Kambakht Ishq Movie Review

Well, nothing has changed. Kambakht Ishq directed by Sabbir Khan is the same old, typical Akshay Kumar comedy flick. Expensive sets, 4 odd songs filled with babes from the west, a couple of great action sequences performed by the star himself, a super sexy co-star, funny one-liners and a story that completely lacks sense or logic.

So what’s the story? In short, a guy and a girl hate each other to the core but end up falling in love. Yes, that’s about it.

For those keen on the detailed storyline.. Viraj Shergill (Akshay Kumar) is one of the most sought-after Stuntmen in Hollywood. He believes woman are good for nothing, except sex. Simrita (Kareena Kapoor), an arrogant young lady doesn’t believe in love. The two meet at Viraj’s brother Lucky’s (Aftab Shivdasani) and Simrita’s best friend Kamini’s (Amrita Arora) wedding. Both oppose and the battle of sexes begins! But like most Bollywood movies, the two are destined to fall in love.. the weird manner in which they do and realize their mistake, forms the rest of the tale.

Review in short.. Sadly, the best part of Kambakth Ishq is its first 15 mins. Its starts off brilliantly, but falls flat after the church scene. Infact, the second half is so poor, I would rather prefer watching a Tashan instead! Or maybe even Chandni Chowk To China.. atleast the songs were better!

Have patience for a detailed review? Read on.. Kambakth Ishq has to be one of the most desperate attempts to make people laugh, atleast in recent memory. And out of all the so-called funny scenes, probably two are worth a laugh.

In one of the most stupid plots ever witnessed in an Akshay Kumar film, we have the leading lady (Kareena), a doctor, performing her first surgery on her male lead (Akshay), who is injured while performing a stunt. While operating she happens to leave her watch inside his stomach. The watch keeps playing “Om Mangalam” every hour, so loudly that it could put the best of audio speakers to shame. The doctor, worried of being sued, tries every trick in the book to get the watch out and even sleeps with him (or atleast she thinks so). Now, Akshay falls in love, so what does he do? He slips her into a bikini, takes her underwater and proposes.. What does Kareena do? Injects him out of his consciousness and performs a surgery to take the watch out. HECK! Couldn’t she do that much earlier? Okay its a mindless entertainer, but neither is it entertaining or funny!

By the time, the only decent song in the film ‘Kyun’ begins, the restlessness amongst the audience is clear. Some get up to leave, clearly disappointed.

The dialogues are cheap, music (Anu Malik) is pathetic, lyrics are horrible and the performances are no better. Akshay Kumar in yet another slapstick comic role has a bad outing yet again, he tries hard but rising above the script, he doesn’t! Kareena Kapoor in her bitchiest role ever, displays ample amount of skin but disappoints with her performance. Aftab Shivdasani is wasted and so is Kiron Kher. Javed Jaffrey has just about 3 scenes and 10 minutes of screen time. Amrita Arora has nothing to do, she looks great in those bikini’s though.

Coming to the Hollywood stars, the only actor who manages to impress is Sylvester Stallone, being a huge fan of the actor I enjoyed his short guest appearance. Denise Richards looked bad. Brendon Routh was wasted.

Overall, Kambakht Ishq is a lot of money wasted. It neither entertains nor does it have enough ‘laughs’ in store for the viewers. Skip this, watch New York instead!

At the box-office, the movie has released on more than 2000 screens. The first weekend should be huge. But for a big budget film like this, its first Monday will be the key.

Rating: ★½☆☆☆ 1 and a half stars

Other Notes: Promised to publish the Kambakht Ishq Movie Review by 3AM, but couldn’t due to heavy rains. Expectations weren’t too high, yet the movie was a major disappointment. These are just ‘my views’ on Kambakht Ishq, and as the saying goes to each his own! Do post your reviews below, if you happen to watch it. We also request you (read Akshay Kumar fans) to avoid bashing, cursing and instead, post your very own views and tell us why you liked the movie, be honest.

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  • I agree with this review partly..It was a waste of money….Watch at home instead with sm bunch of loser friends who like such maaaaal movies….Akshay is getn real boring…again hes doin over acting..like he did in chandni chowk..Hes good at acting in comedy films..but he was better in Singh is King,Hera pheri,namastey london…he should try for such movies and not slap stick movies….Kareena is okay…nothin special as such…NO! she does not even come closer to what she did in jab we met…..shes the same old kareena now…..The holly actors r not that great …sylvestor is cool though..but again nothin to hu-ha about……Rest cast acting is boring….n yea the story is maha crapy….i agree though that the movie had not even ended n people were moving out of the theatre including me. i dint like the film at all..Its again chandni chowk to china…maybe a lil half inch better….

