You are not quite sure after watching Kurbaan what exactly the motive behind making the film is. Was it designed to be a thriller? Then, in the almost 2hrs and 40minutes of its running time, it’s too long and dips at various points to be able to thrill you enough.
Was it supposed to be a love story? Then it fails on that count because the ‘lovers’ in the film come across as shallow. Was the film supposed to be a comment on global terrorism? Then it’s a haphazard one, raising questions (old ones at that) and not bothering to give any answers.
Actually, Kurbaan is a mish-mash of all of the above, and with a seduction scene and ‘main badla loonga’ angle thrown in, reminds one of the formulaic films made in the 80s.
Ehsaan Khan (Saif) teaches in a Delhi college, where Avantika (Kareena) is the psychology professor. Khan pursues Avantika like a lovelorn schoolboy – you have Saif mouthing some of the cheesiest dialogues and Kareena preening and pouting to them – and the two even make-out in the staffroom. Talk about setting a bad example.
Cheesy Khan impresses Psycho professor over cups of coffee and when she gets an offer to teach in a university in the US, he proposes marriage. He’s ready to ‘sacrifice’ his life in India so she can go to the US with him. Read more…
