Kudrat

Review By Kamal K

Well, for some strange reason i never watched this movie considering it will be boring. That was despite being an RD fan. But after watching i have the highest regards for Chetan anand for story,screenplay and direction. What a taut, crisp direction without a dull moment. Only the courtroom drama was little melodramatic.

What a masterpiece by Chetan Anand!!!Kudrat is the movie closest to my heart apart from Karz.

I must have seen this movie 10 times but every time it gives me goosebumps,everytime I feel like Iam watching it for the first time. Yes that is the way Chetan Anand has created the movie that audience will watch it for ages. This movie leads me to an argument inside my mind about existance of reincarnation.

Hema Malini? No wonder why Dharmendra had fallen for this gorgeous screen goddess. The dashing Vinod Khanna,Rajesh khanna's super powerful court room drama,The majestic Rajkumar,Aruna Irani all did a tremendous job.

But it was Priya Rajvansh's unpredictable late entry as a hard hitting lawyer snatched away the movie from the rest.

This movie is an interesting past life chilling drama. Hema malini and Rajesh Khana play the part of lovers in their past life only to be reawaked by the Reincarnated Hema malini who unearths a dark secret. This film is not a full on horror flim its more of as supense murder mystery that will leave you really spooked. The film features a lovely soundrtack featuring some lovely romantic numbers. Hema Malini's performance is really very good.Raj kumar plays the evil protagonist whose actions form the basis for the drama Though this wasn't the scarriest film I have ever seen it sure did spook me out for the rest of the evening. Worth a Watch 9 out of 10.

Kudrat is a taut thriller directed by chetan anand. The reincarnation theme has been handled in a few movies & this one impresses. Music by RBDB is of the highest class. It has got an impressive star cast who have all given goof performances.

Hemamalini has given a beautiful performance & her chemistry with kaka is magical. Raaj kumar is his usual self. Vinod khanna gets a relatively minor role. Rajesh khanna steals the show witha fantastic performance. The main drawback is. Priya Rajvansh who is wooden & performs miserably.

There were stories before release that kaka took the entire reel & edited it. If that were true, then the other actors would have got their roles chopped off.

The film did average business possibly bcos of its delayed me , release & also bcos a film with a similar theme Karz was released earlier.

Anyway, a movie to be savoured for rajesh khanna fans.

Director chetan anand also features in the movie at duration 14:11 and 14:51 wearing a coat.