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Karz (General Movie ,2002)  Starring
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Synopsis
Karz is the story of an abandoned child Sooraj, who grows away from the cozy comforts of his mother’s lap to become a cynical
young man (Sunny Deol). Raised by a kind widower, Sooraj begins to detest the fact that his mother got rid of him soon after his
birth.
This dreary truth keeps tormenting Sooraj day and night. Unable to swallow the bitter truth, he finds solace in alcohol that numbs his
psyche and makes him forget his horrible past.
Then one day an unexpected turn comes in his life with the entry of a beautiful girl named Sapna (Shilpa Shetty).
Sapna, who is the daughter of Sooraj’s father's friend, immediately takes to reforming a dilapidated Sooraj. Prodded by her, Sooraj
quits drinking and brings some discipline in his previously disordered life. In the process he also begins to love her but could never
muster the courage to tell her about his feelings.
Meanwhile, Sooraj befriends a delightful young man, Raja (Sunil Shetty), who fondly calls him his brother. And, like a big brother,
Sooraj keeps bailing Raja out of the dicey situations whenever the latter gets into trouble.
But the duo’s ideal-like bond turns into a rivalry after Sooraj discovers that the girl Raja has been wooing is none other than Sapna.
Raja tries to convince his friend of his sincerity at marrying Sapna, but to no use.
It is then that a sensational revelation by Raja stuns Sooraj. Raja happens to be the son of Sumitra Devi (Kiron Kher), Sooraj’s real
mother. He is in fact Sooraj’s younger brother.
Demons of past begin to haunt Sooraj once again and he decides to meet his mother to find out the reason why she abandoned him at such
a tender age. Little does he know that his ‘reunion’ with his mother will further complicate the matter.
Review
Written by Anees Bazmee and directed by Harry Baweja, Karz is based on the oft-repeated storyline of an abandoned son in search
of his mother.
The film is riddled with clichés and other similar stereotypes that form the backbone of Bollywood kitsch. But for a handful of
sequences, the film hardly captures the viewer's interest.
For instance, Johny Lever's comic track in the first half of the movie is irritating and ineffective. Similarly, the development of
Sunny's character as a cynical alcoholic in the early stages evokes pity and contempt.
Shilpa Shetty's entry is refreshing but her character needs much sprucing. Sunil Shetty lives upto his image and delivers another
mediocre performance completely void of any emotive appeal. His face expressions are bland and his dialogue delivery lacks right
intonations.
The only interesting sequence in the film is in the latter half when Sunny confronts his mother. Kiron Kher’s dominating screen
presence seems to have pruned even Sunny’s acting by several notches. Otherwise, the brawny Punjabi Puttar hardly manages to
get out of his customary hollering mould.
On the whole Karz is an average flick that might appeal only to those who dig Sunny’s machismo and Shilpa’s gyrations.