Director Aziz Mirza, teamed up with Shah Rukh Khan, has given us endearing films such as Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and Yes Boss.
But without Khan, Mirza fails to work the same magic with Kismat Konnection. The film pairs Shahid Kapoor with Vidya Balan, and the chemistry between the two is nothing to write home about.
Kismat Konnection is a missed opportunity, thanks to its lacklustre execution.
Star-struck
Raj Malhotra (Kapoor), an architect going through a spell of bad luck, takes the help of a quirky fortune-teller, Haseena Bano Jaan (Juhi Chawla), who advises him to find his lucky charm to put an end to his endless list of woes.
Raj’s lucky charm happens to be a fiery social activist, Priya, and with her entry into Raj’s life, everything seems to be changing for the good — he impresses the top builder, Sanjeev Gill (Om Puri), and bags a prestigious project.
The rest of the film is about how Raj and Priya fall in love and how Raj succeeds in his professional life.
Mirza manages to rustle up a decent plot but the luck-meets-love story doesn’t work, making it look like a half-hearted attempt at an entertaining romcom.
The film starts in a mundane way and to add to that is the irritating character of Haseena, who hardly makes any difference to the film.
The film does have the frothy, mushy moments typical of Mirza but they seem insufficient to hold the audience’s interest. Moreover, the discourse on global warming and social responsibility seems irrelevant.
Kapoor, though impressive in a few scenes, seems to still have the SRK hangover. However, after Jab We Met, a lot more is expected from him.
Balan doesn’t seem to be cut out for the role. Moreover, the essence of this film should have been the sizzling chemistry between the lead pair, which, unfortunately, is nothing great.
Chawla, surprisingly, is a big disappointment as she is usually terrific in comic roles. The blame can probably be put on the way her character has been etched in the film.
Puri is fine but Himani Shivpuri steals the show as the loud Mrs Gill.
Pritam’s music is good, with Aai Pappi and Ba Khuda leaving their mark. The cinematography is excellent and Canada has been depicted beautifully.
But eye-candy stars, beautiful locales and some fairly good moments aren’t enough to connect with this romantic tale. More than luck, this film required some solid writing.
— Abdulla Mahmood is a UAE-based freelance writer