  • Its worth a watch i guess.am not an akki fan either,but whoever said karina looks bad in the movie,something is very wrong with them!

  • Wtf….Indicine you deleted my last comment T_T anyways the film was totally boring i only laughed in few scenes………hope atleast it emerges as an average

  • Abusing is not allowed. Comments abusing members or the site will be deleted, please mind your language.

    As you have now watched the movie, you agree with our review, don’t you? So was there actually a need for all the bashing, abusing, name-calling before even watching the movie? :) All we ask for is, even if you don’t agree with what we say, be nice and put forth your point of view..

  • Well yea i do agree with your review >< Almost all the critics panned the film….imo it was really boring…the only critic who praised the film is taran and btw indicine if the film manages decent collections its a hit right?and b.o update on KI was rocking and taran even wrote that “The audience word is very positive”

  • Was in a really really bad mood, had a fight with my boyfriend (well he refuses to watch bollywood cinema) and I desperately wanted to see Kambhakt Ishq. Anyway, I went with my friends, after a fight with him, but once in, I definitely forgot our nasty fight. I didn’t laugh this much even in Garam Masala or Golmal.. Kambhakt Ishq, great film what was amazing for me the brilliant cameo by Stallone. I want Stallone to now shift base to bollywood.

  • i think its another singh is kinng,bakwas story ,bakwas acting ,bakwas dirrecting but will be super hit,my stat only 1 for this movie.

  • hehehe …..this guy sachin rocki is indeed a retarded fan of akshay …..i agree wid the indicine team ……the movie is yet another akshay kumar time pass flick….wid nothing to watch ……and yeah , kareen cud be the next porn star …….

    akshay needs to think before signing any new movie……

    by the way , rab ne bana di jodi was a nice movie , of course u wont like it if u are an srk hater ….and u know what , who r the haters ….the haters r those morons who hate a guy just becoz they think that the particular guy is the best …..and yeah , srk is the best ……aamir is gud too …..but akshay is losing his reputation these days

  • Though the critics panned the film the aam junta aka the people who goes to film are giving positive reviews for the film this is going to be a sure shot hit

  • Akshya sucks…I have watched almost all his movies and they have a same taste..he should try harder to do better comedy…..Even sugar starts tasting bitter if ate a lot..

  • Fantastic review Man… Akshay kumar sucks these days… It is people like “sudeep” due to which we don’t get any good movies in bollywood. these days. Everything is fake and all glamour.Why dont they concentrate on story line. This is absolutely the most stupidest movie ever produced in front of a camera. Not even a bunch of my drunk friends trying to make fun of the movie could enjoy themselves in the least bit. Same was with Chandi chowk to china and singh is king (I wonder how this movie was superhit).

  • you all dont know what a movie is

    you guys are all jelous of akshay because srk is not on that level yet

  • hey hey hey miss priya and all those akshay fans…i myself have been a fan of akshay but till the tym he knew what he was doin …dese days he doesnt have a clue…and priya u comparing SRK…the SRK…or DR.SRK …or datuk srk…and hundreds of other honours and awards tht srk has got…with a desi illiterate akshay kumar aka rajiv bhatia!!….grow up ppl …with all due respect to mr akshay..{he is a superstar…and rocks)…u just cant compare the heights SRK has rechd to ane other actor….the influence he generates on millions of ppl is tremendous….so all u srk haters…its tym to face the facts…!!

  • This is the dumbest movie made in recent times.Usually I see review and go to a movie.I made a big mistake by going to the movie since my wife wanted to watch a movie.This is 2.5 Hrs of Torture with no good scenes.No storyine,Excessive nudity,vulgar dialogues and poor acting.

  • sure first block buster of 2009.king kumar proved againe that his the new king of bollywood .forget the review.go and have fun with your family and friend .don’t reed India cine review .they are aginst king kumar

  • I totally agree with priya!!!!
    I m reviewing this movie!!PLZ Listen it carefully!!!
    I jUSt missing first five min of the movie !!feeling bad but it was full house even some of people doesnot get seat!!!!

    But FirSt half of the movie was just awsome!!I bet no one movie had made me laugh like that!!The thing which was very good were:
    1>the cruch scene ,it was so beautiful and funny !!!
    2>wedding party of Aftab and amrita,all thing mess up!!just a hillarious scene
    3>Akki and kareena went to italy and thing happen there and in airport checking room!!just awsome
    4>When Akki goes to amrita house becoming doctor
    The ending of first half was just superb!!the watch inside akki stomatch

    The Second half also kick with bang!when akki hear om mangalam everywhere toilet,bathroom and while sleeping!!And the funny scene between Akki and B.IRani was also very good.But from there it suddenly change into Sadness scene. but still it was good!!
    When AkshAY get award,the things happen there was just superb!!!!
    But i was not happy about the ending part.It was plain and simple.no twist and turn!!if there was ,then it will end always same way,it started.
    When kAreena broke heart of akshay,it was something to c

    Overall,
    THe movie is much better than CCTC,SIK,GolMal returns.It deverse to be hit or superhit..If its ending was nice then it could be superhit.

