Kambakkht Ishq

Plot synopsis:
When Hollywood stuntman Viraj Shahriyan (Akshay Kumar) and medical student Simrita Rai (Kareena Kapoor) come across each other at his brother Lucky's (Aftab Shivdasani) and her best friend Kamini's (Amrita Arora) hastily planned wedding ceremony, they instantly develop a dislike for each other. They both have a very low opinion of the opposite sex, and staunchly believe marriage is not the way to go for the two newlyweds, whom they try to discourage from proceeding further.
Simrita convinces Kamini to test out her theory that men are after only one thing, by forcing Lucky to delay their marriage vows for three months. She is sure, Lucky will not be able to do so and this will prove to Kamini that Lucky is just another low-class male, like all others, and her claims of him being different than most men are unfounded. Viraj, upon hearing about this new development, tries to do the exact opposite. This results in a hilarious scene at a local disco bar, where Viraj lures Kamini with the hope of her finding Lucky with a "girlfriend" that he has planted in the lap of Lucky in order to make Kamini jealous. The plan backfires and Kamini and Lucky end up in divorce court where the judge puts them on a three-month probation and marriage counselling. Simrita keeps on telling Kamini that all men are the same and that all they want is sex. Lucky tries to make love with Kamini but she never lets him come near her.
Meanwhile, Simrita and Viraj keep bumping into each other when they both travel to Italy independently; the former to make some quick cash as a model to pay her medical bills, and the latter, with Lucky, to chill out and take a vacation from all of the marital stress Lucky has been facing back home. Upon returning home, Simrita is given a watch pendant by her Dolly Aunty (Kirron Kher) to wear as a good luck charm. The pendant hangs from a bracelet on her wrist. Viraj gets seriously hurt in an accident at work and is brought for emergency surgery to the hospital where Simrita is an intern. Much to each other's irritation, Simrita is given the charge to perform surgery on Viraj. After the surgery, while looking at the X-rays, she is horrified to discover that the watch on her wrist has accidentally ended up in Viraj's stomach.
Simrita tries various ways of getting the watch out. During one such process, which fails, it becomes clear that Simrita is bitter about her perceived unfaithfulness of the two most prominent men from her childhood: her divorced father and her elder sister's ex-husband. By this time, Viraj is secretly beginning to fall in love with Simrita. Several days later, Simrita is successful in removing the watch from Viraj's stomach. Following the surgery, Viraj overhears the truth and leaves. Several days later, he proposes to Denise Richards in an attempt to forget about Simrita. Upon realising her mistake, Simrita helps Lucky and Kamini reconcile and decides to confess her love for Viraj at the wedding ceremony. At first, Denise is upset but then tells Viraj to go to Simrita. The two embrace and go off together in the car sharing a few passionate kisses.

Tags: humor, entertaining

Review:
It is about a 'super' Indian stuntman in Hollywood (Akshay Kumar as Viraj Shergill) who meets an Indian supermodel (Kareena Kapoor as Simrita Rai) at his brother's (Aftab Shivdasani as Lucky) wedding in church.
I hold a great respect for Indian cinema and I have been in love with Bollywood since before I could even walk my first step.The thing about this movie is that it is ridiculously illogical in every single aspect, not to mention the lead actors serious problem of over-acting.
I loved Kareena in 'Jab we met' and I thought "well this girl finally proved that she can indeed act normally", but this movie changed my mind.To be fair though, I did laugh at times.
Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor are the lead actors, the film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and has 3 Hollywood Supertstars, Stallone, Routh and Denise Richards.
Then the whole movie rounds about the same theme with cheap jokes, stupid dialogues and worst acting from really good actors..I just pity Akshay ...
and of course, no one can say it's a good movie, because all the world know how bad it is.so i think that AKSHAY KUMAR has to say good bye to comedy because he can't do it, he is is good in drama and action, but in comedy he is just a bad actor.
Let me start saying what i liked in the movie, the song - Om Mangalam - (Reprised) Kambakkht Ishq and the extras behind Kareena Kapoor (Bebo) and Akshay Kumar in every song.Akshay Kumar previous movie Singh is King is much better than this movie.
Akshay Kumar please get back to the Khiladi mode or get into the mode the reel son of Amithabh Bachchan.Kareena Kapoor is way toooo loud in the movie, i do not know was it for emphasis or was the acoustics in the new theater.
