Do efficient story writers make efficient story tellers? Not always!
Thanks to the hype surrounding the film as also the fact that the real-life father and son duo of Feroz Khan and Fardeen Khan have been teamed yet again, expectations from EK KHILADI EK HASEENA run sky-high. But never judge a book by its cover... and a film by its promos. For, looks can be quite deceptive!
Inspired by two Hollywood films, CONFIDENCE [2003; Edward J. Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman] and HOUSE OF GAMES [1987; Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna], the problem with EK KHILADI EK HASEENA clearly lies in the fact that the concept is too western for Indian audiences. For an average Indian moviegoer, who has fixed ideas when it comes to big-screen entertainment, EK KHILADI EK HASEENA has the soul of an English film in the body of a Hindi flick.
No doubt, EK KHILADI EK HASEENA charters a new path where every character is out to con the other, but the film lacks the grip to keep you on the......
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