MOVIE PREVIEW
This sweeping, melodramatic saga of a powerful father, and his two sons, presents an honest view of the rugged life and goals of a simple farming family against the lush green agricultural lands of modern day Punjab.
It begins with a Kisaan, Dayal Singh (Jackie Shroff), a widower who's immersed in the legacy of his ancestral lands as he raises two very different sons; Aman, (Arbaaz Khan) is formally schooled to become a city based lawyer while Jigar (Sohail Khan) through lack of funds and inclination towards anything other than farming is kept by his father's side.
When Sohan Seth (Dalip Tahil), a shrewd businessman, convinces many beleaguered farmers to sell their lands for his commercial interests some by using the violent tactics of the village's heavy hand, Nirmal (Romeo) it shatters the harmony of village life, and Dayal's family is jeopardized. Dayal Singh and his sons are locked into a battle of right; each is focused on their path to success. The brother's are pitted against each other with a different outlook of land and its value as the crisis in the village unfolds. The ground at their feet, is it Motherland or simply Property? It spin tails them down a direction they can never return from, leading to a shocking turn of events as their women Priya (Dia Mirza) and Titli (Nauheed Cyrusi) add to the drama and conflict. In the struggle of land and brotherhood, tragedy befalls forcing each man to re-examine his convictions.
Is blood thicker than water?
Will loyalty and honor outlast stubbornness and pride?
Because land, land will outlast them all.
Kisaan, the story of a farmer.
EXPECTATIONS
Director Puneet Sira may still be waiting for box office success but he certainly has good taste for music. It was evidenced earlier in his debut flick I - Proud To Be Indian and very recently, his Tain Leke from Jai Veeru has been enjoying tremendous success, although belatedly. In Kissan, his third flick, one doesn't look for a blockbuster score but still expects that it would at the least turn out to be a decent affair.
MUSIC
Composer Daboo Malik, who had also created music for I - Proud To Be Indian, gets a reasonably good project for himself in the form of Kissan which is a Ronnie Screwvala and Sohail Khan production. Panchi Jalonvi writes the lyrics with contribution from S.R. Bharti, K. Juneja and Salim Bijnori.
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There is a surprise at the very beginning as there is a fair dose of Western influence in 'Punjabi Munde' which is a quintessential 'bhangra' song. With Earl D's rap being an integral part of this full-on-hungama-and-celebration track, the song gives a winning start to Kissan. A rather large team of Laabh Janjuwa, Shakti Singh, Daboo Malik, Parthiv Gohil, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Siddharth Singh is formulated which comes together to bring in that energy to 'Punjabi Munde'. Written by S.R. Bharti and K. Juneja, the song later comes in a relatively shorter 'remix version'. This one is for the clubs and discotheques!