Talking about the much hyped swimsuit sequence of Kareena Kapoor, yeah, swimsuit was good, but it was not that great on her.From the Hollywood brigade there is Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards, Branden Routh, i think all of them are wasted to some extent, they should have be given some more meaty role.
Like most of the scenes end very abruptly.If this an entry of Hollywood stars in Bollywood movies then for a fact then we can surely see a trend of Johnny Depp fighting a battle with Aamir Khan, then Depp loosing the battle, Megan Fox and Frieda Pinto setting a ramp walk on fire, then Frieda taking the crown away.
As for the Hollywood crowd, oh lord they must have been desperate, not that I really expect much from the likes of Sylvester Stallone or Denise Richards, neither of whom could ever be accused of being great actors.Even the music here, which can often redeem at least partially any Bollywood film, is sadly way off the mark.Not even the visual delights of Amrita Arora and Kareena Kapoor could entice me to watch this piece of rubbish in its entirety ever again.
Its hard to imagine a film as bad as this across the board (although some comments passed about Akshay Kumar's more recent films would indicate that he is trying to make this look like a pinnacle of his career).Believe me, you do not need to watch this film - find the stills of Amrita in bikini that are floating around the internet: you would then be seeing the highlights of the film just about.3/10 only because its got Amrita in a bikini and Kareena looks good..
After watching her poor performance I just realised that Indian film industry board should also introduce award for worst performances and worse movies, just like Hollywood's Razzie Award.
Its quite impossible to believe the fact that the makers of Kambakkht Ishq actually thought just Akshaye Kumar and Kareena Kapoor could make a movie run at the box office and not the script.Kambhakkt Ishq's protagonist Viraj Shergill(Akshaye Kumar) a stuntman by profession who strictly believes in the fact of staying bachelor and is quite successful to pass on the same values to his brother Lucky Shergill(Aftab Shivdasani) another stuntman by profession until the day he finds out himself about Lucky's marriage plans with Kamini(Amrita Arora) a model.
Now here's where he bumps into Simrita(Kareena Kapoor) , Kamini's friend who thinks the same way about men as Viraj does about women.Now till about this point, i think director Sabir had a script in place and was seriously planning on something really good with the movie until the first song rolled out.
The script essays the antics of a very hot Indian-origin-soon-to-be-surgeon-cum-part-time-model in the US who tries to recover her mantra-chanting watch which she accidentally leaves inside a Hollywood stuntman whom she hates during her first surgery, only to discover that both of them are inconsolably, unspeakably, indisputably in love.No, really.This plot, my friend, is a flash of inspiration from the Gods.
From here on you start expecting more entertaining stuff coming down the lane related to the battle of the sexes, but sadly you are not served a better dish later on.The good news for all Akshay Kumar's fans is that he is back in form with his impeccable comic timing in the first half.
Her performance in the movie also proves the immense acting talent she has, as expected from a lady from the Kapoor Family.So, the first half is high on entertainment where you keep on enjoying the scenes even when there is no story being developed.
Firstly, in a movie based on the life of a Hollywood Stuntman, you don't find any amazing stunts and action sequences performed by Akshay Kumar.
What has happened to Akshay Kumar...he looks like to be heading the Govinda path...where the guy got too confident and didn't really bother to do some acting and thought people will laugh at anything he does....Akshay Kumar is a very fine actor with some serious acting skills....right now he is loosing whatever he learned in all these 15-20 yrs of acting..Its not just Kambhakt Ishq but all his recent movies just provide more evidence to the thought..The end credits song from Chandni Chowk to China just shows it..He needs to improve his skills again....It is already hard enough to understand the purpose of Sylvester Stallone in the movie, they even needed to add Javed Jafferi....you'll understand when you watch the movie one night in the cable...The only one who seems to be knowing what she's actually doing in the movie is Kareena Kapoor...I couldn't believe that one day I would be saying this but she did look like a bomb.I get that the movie was no brainer and was supposed to be carried forward by the charms of the leading actors...What happens when one of the leading actor fails...."Kambhakt Ishq."6/10.