    Performance:
    Akshay and kareena was truely done good job.Beside them i was surpise by the actor,i donot know wht is his name but he is the one who is always with akshay kumar.Aftab and amrita was ok according to their role.B.Irani was good,Kiron kher was also good.Jaffery was ok!!SomEthing different kind of role given to him according to movie story,it was i think first experience in bollywood movie.Among HolLYwood star,Sylvester Stallone was good.

    Toward movie:
    It is OnE time watch and u will be fully paisa wasol movie!!!!

    Rating:
    3 out of 5.

  • this is a piece of crap, a b******t movie, total waste of time and money. i want my money back
    as u say it could be a hit, it could very well be, but that doesn’t make it a good movie.

    The shawshank redemption didn’t do well in the box office but it is considered as the best movie ever made.

    so all u morons don’t judge a movie on the basis of its box office collections

    i totally agree with the indicine team

    movie – 1/5

  • super block buster for sure ,I have watched the movie last night.evrything was excelent,akshay and kareena done wonderful job.story,music,locations,performance excelent.people who are saying this movie is not good ,they are Haklu khan’s stupid fans .they just want to show king akshay down.nothing will change with their stupid coments.i would like to tel them waite and see the result.If (RNBJ) made money then (KI) is 100 times better than that stupid movie

  • after the loss of michael jackson and the utter grief and shock i experienced as a result, i was hoping to go and cheer myself up by watching kambakht ishq. so went along to the cinema yesterday and watched it.

    i came out of the cinema thinking ”what was that all about” ??

    my grief was none the better and i felt as though i had wasted 3 hours of my precious life for no purpose and i felt deeply insulted by the film and its makers.

    the film is an insult to every member of the audience and the makers have taken the audience for a ride and obviously think the audience are dumb and cheap and non-intelligent. for example, the scene where bebo leaves her watch inside akshays stomach, the om mangalam chants that seemingly appear from nowhere, the scene where bebo sleeps with akshay even though she hates his guts, the scene where sylvester stallone introduces himself as john rambo ??!!! the scene where…..erm….there are so many that i can’t even remember half of them !!

    akshay kumar no doubt is a very talented superstar and indeed the huge opening the film took is a mark of that, but iam afraid akshay is killing his career by doing such farcical nonsensical films and he will only have himself to blame if his next few films do not do well at the box office. he is being labelled as a joker and people are refusing to take him seriously or go and watch his films.

    the huge opening the film took can also be attributed to the international star cast and the curiosity factor, but the film will not hold in days to come. furthermore this will put another dent in akshays saleability and affect the performance of his forthcoming films in a negative way. the audience have been fooled too many times, they will not be fooled again. regardless of how good his forthcoming releases will be, he will not get the audience for them. people are being put off by akshay and most of the people now know what akshay is all about, they will not be insulted again. akshay is destroying his own superstar status and his own career.

    i also abhore the way the film portrays the holywood actors. really embarrassing. they are portrayed as shallow caricatures of themselves, as if they were acting in a low grade film. sylvestor stallone was pathetic and appeared doped and fatigued. as if he was an extra in the film. very dissapointing.
    i bet they are all regreting being in the film now.

    the film is also quite rude and uses really filthy vulgar language. worst of its kind and definately not for the family members of the audience. i saw families with children and elderly people in the cinema hall, and every time a rude crass word or scene came on, the children dropped thier jaws in shock, the elderly looked away or lowered thier heads in shame. it is an insult to every member of the audience. the audience should not have to put up with this. we go to be entertained and not to be insulted and subjected to such rudeness. and treated so cheaply and made fun of by akshay kumar and his entourage. we deserve not be be insulted in such a cheap manner.

    akshay kumar, if you think we audience are very cheap and you can push garbage through our throats without us realising it and if you think you can go ahead and make fun of the audience by insulting our intelligence by throwing such silly films at our faces, then you my friend is the one that is not intelligent. you my friend is the one who is cheap, and you my friend is the one who doesn’t have a brain. how can you possibly think that the audience will fall for such nonsense which is very obviously childish and amateurish to the degree that it cannot even be accepted by the lowest tier of society. even by a person with an IQ of zero. you are obviously taking us for a ride and the most facinating thing is you think you can get away with it, because you obviously think the audience is stupid , and you have no respect for the audience. you seem to appear to know better than us. well my friend, you are the biggest fool in the indian film industry. from now on we will all refer to you as ”NONSENSE KUMAR”.

