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The meeting between Ratna Pathak Shah and Kirron Kher is HILARIOUS!! #Khoobsurat
Even the making out scene in #Khoobsurat is PG-13. Very #Disney.
"Itne lambe lashes..." It is hilarious how #SonamKapoor ogles the delectable #FawadKhan. "Bye princie," she yells in one scene. #Khoobsurat
"Tum Kiara ko kiss karne se pehle maindak they, ya ab ho?" Mili asks Prince Yuvraj. Haha! #Khoobsurat
Sonam Kapoor's Mili is likeable. She parties with the staff at the Palace, and tries to talk to the Royals sincerely. #Khoobsurat
The audience hoots loudly as #FawadKhan goes topless in one scene! #Khoobsurat
Mill Chakravarty calling the royal queen "aunty ji" sounds like blasphemy! #Khoobsurat
Haha! #RatnaPathakShah is super scary as the suave Rani-sa. A hard task-master and a strict disciplinarian. #Khoobsurat
#Khoobsurat opens with #SonamKapoor treating a #KKR player.
The film has been directed by Shashanka Ghosh of 'Quick Gun Murugan' fame. #Khoobsurat
Stay tuned for the tweet review of @sonamakapoor and #FawadKhan's #Khoobsurat, by @imsopraj
Movie Review: Khoobsurat
Funny and entertaining young romance
More on: Filmfare, Fawad Khan, Sonam Kapoor
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Written By Rachit Gupta
Features Editor
Posted Fri, Sep 19, 2014
The closest most of us will ever get to royalty is by attending a destination wedding at a Rajasthan palace. But Disney's Khoobsurat takes you in to the lives and luxuries of Rajasthani princely states. Through the story of a quintessential Delhi girl's tryst with a prince and his family, you too can roam the vast expanses of pure luxury. Experience the old world charm of an India mostly reserved for tourist brochures. And you can soak in all the opulence with a charming young adult romance. The likes of which are rarely seen in our cinema. It's fresh, it's fabulous and most importantly it's extremely fun.
This is supposed to be a revisit of Rekha's and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat from 1980. The basic premise of a young and energetic girl changing the disposition of a dysfunctional family remains the same. Only in the 2014 edition the story is ported to Rajasthan. Sonam Kapoor plays a physiotherapist hired by a Royal family. In due course, the bumbling but very charming protagonist discovers there's trouble in Paradise. The king she's treating is ailing from guilt and his family is simply forgotten what happiness is all about. The story is simplistic but it works because director Shashank Ghosh and his writer Indira Bisht focus on the right aspects. The dialogue are witty and insightful. They're contemporary and full of feeling. The characters aren't fleshed out too well. But their quirks more than make up for good entertainment.
At the heart of this classic Disney Princess tale is Sonam Kapoor. While she's no Rekha, Sonam does a good job at portraying her vivacious character. Her Mili is fun loving, bit of a misfit and almost always over inquisitive. She works on impulse and never backs out of speaking her mind. Her dynamics with the family she moves in with are very different from the way it happened in Rekha's film. While Rekha was out proving a point to a staunch matriarch in the original. Sonam's character is quite simply helping a family connect with its ability to have fun. That's the update in the story. It's a bit frivolous but in line with the times. There are no joint families and it's members don't deal with direct compromises. In stead families lose their emotional bearings as their members pursue their careers and responsibilities. Here's where Sonam's character reminds people that happiness goes a long way and so do conversations.
In the absence of a central antagonist, which was played by Dina Pathak in the original, other characters create the required drama. Fawad Khan leads the pack with a superb performance. His restraint and quiet charm are the perfect complement to Sonam's energised performance. Ratna Pathak Shah and Aamir Raza Hussain are fantastic too. But the show stealer yet again is Kirron Kher. Her comedy cameo livens up the show. Her punchy lines are flawless. Somebody hand this lovely lady a dozen awards.
Director Shashank Ghosh is no Hrishikesh Mukherjee. But he's managed to make a perfect Disney movie. It makes you laugh. It makes you go "aww" and that goes a long way in a young romance. It's definitely not as good as the original. But it's perfectly in tune with the times.
What's it about?
I have always felt that when a team of filmmakers and actors join forces to work on a remake they work under severe pressure of outshining or at least living up to the original film. I am certain that the makers of Khoobsurat also came together with the same baggage. After all, recreating a Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic is no child's play. So the makers decided to keep the essence of the original film intact, by narrating the story of a misfit who is injected into a royal household and how she manages to infect the Rajasthan Royals (pun not intended) with her free-spiritedness. Sonam plays this misfit and Fawad is the hottest royal in the house. Though called upon to treat the king, the quirky physiotherapist annoys everyone in the house at first, but slowly teaches everyone to live 'khulke'. Prince Vikram Singh Rathod (Fawad) proceeds to be smitten by Dr Mili Chakravarty's (Sonam) antics and though he is betrothed to another, he manages to find his happily ever after with the former.
What's hot?