On the other hand, there's a woman, who is a firebrand and believes that there's no love.Starring Akshaye Kumar, Sylvester Stallone, Kareena Kapoor, Denise Richards, Aftab Shivdasani, Brendon Routh, Amrita Arora, Diane Sellers, Kirron Kher, Ashwin Mushran and Reann Giles, this is directed and written by Sabir Khan and Ishita Moitra and is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and the music score is by Anu Malik.Akshaye performing some of his own stunts was good.
This battle-of-the-sexes saga starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor is a loud, vulgar and seriously offensive film that has reportedly been made at a price of Rs 60 crore.
Where in the world can you expect to find Sylvester Stallone lurking in alleys waiting to come to the rescue of hapless girls?Provocative, but just for the sake of it, director Sabbir Khan resorts to cheap gimmicks for the sake of cheap thrills - like a group of girls flashing their breasts to the men at a wedding reception, and Akshay Kumar grabbing Kareena and smooching her forcibly on the lips.In terms of performances, there is very little that can be said about both leads.
Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar may be good actors but they have surely ruined their images now.The story is stupid, the twists are even more stupid, and the coincidences are the sturdiest part of the film.
I guess both Akshay and Bebo signed it cuz they were thrilled that it will be a big box office hit cuz of the Hollywood actors' guest appearances, but I guess their guest appearances didn't save the movie as well.This as yet again a clichéd comedy just like Chandni Chowk To China...
The storyline was a hundred year old, the jokes were pretty used up, the songs, well not that good enough too, acting was good, as we cannot forget the fact that both Akshay and Bebo are pretty solid performers.So in the end, it is a 4/10 movie, and just a timepass, no thrills whatsoever, pretty much predictable at every stage.And ignore the comments of any users who says they loved it cuz if you are a serious movie watcher, you'd prolly not like it a lil bit!.
one tip for bollywood, do NOT try to make your movies as if you live in Hollywood, cuz clearly, even experienced actors like Akshay Kumar hav just showed that they have absolutely NO choice in movies.
and after akshay kumar having ALL his movies a flop this year, id say he should stop acting, and about kareena kapoor, i don't know why she got into the field in the first place.
well what can i say this film is excellent please ignore all the negative views which are mainly from India this type of movie is to explicit for the audience in India they like the old traditional about to kiss then turn heads away at last minute films this still seem to be a taboo subject there although we are in the 21st century.yes the movies is not a family film and yes is based on sex and one night stands this movie will be a massive hit to western audience some of the best blockbuster comedeys ever made are based on sexual expolits American pie,super bad ,hangover etc its about time bollywood release movies on that subject.movies like this should have been made 10 years ago this movie has excellent comedy sexy women some offensive language which is funny very English type of movie people were falling of their chairs watching this movie in the cinema so people ignore the neg comments and watch the movie if u think this is a romantic old fashion love story think again this is a bout how women are good for one thing men use them and how they get revenge on men if u are offended by sex then dnt watch movie if u want a laugh and enjoy your popcorn go and watch this film u will come out smiling excellent a++++++++++++++++.
Simrita too was made to look like a Jeckyll and Hyde character, balancing modelling with medical school, where she needed the former assignments to pay for the latter's fees as a surgeon-in-waiting, which was already a first step in implausibility, adding to that a situation that was highly impossible involving surgery and misplaced personal artifacts, but probably brought on the best laughs when delivered by Akshay Kumar.Then again this is supposed to be a comedy and not taken seriously.
Akshay proves again that he has great comic timing and the initial song and dance sequences brought out some mischievous play when he tries to rag Kareena's Simrita, which unfortunately gave way to romantic melodrama in the second half where the narrative decided to turn it into a mediocre romantic film where Viraj does a sudden about turn in letting his heart rule over his other head, totally forgetting the challenge he was set out to perform.Akshay excelled in what he does best as well, and that's the high octane, energetic role as a stuntman.
Only one word "Missing".Aftab n Amrita are about to get married, enter Akshay(Viraj, should have been a mirage) n Kareena(Simrita, the only thing i like about this movie other than the cinematography is kareena's characters name in the movie), they fight like children, although in the beginning it was kinda cute but then its too much for its own good.They try to break the marriage of Aftab n Amrita but end up falling for each other with of course some over the top action scenes and some idiotic songs.Sylvester Stallone was good, Denise Richards looked old but still beautiful.The action scenes were over the top but sometimes good.The jokes.....lets just not start it......PATHETIC, just as the movie is.The award function was cool.
