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WHY IS SALMAN'S KICK(2014) BETTER THAN
TEJA'S(2009)
The Eid release of this year from Salman Khan is
raking in the mullah at an unbelievable rate and
it's not too strange to know that it's another
southie remake. Be it Wanted, Jai Ho or Ready,
The southie remakes have worked out well for
Bhaijan and they still continue to do so. What
After sitting through the Telugu version
What I kept asking myself throughout the
viewing of the film was the amount of things
that the Hindi version did right from the Telugu
version.
1. While the Southie version is never able to
take itself seriously and makes a mockery of
everything including itself and its hero, the
Hindi version does well to incorporate some
much needed seriousness to the film through
the transformation of the character of Devi
(Salman).
2. The southie version fails to incorporate any
heroism to the character of Kalyan who uses
face masks while stealing while in the Hindi
version, the character of Devil is almost a
superhero in the likes of Robinhood. The
costumed persona of Salman Khan is immensely
likeable and that's one thing that the southie
version missed capitalizing on.
3. We have to agree that Ravi Teja is no Salman
Khan and he can never be.
4. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the baddie is miles
ahead of the antagonist of the southie version.
His Shiv Gajra is hateable and likeable at the
same time and proves an able foil for Salman's
Devil and thus raising the bar of the film.
5. The visual effects of the Hindi version are
miles ahead of the Southie version and goes
down a long way into making its storytelling
much more believable and effective. 6.Kick
(2014) is grand in every sense of the term. Be
the mounting of the film, the visuals, the
locales, the cast and crew, Kick scores big in
very department. The same however cannot be
said about the southie version. Even the music
is better in the Hindi version than the southie.
Kick is the perfect example of an instance where
a group of people took up an original and spiced
it up with modern sensibility and
understandings up to such an extent that it
became a whole new experience all together.
Nadiadwala and crew deserve every bit of the
appreciation that they are getting form juicing
up an idea to the level that it deserved to be
juiced up to..
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon
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