"Kaminey stays honest to its meaning"- Priyanka Chopra
When it comes to Bollywood releases, time and again one hears a declaration from the makers that 'audiences should leave their brains behind before stepping into auditorium'. However, Priyanka Chopra makes an exception and insists that her latest release Kaminey respects the intelligence of the audiences and wants them to bring their brains to the theaters. Talking to us, she admits that Kaminey stays true to the title with quite a few 'kamina' characters in the film. She also talks about Guy Ritchie world of film making in the narrative of kaminey and also the various twists and turns that the movie takes.
First
things
first.
Weren't
you
flabbergasted
when
Vishal
Bhardwaj
came
to
you
with
a
film
that
had
a
title
like
Kaminey?
[Laughs]
Frankly,
I
thought
that
he
was
joking.
However,
soon
I
realized
that
he
was
indeed
very
serious.
Only
he
could
have
dared
to
come
out
with
something
like
this.
I
guess
he
is
the
biggest
'kamina'
amongst
us
all
and
that
shows
in
his
work.
Apparently,
Gulzar
approved
the
title
as
well.
Yes,
him
giving
his
nod
to
the
title
was
some
reassurance
as
well.
Vishal
is
a
big
fan
of
Gulzar
saab
and
when
he
said
that
he
was
fine
with
the
film's
title
as
Kaminey,
there
were
no
doubts
whatsoever.
Since
Kaminey
is
a
plural
world,
would
it
be
right
to
assume
that
it's
not
just
Shahid
Kapoor
but
even
you
who
turns
out
to
be
a
'kameena'
in
the
film?
Actually
every
character
in
the
film
is
a
'kamina'
except
for
one.
Can
you
reveal
who
is
this
person?
Or
is
a
suspense
element?
No,
it's
not
really
a
suspense
element
but
why
don't
you
check
it
out
for
yourself?
This
year
we
have
seen
'kaala
bandar'
and
'kaala
naag'
as
a
metaphor
of
sorts
in
films
like
Delhi
6
and
Videsh
-
Heaven
on
Earth.
Does
the
term
Kaminey
too
substitute
as
a
metaphor
by
any
means?
No,
not
at
all.
There
is
no
metaphor
business
here.
The
word
is
used
straight
and
simple
as
'kaminey'
in
the
true
sense
that
we
use
it.
It
stays
honest
to
its
meaning.
The
film
is
an
action
caper
with
comedy
and
stays
on
to
be
a
fun
ride.
(Laughs)
In
fact
during
the
first
half
of
the
film,
you
would
wonder
what
the
film
is
all
about
and
where
is
it
heading.
It
is
only
later
that
the
entire
drama
starts
unfolding
and
there
is
some
resolution
to
the
entire
guessing
game
that
audiences
had
indulged
themselves
in.
There
have
been
questions
raised
around
the
film's
title
though.
I
don't
really
see
Kaminey
as
abusive-abusive
in
the
true
sense.
We
make
statements
like
'kitna
kameena
aadmi
hai
yeh' or
'kitni
kameeni
harkat
kari
hai
isne'
in
our
daily
language.
And
come
on,
what
are
we
really
talking
about.
After
all
Dharam-ji
has
made
a
career
out
of
this
word!
(Smiles)
One
look
at
the
promos
of
the
film
and
you
are
led
to
believe
that
Kaminey
is
following
a
Guy
Ritchie
and
Quentin
Tarantino
brand
of
filmmaking.
How
much
of
that
is
true?
Well
yes,
Kaminey
does
enter
a
similar
space
as
that
of
Guy
Ritchie
or
Quentin
Tarantino.
The
film
is
first
of
its
kind
experience
at
least
in
Indian
cinema.
Kaminey
has
an
altogether
new
and
different
approach
to
story
telling
and
at
least
I
don't
remember
any
such
film
being
made
before.
Director
Ahmed
Khan
did
try
to
do
a
Snatch
with
Fool
N
Final
though
with
not-so-positive
results.
I
haven't
seen
the
film
so
can't
really
comment
on
that.
As
far
as
I
know,
Kaminey
is
the
first
time
when
we
have
gone
all
out
with
a
narrative
like
this.
So
are
we
looking
at
a
linear
narrative
for
the
film?
Or
we
would
be
witnessing
quite
a
few
layers
to
Kaminey?
It's
a
film
about
two
brothers
and
what
happens
to
them
in
the
course
of
a
day.
There
are
lot
of
layers
and
lot
of
sub
tracks
in
Kaminey.
Yes,
all
of
it
does
tie
up
all
in
the
end.
While
you
are
playing
the
guessing
game,
you
can't
predict
that
what's
going
to
happen
next.
The
film
is
like
Ram
and
Shyam
on
speed.
You
know,
the
old
school
kind
of
stories
where
there
is
an
'achcha
bhai'
and
a
'bura
bhai'!
Kudos
to
Vishal
since
only
he
could
have
thought
something
like
this.
There
are
so
many
characters
in
the
film
and
he
has
made
them
all
so
real.
Does
that
make
Kaminey
a
complex
affair?
Not
complex
but
then
it
doesn't
facilitate
spoon
feeding
for
sure.
It's
high
time
that
we
stop
thinking
that
audiences
ko
kuch
samajh
nahi
aayega
jab
tak
saari
baatein
clearly
nahi
batayenge!
Let's
move
away
from
this
mentality
because
we
are
the
same
people
who
love
such
cinema
from
Hollywood
that
allows
audiences
to
use
their
brains
judiciously.
Then
why
don't
we
apply
the
same
thought
when
it
comes
to
Bollywood
flicks
too?
Why
do
we
under
estimate
the
intelligence
of
our
audiences?