Karan Arjun is the type of full-blown star team-up the Hindi Film Industry needs right now.
You cannot talk about this film without talking about Salman Khan and SRK starring together. They both play great roles as Karan/Ajay and Arjun/Vijay respectively. They both are truly on fire when they are in scenes together however.
As for the rest of the cast, Amrish Puri is great as the antagonist like he always is. We get the SRK-Kajol pairing which is always great to see. The rest of the gang with Amrish Puri’s character aren’t that great to be honest, and Johnny Lever provides great comedic moments throughout, however, nothing substantial would change if he wasn’t there though.
The Plot and Screenplay are great for what it’s going for. It has those classic 90’s tropes with abrupt cuts, overly exaggerated background music and a length issue, but it manages to convey its story and still has effective symbolism. The Cinematography here is not nearly as talked about as it should. Obviously it doesn’t have crazy lighting or insane silhouetted shots but the cinematography, to me, is so effective due to the composition and framing of the shots.
The main issue I had with this film is the placement of songs, alongside how insanely long they were. Maybe it’s me and my non-exposure to Pre-2000’s Hindi Music and Films, but it just bothers me. The songs are great individually, and you have some great classics in the album, but some of them just seem to abruptly start and end, while going on for almost 8 minutes straight in what I would say are pretty substantial segments of the film.
Karan Arjun is the type of full-blown star team-up the Hindi Film Industry needs right now.
You cannot talk about this film without talking about Salman Khan and SRK starring together. They both play great roles as Karan/Ajay and Arjun/Vijay respectively. They both are truly on fire when they are in scenes together however.
As for the rest of the cast, Amrish Puri is great as the antagonist like he always is. We get the SRK-Kajol pairing which is always great to see. The rest of the gang with Amrish Puri’s character aren’t that great to be honest, and Johnny Lever provides great comedic moments throughout, however, nothing substantial would change if he wasn’t there though.
The Plot and Screenplay are great for what it’s going for. It has those classic 90’s tropes with abrupt cuts, overly exaggerated background music and a length issue, but it manages to convey its story and still has effective symbolism. The Cinematography here is not nearly as talked about as it should. Obviously it doesn’t have crazy lighting or insane silhouetted shots but the cinematography, to me, is so effective due to the composition and framing of the shots.
The main issue I had with this film is the placement of songs, alongside how insanely long they were. Maybe it’s me and my non-exposure to Pre-2000’s Hindi Music and Films, but it just bothers me. The songs are great individually, and you have some great classics in the album, but some of them just seem to abruptly start and end, while going on for almost 8 minutes straight in what I would say are pretty substantial segments of the film.
