of twists and a concept that is almost unheard of in the West, let alone practiced in India that of role reversal. What works here is the sweet and fun element that one gets to see between Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor, who by the way needs to lose weight and fast. Either that or he is looking fat because lady Kapoor, who plays Kia, is so thin.
Of course she looks beautiful and charming and her dialogues are perfect, making her the ideal choice to climb the corporate ladder.
Arjun Kapoor as Kabir gives a reasonable performance. But it is Swaroop Sampat who does a great job as Kia’s mother. She is the perfect mother and mother-in-law. Another person whose performance needs a special mention is Rajit Kapoor who play’s Kabir’s father.
Over all, the movie deals with an idea that is modern and is full of fun moments which make it a watchable film.