Kyon Ki
| Kyon Ki | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hindi | क्योंकि |
| Urdu | کیونکہ |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Sunil Manchanda |
| Screenplay by |
Priyadarshan Neeraj Vora |
| Story by |
Priyadarshan Sanjay Chhel (dialogues) |
| Starring |
Salman Khan Kareena Kapoor Rimi Sen Jackie Shroff Sunil Shetty |
| Music by |
Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Background Score: S. P. Venkatesh |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by |
Arun Kumar N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Distributed by |
Orion Pictures MAD Entertainment Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kyon Ki (English: Because) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Priyadarshan starring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff, Om Puri and Sunil Shetty. The film is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Thalavattam (directed by Priyadarshan himself) which itself draws inspiration from the English novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[1]
Plot
Anand (Salman Khan) is deeply in love with a girl named Maya (Rimi Sen). He intentionally throws her into a swimming pool, thinking she can swim, for the sake of getting back at her pranks. However, Maya drowns. After her death, Anand's life is completely shattered and he becomes insane.
Anand is brought to Sir Richard's Mental Sanatorium. His elder brother requests the doctors to admit him immediately. However, they insist on evaluating his mental condition before taking any decision. On being asked a few questions, Anand does not show any signs of insanity, and the doctors conclude that there is nothing wrong with him. Just then, Anand spots a housefly on the table. He tries to capture it but it evades him. While Anand's brother is arguing with the doctors, Anand suddenly becomes very violent, picking up a club and using it to hit everything the fly lands on. This convinces the doctors that he is indeed insane, and they finally admit him.
In the sanatorium, Anand tries to makes friends with other inmates. The chief doctor, Dr. Khurana (Om Puri), is very strict; the two other main doctors are Dr. Sunil (Jackie Shroff) and Dr. Tanvi Khurana (Kareena Kapoor), Dr. Khurana's daughter. Sunil turns out to be Anand's close childhood friend. Anand makes a commotion everyday and behaves like a child. This upsets Tanvi and she almost removes him from the asylum. However, when she finds out about his past, she feels bad and apologizes to him. She starts spending time with him, they become good friends, and she falls in love with him. Tanvi and Sunil work together to cure Anand and make him remember his past. This works, and Anand is finally cured. He decides to leave the asylum but stays when Tanvi expresses her love to him. He reciprocates her love and the two are happy with each other. But there is a problem: Tanvi is engaged to Karan (Sunil Shetty).
When Tanvi's father, Dr. Khurana finds out about her and Anand, he is angered. He tells Tanvi to leave him but she refuses. When Karan finds out, he tells Tanvi to go with Anand. At the asylum, Anand explodes into a violent rage against Dr. Khurana, which results in Khurana lobotomizing him. Sunil and Tanvi arrive at the asylum to smuggle Anand out so that he and Tanvi can run away together, but it is too late when Sunil finds out about Anand's lobotomy. Realizing he is better off dead, Sunil sorrowfully kills his neurologically-disabled friend by suffocating him with a pillow. After Sunil confesses to Khurana about the act of euthanasia, Tanvi becomes insane due to the shock of Anand's death. She is admitted as a patient in the same asylum.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Salman Khan | Anand |
| Kareena Kapoor Khan | Dr. Tanvi Khurana |
| Rimi Sen | Maya |
| Om Puri | | Dr. Khurana |
| Jackie Shroff | Dr. Sunil |
| Suniel Shetty | Karan (special appearance) |
| Manoj Joshi | P. K. Narayan |
| Anil Dhawan | Deepak |
| Asrani | Asylum patient |
| Arun Bakshi | Asylum patient |
| Javed Khan | an Asylum patient |
| Kurush Deboo | Munna, Idiot |
| Sunil Shetty | Karan |
| Atul Parchure | |
| Nagesh Bhonsle | |
| Shaurya Chauhan | |
Release and reception
Kyon Ki released on 2 November 2005 to coincide with the festival of Diwali in India. It performed poorly at the box office and grossed over ₹231 million. Another Priyadarshan-directed film was released on the same day, the comedy Garam Masala which was commercially successful at the box office, grossing over ₹546 million.[2][3][4]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Urvashi Asharl of The Times of India commented that the film was "a huge disappointment" as it had a predictable and dull plot with too many songs but praised the performances of Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Jackie Shroff.[5] Rediff.com reviewer Patcy N. also felt that there were too many songs and criticised the script and slow pacing of the film.[6] Namrata Joshi writing for the magazine Outlook wrote that the central romance between Khan and Kapoor was not believable and criticised the acting and script saying "all the actors just sleepwalk through their ill-sketched roles". She also described the depiction of violence against mentally ill patients as therapy in the film as "offensive to say the least".[7]
A group of psychiatrists in Mumbai referred the film to the National Human Rights Commission of India asking for certain scenes to be removed. They felt that the film's depiction of mentally ill patients and their treatment was derogatory and misleading.[8][9]
Soundtrack
| Kyon Ki | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Himesh Reshammiya | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Himesh Reshammiya | |||
| Himesh Reshammiya chronology | ||||
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Himesh Reshammiya composed all the songs while S. P. Venkatesh had composed the film score. The lyrics were penned by Sameer. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourteenth highest-selling.[10]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kyon Ki Itna Pyar" | 5:56 | |
| 2. | "Dil Keh Raha Hai" | Kunal Ganjawala | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Dil Ke Badle Sanam" |
| 4:17 |
| 4. | "Jhatka Maare" |
| 6:20 |
| 5. | "Kyon Ki Itna Pyar" (female) | Yagnik | 5:42 |
| 6. | "Aa Jee Le Ik Pal Mein" |
| 4:44 |
| 7. | "Kyon Ki Itna Pyar" (II) |
| 5:56 |
| 8. | "Dil Keh Raha Hai" (remix) | Ganjawala | 4:41 |
| 9. | "Kyon Ki Itna Pyar" (III) |
| 5:54 |
| Total length: | 48:36 | ||
Some of the scenes were filmed in Romania.[11]
References
- ↑ Verma, Sukanya. "Kyon Ki: Dull music". Rediff. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ↑ "Garam Masala". Box Office India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "The Big Bad Box Office Clashes!". Rediff.com. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Kyon Ki". Box Office India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Asharl, Urvashi (3 November 2005). "Kyon Ki...". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ N, Patcy (2 November 2005). "Will Salman save Kyon Ki?". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Joshi, Namrata (21 November 2005). "Kyon Ki...". Outlook. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Chandrima (8 December 2005). "Doctor gets mad at Kyon Ki... quirks". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Psychiatrists take 'Kyon Ki' to NHRC". The Times of India. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008.
- ↑ "Bollywood Movie Kyon Ki Shooting Locations". www.bollylocations.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.