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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 (PAGE-4) MOVIE-REVIEW PERSONALITY Kapil’s comedy thriller "You need courage to pursue Tennis as 3 After the successful transformation of Shah Rukh Khan from a TV star to Bollywood phenomenon, there have been career for a girl in India" many, who have tried to walk his path (read 'emulate'). While there have been only a handful of success stories, there have While Sania Mirza continues to rock as with Martina Hingis she just claimed the US been many who have fallen. This week's release KIS KISKO PYAAR KAROON marks the Bollywood debut of Kapil Shar- Open title more women tennis sensations are in the making in India. Ankita Raina has ma, who became a household name after having a success- ful stint on TV with his famous 'Comedy Nights'. Will Kapil been climbing the WTA rankings pretty steadily. At 16 she was both the Junior and Sharma's debut film click at the box-office or not... lets ana- lyze. Senior National champion. India's highest ranked Women's Singles Tennis player KIS KISKO PYAAR KAROON starts off with the definition Sudipto Maity of 'shaadi' and also with the introduction of Kumar Shiv Ram opens up about her goals and the different aspects of her life to Kishan aka Bholu (Kapil Sharma) in a swanky car. Even as he drives the car, the audiences are driven to a flashback of How and why did you end up playing tennis? events that establishes the connection between Kumar Shiv I started at the age of 4. My mother has always been Ram Kishan's past with his present. If one had to sum up his a sports enthusiastic, she herself was into athletics and life, then, the only statement that would do total justice to it is 'Kar bhala toh ho bura'. Every time Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan a table tennis player. Also my elder brother used to play lands up helping a girl (unmarried, to be specific) in distress, tennis until the 10th grade and then went for computer he lands up marrying that girl! That establishes the fact as to engineering. That's how I got into the world of tennis... how he gets married to Juhi (Manjari Fadnis), Simran (Sim- How has been the journey so far? ran Kaur Mundi) and Anjali (Sai Lokur). Kumar Shiv Ram Kis- The journey has been fantastic! All my dreams and han very successfully hides his marriage from all the three goals have come true and been achieved so far…I have girls err... wives. And in order to avoid problems, he places been the junior and the senior national champion in the them at various locations of Bandra, Borivali and Kandivali. same year 2009 at the age of 16 years. It was after that But, upon the 'expert advice' of his close friend lawyer Karan in 2010 February I made my debut in the Women’s Fed (Varun Sharma), Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan buys one flat for chauth and the confusion at the mall. The product that Abbas- Cup team as a reserve and being the youngest player, each wife in an ironically named building called 'Cocktail Tow- Mustan have created in the form of KIS KISKO PYAAR with Sania leading the team in Malaysia. From 2010 to ers'. To all his wives, he explains his super busy schedule stat- KAROON will surely appeal to the masses. 2012 was my transition period from juniors to seniors and ing that he has three different 'offices' to be taken care of. He As for as the debutante Kapil Sharma is concerned, the it was during those years I didn’t have any performance. even names his different offices (read 'wives') on his mobile film looks like a cakewalk for the man who has already estab- phone as 'Head Office', 'Branch Office' and 'Area Office'. The In 2012 I won my first ITF in Singles and since then I lished himself in the genre of comedy. The film will definitely common excuse that Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan gives to all the have been doing well in singles and doubles. I won the pave way for him to fill in the vacuum left behind by Govinda. tree wives is that, because of his super busy job, he will spend women’s national championship again in 2013. With The way Kapil Sharma has handled the emotional outburst one night with them and two nights in the office. In that way, God’s grace I have been climbing the ladder and will scenes in the film, is something that needs to be lauded. He he actually does justice to all the three wives. The story takes hopefully keep going. just couldn't have asked for a better debut than KIS KISKO a U-turn with the entry of Deepika aka 'Enquiry Office' (Elli At what point did you realize tennis was ‘the game’ PYAAR KAROON, a film that caters to his comfort zone of Avram), the girl whom he really loves. Due to the fear of los- for you? comedy. His comic timing and the delivery of one-liners are ing Deepika, Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan keeps her too in the totally unmatched and flawless. As for the heroines, because Since the day I started playing tennis…because even dark about his marriages and his respective wives. Just when the film is a multiple heroine one, the screen time for each when I was a kid I always said I want to grow up to be a the duo (Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan and Deepika) plan to get actress was bound to be limited. Having said that, one has to tennis player! married, Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan's estranged parents (Sharat admit that the actresses were decent in their respective roles. India has produced great doubles players, but has Saxena and Supriya Pathak) make an entry. In order to hide The fact also remains that except for Manjari Fadnis, the rest about his three marriages from them, Kumar Shiv Ram Kis- struggled to do the same in the singles category. Are of the heroines were relatively unknown faces. But since the han stations them separately with different wives on different you looking forward to breaking that trend? Why do film was very clearly touted to be Kapil Sharma's launch pad, floors. Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan doesn't even tell his wives you think India suffers from a shortage of quality sin- one should never stop dreaming. Secondly, I was very the choice of the heroines seemed totally justified. As for Varun about his estranged parents. The plot gets further murkier gles players? excited that I will be playing for my country and to top it Sharma, he is only getting better with every passing film. KIS when all the three wives become best of friends (unaware that KISKO PYAAR KAROON sees him in a very funny role. His I don’t think that at all! We did have Sania Mirza in the all it was with Sania leading the team! they 'share' the same husband) and they land up seeing role in the film and his Newton's laws are bound to find reso- top 30 of the WTArankings, which is not a joke and which If not a tennis player, what would you have become? Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan's parents coochie-cooing with each nance with the masses and classes alike. Ideally, he carries is not appreciated as much as it should be. And after her Never thought of that to be frank but would prefer serv- other, thus adding to the confusion. The confusion reaches the entire film on his shoulders along with Kapil Sharma. The age group the lot of players either went to the States for ing the country in either Army, Navy or the Air-force. its crescendo when Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan's three wives Supriya Pathak - Sharat Saxena angle seems like a forced get invited to their best friend Deepika's wedding with Kumar university tennis or they weren’t too serious and that hard Is there any particular match you would rate as your narrative in the film, and lands up diluting the story angle and (Shiv Ram Kishan). Will the three wives ever get to know each working or they weren’t very lucky with sponsorship or favorite/ the most cherished so far? the film's focus. Arbaaz Khan is funny in his deaf 'Bhai' act. other's reality and their husband's relation with them, will they didn’t have enough support from their family to pur- While the songs in the film are totally situational, the film's Can’t say one…there are a few though! One of them Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan's estranged parents unite again, will sue tennis as a career that too for a girl in Indian socie- music (Javed Mohsin, Amjad, Nadeem) is a letdown. The only is when I won my first national championship in juniors Deepika and Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan ever get married, will ty you know how it works... hummable track (featuring Kapil Sharma in a rap song) fea- and seniors ( juniors was Adidas Nationals U-18 held in Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan's reality be exposed to the world and Since the time you have turned pro, you have been tures only during the end credits. Besides this track, the rest of Chennai and seniors was Women’s Grass Court Cham- his wives... is what forms the rest of the story. constantly improving your game and it has reflected the tracks and the lyrics fail to leave an impact on the viewers.

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