Sonam Kapoor has been skewered by critics film after film for just being a pretty face and not so much of an actress". But with Khoobsurat she has salvaged her reputation although to put it in her words (she says this in the film) "improvement ka bahut scope hai". Coming to Fawad, the debutante we all were looking out for; I certainly see him walking back home all smiles not just with praise but also promising movie offers. The actor knows his craft and given the space he is allowed in a women-centric film, he has shone brightly. The chemistry between the lead pair is so adorable that you will find yourself going aww' at their romance (or even feel your heart turn gooey.) I have to add that apart from the lead actors Khoobsurat wouldn't have been half as entertaining had it not been for Ratna Pathak Shah and Kirron Kher. As the two polar opposite mommies, these veterans have not so surprisingly given solid performances. The additional elements like background score and music in the film are bang on, adding value to the overall fairy-tale quality of the film.
What's not?
I could sense that director Shashank Ghosh was caving under the pressure of matching up to Hrishikesh Mukherjee. While the effort was commendable, the direction could have been better. There is a funny kidnapping sequence in the film which could have been the highlight of the film but it fell flat due to poor direction. What else bothered me about the film were the "almost-kisses" shared by Sonam and Fawad. In today's day and age where actors are comfortable with onscreen lip-locks, the no real kissing policy followed in Khoobsurat came across as a little juvenile. But then again it worked in keeping with the fairytale-esque treatment of the film. My biggest qualm with Khoobsurat was how Sonam held back from giving an unrestrained performance. Though on the whole she is endearing, an uninhibited and wacky portrayal of a misfit would have left a lasting impression on the viewers...
Verdict
Khoobsurat is entertaining, fun and paisa-vasool. If you have been wondering "what's all the fuss about Fawad Khan?", don't miss this one!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Originally posted by: RockChicGirl
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Rating: 3/5 Stars (Three stars)
Star Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Ratna Pathak, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Fawad Khan, Kirron Kher, Aamir Raza Hussain
Director: Shashank Ghosh
What's Good: The fuzziness of fairytales and Fawad Khan who plays the blue blooded, emotionally cut-off prince with a regal touch.
What's Bad: The high pitched, saccharine struck Sonam Kapoor. The plot wasn't meticulously characterized and blindly followed the fairy tale pattern of Disney Films.
Loo break: Not too many.
Watch or Not?: Shashank Ghosh's Khoobsurat is strictly for rom-com lovers. For those who stumble on it with too many expectations will be massively disappointed. Framed as a feel good love story, the best part about the film is that it keeps you engaged in its dull parts as well. While Sonam's cutesy act gets on your nerves at places, Fawad Khan saves the film with his brooding looks and top notch performance. The heartless, emotionally unavailable prince wins hearts with his charm. Though the happily ever after ending seemed hurried, Fawad Khan makes it all so much better and tolerable.
User Rating:
User RatingDr Mili Chakraborty (Sonam Kapoor) is a high profile physiotherapist who works for IPL and fixes broken down cricketers. She is entrusted with the case of Maharaja Shekhar Rathore, who after an accident has lost his ability to walk. Mili is met with a grouchy patient, a snooty queen (his bossy wife) and the ruthless prince who becomes the object of attraction for her. Mili realizes that there is nothing much wrong with him physically but he has lost his zeal for life. Can she make the king walk again? And what brews between her and Vikram is what Khoobsurat has in store for its audiences.
Khoobsurat Review: Script Analysis
I won't call it a paper thin script but for sure this is a film that borrows judiciously from Princess Diaries and many similar sources. A ruthless prince falls for a misfit is an idea that Princess Diaries spent too long elaborating. But this time the girl is a commoner and the guy is a handsomely dressed, straight out of the pages of Elle Men. He is drop dead gorgeous, chivalrous and calculative. She is emotional, impulsive, clumsy and everything that comes under the umbrella of being a misfit. So, as expected opposites attract. But, is it as much fun to watch? Well, partly so.
The chemistry between the duo was sparkling at places. But the high pitched, shrieking Mili, is a character that borders on being overboard. I do buy that she has the least of table manners, keeps calling her mother's name in the highest of decibels and also that she addresses her mother on a first name basis. But who in her first dinner with a royal family would ask young princess if she has had a boyfriend? At such points the film seems overstretched and far from reality. Ofcourse, my expectation is on the wrong plane if I am asking for reality in a self proclaimed Disney fairytale but logic in cinema is a basic pre-requisite.
I was particularly disheartened that Ghosh did not use Nirmala Devi's character too well. It was Ratna Pathak who kept the sketchily etched character alive in a script that doesn't do justice to it. In the Hrishikesh Mukherjee original, the role played by Shah's mother Dina Pathak was memorable and meaty. But Ratna Pathak simply had to play off her caliber to keep the matriarch's menace alive through the film.
I also thought the chemistry did not quite click. The contrived, hurried ending with Nirmala Devi's sudden and stark change of heart was very obviously out of place but the prince falling for the misfit works more because of the performance than because of the story. Their first kiss was a shocker and abrupt with nothing building towards it. But to its credit, the writing has been kept energetic, not allowing the tempo of the film to drop. It wasn't fresh writing but consistent writing!