    akshay kumar please dont insult our intellgence.

    you insult our intelligence, we insult your intelligence.

    the film is a cross between the rudeness and vulgarity of ‘kabhi alvida na kehna’ and the childish sillyness of ‘chandni chowk to china’. not worth watching, unless you are a die hard akshay fan or have absolutely nothing to do in this world.

    akshay kumar, you are a joke. there is still time to get yourself together. if your next film turns out to be like this, another childish silly piece of garbage, then my friend that will be the final nail in your coffin.

    stop insulting us.

  • everyone………..

    please see the comments i have left about this film on the ”kambakht ishq box office opening” page.

  • oh LORD…d movie is HORRRRIBLE n i mean every letter of horrible..d dialogues of BITCH n DOG make d whole thing look lik a typical B-grade sexist n vulgar movie..who wil tel dis was d movie which had so much of HYPE n publicity which all went for a toss..akshay seems to be loosing his charm..n kareena too for dat matter…pity d producer..a solid 60 crore movie..FOR WAT JOY??
    1 star out of 5!!!!!!!!

  • Akshay is a good actor but i dont know why he is doing these kind of movies for the last 4 to 5 years.
    but his other movies like (Garam masala, Mujhse shaadi karo gi, Jaaneman, Bhool Bhulaiyaa) was very good & everyone really likes these movies but the movies like Singh is King, CCTC & Kambakht Ishq are not up to the mark.
    Kambakht Ishq is a big flop,
    Good direction, below average songs, same old acting by Akshay Kumar he only manage to act well in few scenes.
    Kareena is only showing her body in this movie ,Aftab, Amrita and rest of the cast act badly.

    Only there are few scenes u will like in this movie. * (1 star )

  • CHAK:U said movie is 2.5 hrs!!i bet u have not seen movie!!!!JusT saYinG fOr Urself!!!PLZ stop Lieing !!!MoviE is great

    Movie is just 2 hrs and 10 mins!!!

    Indicine team: this movie will become second larger opener in the history.It will cross 25-26 crs in this weekend.HopE movie will success!!!!

    If it also manage good audience from monday,it will be sure superhit.

    THis movie is not wht critics is saying!!Movie rocks

    SPIDERMAN:AkShay Always is suPerstar and will be superstar!!no doubt!!!!WHEN SRK DOES ONLY LOVE STORY movie,We r bored of it!!!!!But COmeDy Can NeVEr feel us bored!!Y PeoPLe r not sick of LOve stories movie!!!Damn!!!U sAID movie Is vulgarity ,haha,When U watCh MosT Of HOLLYWOOD MoviE u donot feel vulgarity ..WheN IMRAN HASMI KISSED 17 times iN MUrDeR u DoNot FEel vulgarity? If U feEL jUSt Donot WatCh!!! We Young MusT bE ahEaD ..This Is 21st century and WoRLD is MoviE fAsTer!!!!!

    AksHAy MoviE is ALwaYs entertaining!!

    WE R BORED OF TIRED LIFE AND SO WE WATCH MOVIE WHICH CAN GIVE US ENTERTAINMENT.IF KI HAS GIVEN US ENTERTAINMENT,WHTs THE WRONG WITH THE MOVIE!!!Y TO CARE ABOUT LOGIC IN THE MOVIE!!!

    If ONE MOVIE WHICH IS ABOUT TERRORIST AND IT SHOW HOW THEY BECOME TERRORIST AND HOW THEY FOUGHT TO BE A FREEDOM FIGHTER ,WHICH IS SHOWN IN LOGICAL WAY THEN WOULD U THINK OF THAT MOVIE AND DO WHT THE MOVIE SAY!!!THTS thE WHAT ENTERTAINMENT CANNOT BE FULFILLED AND I KNOW NO ONE DAMN CARE ABOUT THE MOVIE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS LOGIC AFTER FEW DAYS OR HOURS

    WHERE IS THE ENTERTAINMENT ,WE GET HAH? I CAN BE AGREE THT COMEDY CAN BE ALSO LOGICAL BUT MOST OF THE COMEDY MOVIE R ILLOGICAL EVEN U C THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE!!!
    Screw the CRITICS anD WATCH MOVIE!!!!!

  • FATHIYA:I doEsNot kNow U wiLL watCh KI OR NOT bUT i KnoW u WiLL nOT Like this movie for SurE!!sO plz donOt WatCH it …THts my advice!!i donot want u to say i waste my money!!!so

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