It features a lot of Salman Khan action as well as some more Salman Khan flair. In Kisi Ka Bhai Salman’s banal family comedy Kisi Ki Jaan is unfit for anything other than a heatwatch that watches rubbish. Kisi Ki Bhai is for you if you missed seeing Bhai on Eid in his most authentic form, mixing intolerable melodrama with some raw, hardcore action and his famous hook moves. This Farhad Samji-directed movie has no purpose, no logic, and no mind-blowing plot, but it does contain a lot of action, drama, emotion, and action.
Salman Khan plays the lead in Farhad Samji’s movie Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan.
First things first, who chose Salman’s strange, hideous long hair wig? Was that hairdo truly necessary for his character? Does it improve the plot in any way? More importantly, does Salman look good as a result? Overall, the answer is no. I honestly wasn’t able to look past the distracting wig for the whole first half because I was so repulsed by it. Thankfully, the second half spared us the agony.
KKBKKJ, which is based on the 2014 film Veeram, centres on Bhaijaan (Salman), who devotes his life to rearing his three brothers, Ishq (Raghav Juyal), Moh (Jassi Gill), and Luv (Siddharth Nigam). As a result of her hectic schedule, she made the decision never to get married. She finds a new purpose in life when Bhagyalakshmi (Pooja Hegde) enters, though, and things alter. Bhaijaan, on the other hand, decides to defend them after knowing that Bhagya’s nonviolent brother Annayya Gundamneni (Venkatesh Daggubati) and their family are being threatened by competitor Nageswara (Jagapathi Babu). Meanwhile, Mahavir (Vijender Singh) is on the prowl for Bhaijaan and his brothers in order to kill them for a plot of land where everyone worships Bhaijaan, putting their lives in peril.
The 144-minute movie drags on for an excruciatingly long time. Even if all the songs were removed, the plot would still be compelling to watch even without them. In reality, it would have been a wiser decision to release the songs as a separate album rather than as a part of the movie because they are so abrupt and loud (albeit upbeat). Yet, it appears that the filmmakers didn’t mind including up to seven tracks in the movie because they were more interested in demonstrating everyone’s dance routines. Seeing Salman perform such awkward dance moves is no longer entertaining. They don’t perform well, and neither do they appear well on film.
Farhad has never been good at direction, and KKBKKJ is no exception. Even if you overlook the mistakes, the dialogue, which makes Salman sound too youthful, is written poorly. The movie, which Farhad co-wrote with Sparsh Khetarpal and Tasha Bhambra, contains several one-liners that just appear out of nowhere and have no lasting impact in addition to a horrible racial joke and a sleazy Pepsi advertisement. Many clichés are there right away, starting with Salman’s entrance sequence in which he jumps off a building while still wearing his jacket, converses awkwardly with the thugs who beat the victims into submission, and many more.
The redeeming grace in this case is the cinematography by V. Manikandan. It is simply amazing how he creates the ideal environment for an action scene with the camera angles to capture the flying soldiers, the whole magic with blood splattering on the screen, and the slo-mo shots. Those are some scenes of money-collecting and whistle-blowing. The film’s highlights unquestionably include the great fight scene in the metro shortly before the interval and the action sequence at the end. There is never a lack of action, and there are 5 such expertly planned fight sequences for you to watch and enjoy in between. I’d like to draw attention to the thrilling hand-to-hand fight between Vijender and Salman in this context. In his debut outing, and even then as a poor player, Vijender exudes confidence and is pretty handsome.
Salman is in excellent form and has given everything he has done — raw action and tonnes of drama — his all. He exhibits extreme violence at times while still being soft, sensitive, and caring other times. With the exception of the lengthy hair, he looks nice in both. You get a kick out of his friendliness with his on-screen brothers, and you chuckle at the lightheartedness he is recognised for bringing to his characters. In spite of the turmoil, Venkatesh maintains his composure and establishes a commanding screen presence. Even when he’s on his own, he takes the show. His scenes with Salman are adorable.
Raghav, Siddharth, and Jassi, among others, are given sufficient screen time to stand out and display their action prowess. Even with Salman in the picture, all three maintain their dominance on screen. Pooja Hegde has never made an impression on me when it comes to screen presence. Even though she was cast opposite some of the most in-demand male performers, including as Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Prabhas, and Ranveer Singh, her fragile screen presence prevented her from becoming a larger-than-life heroine. She overdoes it with her body language and tries too hard, which gets grating after a while. Her on-screen chemistry with Salman is little in KKBKKJ, and she finds it difficult to pass for a South Indian woman.
The main issue I have with KKBKKJ is that three debutants, Sukoon (Shehnaaz Gill), Muskaan (Palak Tiwari), and Chahat, were entirely wasted (Vinali Bhatnagar). Following their initial 20 minutes of conversation, they disappeared for an hour without a trace. Extremely disappointed because Shehnaaz captured your hearts with her sweetness and innocence and Palak seemed to be pretty confident; Vinali, in what little screen time he receives, is virtually mediocre. But, because it features an ensemble cast, it is bursting with a celebratory mood, vibrant attire, slightly louder settings, and people having fun dancing, singing, and cracking a few jokes.
Salman’s character repeatedly says the following remark in Kisi Ki Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan: ‘When the heart, mind, and body say ‘Bhai bas bhi karo,’ I say, ‘Bring it on.” While I would like to say the same, regrettably, this is not the case. And get ready for a sequel by keeping an eye out for the blink-and-miss hint after the final credits. Watch KKBKKJ until then and decide if this was your ideal Eid Mubarak..