Khoobsurat Review: Star Performances
Sonam Kapoor is better than most of her performances so far but she can never sink herself completely into her character. Hence, from time to time she slips back into her Fashionista mode and you can almost hear her mutter you know what I mean'. It's her beautiful smile and the carefree innocence that she gets into her character that makes Mili so believable otherwise she could have passed on for Aisha all over again.
Sonam might be wobbling on dicey grounds but it is Fawad Khan who at every level holds together this fairytale styled rom-com. He is the Quintessential prince charming. Insensitive, ruthless, yet sexy and charming, Fawad is straight out of some Mills and Boons book. He is pitch perfect and delivers a delicious performance.
Ratna Pathak Shah is more Maya Sarabhai than Nirmala Devi Rathore. She has the same perennial L.S issues with Mili and can there be any dubiousness in how brilliant she is in that role or anything remotely close to the premise of it.
Kirron Kher as Manju lands straight from the sets of Dostana. But that is the thing with senior actors. They know exactly how to maintain variety despite being given similar characters.
Khoobsurat Review: Direction, Editing and Screenplay
Shashank Ghosh gives the Hrishikesh Mukherjee classic a justified modern twist. I don't think it was too offensive or shabby in its own way. But yes, it is far less impactful than the 80s' classic. Though frankly, I would give Ghosh credit to maintain the theme with adequate changes to the story. The Disney film angle set on the theme of the Rekhaji starrer was very neatly done. Ghosh walks away with most accolades for telling an engaging story. Despite dull moments, the film holds your attention well without wearing you out with exhaustion. I particularly liked the use of voiceover bubbles to convey the rantings inside the mind of his characters. It was done intelligently without disturbing the narrative rather adding value to the way the story shapes up. So she calls him Khadoos and he calls her Aafat. A good chunk of their love story is conveyed via mental rambling voiceovers. In a scene after they kiss and Vikram comes to talk to Mili about it, the scene conveys without many verbal words using the same mode.
The film's editing needed to be sharper. And though the songs are too many in this movie, they are all well integrated in the film. I have found a brilliant number in Preet that is unforgettable for its intrinsic haunting quality.
Khoobsurat Review: The Last Word
Khoobsurat isn't for people who don't have the appetite for romantic comedies or who aren't fairytale believers. They will go with incorrect expectations and come back disappointed on grounds of it being unrealistic primarily. I did not mind the lack of novelty because it was afterall a well executed film. Fawad Khan as Prince Charming is the show stealer here and he makes his chemistry with Sonam look fantastic! Bubbling with energy, breezy and beautiful, this film is a good enough, passably enjoyable one time watch. I am going with a 3/5.
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Movie: Khubsoorat
Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Kirron Kher, Ratna Pathak Shah, Amir Raza Hussain
Director: Shashanka Ghosh
Rating: 
Sonam in all her bubbly fashionista glory has been used to the fullest by Shashanka
Aaah the power of fairytales! I too want to meet a handsome as-they-come prince and make him fall in love with crazy, free, peasant me. 30 seconds into Khubsoorat and I wanted to be a teenager with raging hormones and a confused heart. Director Shashanka Ghosh does not waste a single frame of Indira Bhist's tight screenplay. He gives it the Disney sweep of magical realism but sets it firmly in indigenous India.
The heightened characters are all pitched and placed perfectly. The rich, Rajasthani Rajput, Yuvraj Vikram Singh Rathore, is a shrewd businessman buying the palaces of poor royals for heritage hotels. The flamboyant FaceTiming free spirited physiotherapist, Dr. Milli Chakroborty, is working for IPL players. Their paths cross because of an ailing, wheelchair bound father, played to stubborn perfection by Amir Raza Hussain and colourful, mad joy is brought back into a household that has forgotten how to laugh. Add to it quivering righteous servants, a subservient wild sister and two mothers - one stern and disciplined and the other loud and in your face. Both will do anything for their families.
One has no clue of what her children are up to or even want and the other is practically in bed with her daughter and her lover.
While the kids themselves are carefree about physical intimacy, they are baffled by love. They will kiss without thinking but think and think and think before exposing their emotions. It is these contemporary truisms that make this overblown fantasy world accessible. Though its all very believable, the spell is never broken and you float along, willing it to be your story. The inner voices of the characters that runs like commentary for the audience only helps to pull you in further.
The attention to detail - the electronic fly swatter, the bespoke leather wheelchair, the bottles of Moet, the mirrored suite with brocade bed spreads - add layers of subtext without the need for narrative.
Sonam in all her bubbly fashionista glory has been used to the fullest by Shashanka. He just uses her as she is and it works. The part is not just written for her, it is her. The irony is that it's the first film where I didn't see Sonam but only the character.
Fawad shows you how a real man does it. It being everything. His quiet screen presence makes you fuzzy and tingly and you really believe any minute he's going to jump out of the screen grab you, kiss you right on the mouth and whisk you away into his palace. His silky dialogue delivery transports you to an enchanted bygone era. And when he takes his top off in the dark you want all the Khans and the Kapoors to stop waxing or simply keep their shirts on. India, please lets keep him.
This is no path breaker but for the fact that I just can't fault it, I still have a smile plastered on my face and I'll probably go see it again... tomorrow, I am giving it 4 warm happy stars.
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