Singh Is Kinng
Singh Is Kinng
| 08 August 2008 (USA)
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A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.

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Kailansorac

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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Numerootno

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

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Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Lela

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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sumanbarthakursmailbox

Most films can be divided into two broad categories - those that aim to entertain an audience, and those that have been produced with the sole purpose of making money. As far as I'm concerned, Singh Is Kinng is not so much a film as it is a clever money-making racket. I know that people who make films shouldn't be made to feel guilty about wanting to earn money from them - I agree with that completely. My problem is with people whose only objective for making films is to make money - they could be in the construction business, they could be manufacturing cigarettes, but they just happen to be making movies for a living. My problem is with those guys. Singh Is Kinng is a film that has little or no regard for its audience. It's the kind of movie whose makers couldn't care less if you hated the film, fell asleep during the film, left the film in twenty minutes, or collapsed from a stroke midway through the film. They only care about the fact that you paid your two hundred bucks and bought your ticket. To hell with you after that. I understand all filmmakers don't want to change the world - they don't want to make message movies like Swades or Lage Raho Munnabhai. They probably don't want to address issues either. I get that. But how can a filmmaker not care about engaging his viewer - how can he not care if his audience is entertained or not? If you're making what you describe as a comedy, shouldn't you want the audience to laugh? The makers of Singh Is Kinng simply don't care. What better example of their indifference than the fact that they make a movie that they claim celebrates the spirit of being a Sikh, and yet they completely disregard the most basic detail of Sikh identity - how can your Sikh characters sport turbans but not full beards? We've all seen enough films by director Anees Bazmee to know that we shouldn't expect very much in terms of plot, and Singh Is Kinng is no different. Akshay Kumar plays Happy Singh, a bumbling do-gooder in a nameless village in Punjab, who manages to offend his friends and neighbours with his knack for causing trouble. No wonder they pack him off to Australia with the responsibility of bringing back another Singh - underworld kingpin Lucky Singh (Sonu Sood, that is) who has tainted the reputation of their village and their community by his infamous deeds. Once there, by a strange hand of fate - the kind you can only expect in Anees Bazmee films - Lucky Singh slips into a coma-like state and Happy Singh is put in charge of his gang. Not only does the new King set about reforming this motley group of criminals, he also falls head over heels in love with pretty-but-vacuous Sonia (played by Katrina Kaif) who sadly is already committed. Singh Is Kinng is the kind of film whose screenplay is constructed almost entirely on the basis of silly coincidences and misunderstandings - airline boarding cards get exchanged by mistake and as a result passengers end up travelling to wrong destinations; dumbfounded Lucky Singh points accusingly at Happy Singh but his gang misinterprets that as Lucky picking his successor. If this kind of pedestrian humour isn't your thing, then perhaps the toilet jokes are. Like that moment in which Happy Singh inadvertently pees on the face of another villager, or the one in which it's insinuated that his privates get entangled in a table fan. The problem with this writing is that there isn't any - the screenplay goes from one stupid gag to another, one set-piece to another. Singh Is Kinng goes through the motions of a comedy, but there is deadness at its center - a feeling that no one connected with it loved what they were doing.Singh Is Kinng is the kind of film that simply doesn't arouse any passionate response - I didn't love it, and I didn't hate it either. I just didn't care. And there I think lies the failure of this film - few of the characters are even remotely interesting, the story can't exactly be described as original, and the actors aren't in their finest form either. Akshay Kumar has an endearing goofiness to him and he's the only reason you're willing to give this film a chance. How you wish he'd use his popularity and his clout to do better films. Of the supporting cast, Om Puri and Kirron Kher give the film its handful of genuinely comic moments, while the rest try earnestly to raise your spirits with the kind of lines you've heard so many times before. Katrina Kaif is an eyesore in every sense of the word - her costumes resemble something you might pick up in a fancy dress store, her acting so weak you want to urge her to watch everyone from Madhubala to Madhuri so she might pick up a few tricks. But my heart sank when I saw Ranvir Shorey wasted in a thankless supporting role. I can only hope a fat paycheck was his reason for choosing this film. In the end, Singh Is Kinng is a dead zone of comedy. It might have been a time-pass film if the makers had made even the slightest of effort, but in its current form the only thing you can appreciate about it is the fact that it's not terribly long. When the lights come back on in the end, you leave the hall completely emotionless. You just don't care. I do hope the makers can afford swanky new BMWs from the money this film will invariably make. Someone should get something from this film, because the audience gets nothing.

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long-ford

Akshay Kumar tries his best and occasionally breathes life into 'Singh Is Kinng'. The film is a complete mess. It has such a horrendous beginning that I almost felt I had entered the wrong theater. Akshay then enters and despite the corny jokes, manages to hold our attention. There are some catchy musical numbers. However, the plot is simply too weak and everybody else looks bored. Om Puri and Ranvir Shorey are both VERY disappointing. Katrina Kaif tries to act but doesn't succeed. The ending descends into mawkish melodrama and becomes preachy. The film is best seen at home with ample use of the FF button.Overall 3/10

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silvan-desouza

What is wrong with Akshay Kumar? He himself said on NDTV that he likes doing senseless films but his films are now loosing on quality, story and everything A Day will come people will stop laughing at his jokes how they did to Govinda As a star Akshay is become a King truly, Today he is like Amitabh whose presence uplifted bad films like MARD As an actor, Akshay Kumar too is brilliant Strangely he was horrible a decade back and today he is become a pleasure to distributors, audiencesThe film is typical type, illogical and a typical Bollywood film There are some few scenes which are good and the ensemble cast of Manoj Pahwa, Yashpal Sharma do make for some good scenes But there is no proper story in the film, some funny scenes, some romantic scenes and thats itThe climax is bizarre and falls flatAnees Bazmee leaves no mark Music is good especially Talli Hua and Singh is Kinng both versionsAkshay Kumar is the soul of the film, remove him from the film and the film wouldn't have been even watchable, He is a natural But he should get off such roles now Katrina does her repeat act Sonu Sood is okay Manoj Pahwa, Yashpal Sharma stand out while Sudhanshu is good Om Puri is funny, Kirron Kher is alright, doesn't overact like she did in OM SHANTI OM Ranvir Shorey and Jaaved Jaffrey are wasted

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hell_frightening

This movie adds to one more count of cheap comedy movies.Though Akshay is such a great actor...he has disappointed by acting in such a movie... Its just a boring, unrealistic, unbelievably crap film with cheap and repetitive comedy. It starts with a flying encounter of Sonu Soodh, which is worse than Shoot 'Em 'Up action. Emotional Dialogues reminds me of 1980's. Nothing great about the movie, just waste of time and money.Better watch the film when it releases on television rather than spending money in the cinemas

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