Story
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
is
based
on
Roshan
Abbas'
1999
play
'Graffiti'.
As
Shahrukh
Khan
(producer
of
the
film)
said,
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
speaks
the
language
of
the
youth.
Debutant
director
Abbas
makes
a
great
attempt
to
capture
the
life,
thinking
and
style
of
the
Gen-X
in
the
film.
The
intentions
behind
the
film
was
to
convey
the
thinking
of
today's
youth,
so
that
it
reduces
the
generation
gap
between
the
elders
and
the
youngsters.
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
reveals
the
story
of
four
students
of
St.
Marks
School.
Each
of
them
is
going
through
a
difficult
phase
due
to
enormous
expectations
from
their
parents.
Tariq
(Satyajeet
Dubey)
is
expected
to
be
a
topper.
Sameer
(Ali
Fazal)
has
to
arrange
money
as
he's
cornered
by
two
corrupt
cops.
Ash
(Giselle
Monteiro)
has
an
over-ambitious
mother
who
wants
her
to
join
the
ad
and
movie
world.
Nandini
(Zoa
Morani)
has
a
major
attitude
and
it
stems
because
of
her
relationship
with
her
parents.
Now,
how
these
youngsters
overcome
all
odds
and
realise
their
mistakes
is
the
basic
line
behind
the
story.
Plus
Points
Roshan
Abbas
has
managed
to
execute
a
number
of
sequences
well.
He
also
succeeds
in
getting
the
cast
right
as
each
one
of
them
have
delivered
natural
and
likeable
performances.
The
songs
of
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
are
a
mixed
bag.
The
song
'School
Ke
Din'
just
kicks-off.
Cinematography
is
eye-catching.
Loop
Holes
Though
Roshan's
intention
behind
making
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
was
noble,
the
film
fails
to
deliver
the
main
subject
material.
Audiences
do
not
drive
home
a
message.
The
screenplay
is
over
packed
and
after
sometime
one
wonders
what
the
director
and
the
writer
were
trying
to
say.
The
writing
is
amateurish
and
ridiculous
at
the
same
time.
It
looked
like
the
director
did
not
know
when
to
conclude
the
film,
as
the
movie
just
went
on
and
on.
Too
many
songs
in
the
film
makes
the
narrative
haphazard.
In
short
it
fails
to
strike
a
chord.
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
just
doesn't
work!
Performances
Giselle
Monteiro
(debutant
Love
Aaj
Kal)
gets
ample
screen
space
here.
She
is
awkward
at
places
but
has
handled
the
character
quite
successfully.
Satyajeet
Dubey,
the
geek,
is
awesome
with
his
natural
acting
abilities
and
effortless
performance.
Zoa
Morani,
plays
a
rebel
and
reminds
you
of
Kareena
Kapoor's
'Poo'
act
from
K3G.
She
makes
a
confident
debut!
However,
Ali
Fazal
is
the
real
showstopper,
with
super
performance.
Lillette
Dubey,
Navneet
Nishan,
Manoj
Joshi,
Mukesh
Tiwari
and
Satish
Shah
are
passable.
Vijay
Raaz
gets
no
scope.
Over
All
Over
all,
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi
disappoints!
Cast
&
Crew
Starring:
Ali
Fazal,
Giselli
Monteiro,
Satyajeet
Dubey,
Zoa
Morani,
Satish
Shah,
Lilette
Dubey
Director:
Roshan
Abbas
Producer:
Gauri
Khan
Screenplay:
Roshan
Abbas,
Ranjit
Raina,
Ishita
Moitra
Story:
Roshan
Abbas,
Ranjit
Raina
Music:
Aashish
Rego,
Shree
D,
Pritam
Chakraborty
Cinematography:
Fuwad
Khan,
Anshuman
Mahaley
Editor:
Sanjay
Sharma
Story first published: Friday, June 17, 2011, 16:27 [IST]