Kaminey: An oasis in the desert of duds

It was a new experience - to watch a movie on the very first day and the very first show, that was how i watched Kaminey today and glad that it didnt turn out to be a disaster.
First thing u can say about the movie is that it is not the typical run-of-the-mill Bollywood movies that follows a repetitive ages old "formula", a refreshing change indeed.
It is not a slick action thriller as the promos suggest, but instead the story of two twins who rediscover themselves in the most extreme circumstances.

The story is well told and the style of narration will u leave spellbound, but at some points it gets too slow. but except for that its a decent movie and lives upto Vishal Bharadwaj's credibility.
Shahid Kapoor delivers the best performance of his career as the twin brothers. He brings to alive both the characters which are as different as chalk n cheese and even the double role has been handled with great technical finesse that u dont feel the presence of a body double in any of the shots. Priyanka Chopra's role is limited to some passionate scenes in the beginning and then for the rest she is simply howling and crying, which she manages to do quite well. The other actors who are not very familiar too deliver a commendable performance.

And another aspect of the movie is the speech disorders of the twin brothers which is quite unique and gives u a few laughs and doesnt irritate u at any point. The lisp of Charlie is really funny indeed and the promotional campaign of the movie has tried to make the viewers aware of that and that too in an ingenious manner of misspelling the movie taglines.

Humour appears in the most unintended manner at the most unnerving places in the movie, which is a welcome sign in contrast to the awful slapstick made-up humor in bollywood movies these days.

Overall, the movie is quite an engaging watch but unwinds at a slow pace that could a be a tad boring. Kaminey thus comes in as the oasis in the desert of dud movies this year.
On a scale of 5, i wud give it a 3.