After watching movies like Chandni Chowk to China and 8 x 10 Tasveer, I thought that maybe Akshay can entertain us this time,at least a bit.There was a little hope that it might be an entertaining movie but Akshay Kumar disappointed us again.After watching this 'totally insane' movie, I thought that I was cheated and robbed.I don't know why Sylvester Stallone,Denise Richards and Brandon Routh agreed to 'appear' in this movie.I want to tell the people that this movie does not deserve to be watched.
Sajid Nadiadwala's last film HEYY BABYY was a trite comedy and had fo emotional scenes where in a 70's style guys grow up and stop womanizing but actually living their life for a childIn this film directed by Sabir Khan(first timer) again similarly A womanizer changes and becomes responsible and really falls for Kareena both keep fighting on ego hassles throughout the film as male vs femaleThe start promises unlimited laughter at least but the problem is lack of consistent humour, even the humour is trite mostly Also the constant terms like Bitch.etc are too muchand many scenes are not funnythere is no proper narrative structure and the film just goes on and on The romance angle is weakly forced in towards the end Direction by Sabir Khan is weak Music is okayAkshay Kumar though repeating himself is a fun to watch, though he is growing old yet he is entertainer no.1 but he needs to stop this roles now Kareena though loud at times does her part well Amrita Arora is very bad Aftab is good Jaaved Jaffrey is an unwanted guest Boman Irani and Kirron Kher are wasted Kirron is repetitive too.
Over acting most of the times as in most of her movies (Jab We Met was an exception - may be she was possessed by a good actor's ghost then).Akshay Kumar's face is filled with emotions at some remote times but mostly he is doing nothing but cracking cheap jokes and acting like a stupor.Kareena seems to think of her Size Zero as some accomplishment which none others have.
I expected nothing much out of KI because I think Akshay Kumar is an overrated comedy actor and Kareena kapoor is the queen of overacting.
Finally I would say go for the first half of the movie, its a laughing riot, very funny, some over the top scenes but then again its Akshay Kumar comedy.
Kambakkht Ishq a.k.a Damned Love is a Bollywood romantic comedy that features Akshay Kumar and Kareen Kapoor together with Hollywood actors and actresses such as superstar Sylvester Stallone,Denise Richards,Holly Valance and Brandon Routh who appear in cameos.It was based on another Bollywood film entitled Pammal K.
Sambandam that tells the story of Hollywood stuntman Viraj Shergill and medical student Simrita Rai,who came across each other in a wedding ceremony and have developed a dislike for each other due to their own low opinion of the opposite sex.In other words,it brought back old themes particularly that about a man being better than the woman and vice-versa as well as the opposite sex trying to upstage one another.With the man vs woman theme,the film fails miserably.But the list of negative things about the movie does not end there.It also has a poor screenplay as shown by the poorly written dialogues and uninteresting characters.Obviously,a stuntman falling in love with a medical student seems far fetch especially when both have a certain dislike for the opposite sex and empathy from the viewer is far- fetched due to their superiority complex.Added to that,the comedic scenes does not provide any laughter as they fall flat and they are mostly crude and racy.Added to that,the pacing is far from being constant that some parts are just simply too long and boring that one may even want the movie to end sooner than expected.Its 2 hour and 13 minute length was just too much especially for a clichéd and predictable movie.The appearance of the Hollywood stars does not increase interest in the film as they are totally wasted and at worst not necessary at all.
people of India please learn from this nonsense movie they waste your money & time..protest against these films Please!!!the music was average but this movie do not even deserve 0 i am only giving it 1/10 for akshay kumar...
and the funny part was the director wanted to make scene where kareena kapoor would stop the wedding at last and marry akshay kumar so in the movie we are shown that akshay and denise are having good time and in the last he proposes just after breaking up with kareena.i mean what the??.so whats the director did that you may like 1.amrita in a bikini 2.kareena in a bikini 3.kareena kissing akshay4.both in short and sensual clothes.
Although, I find it hard to believe that a Bollywood film would offer her more money than a Hollywood B-movie would.
A guy and girl, who hate each other very much but eventually they end up falling in love with each other and get married..Now, to cook up this 1 sentence story, they brought in Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richard, the great Javed Jafri (no I am not serious), Kirron Kher and the producer had some extra money in pocket, so they roped in non actors, Aftab Shivdasani & Amrita Rao too So, now what, they had some more extra money..