By Buzz18, December 7, 2007 - 11:56 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful The film does not really have a story. Most of the movie is about how Bollywood functions and the process of shooting a film, with bits of the plot thrown in. It's only in the last 30 minutes that the focus suddenly shifts on the Shiney-Soha love story, to become a case of too many twists too soon. You don't really feel for the two because their love gets lost in the overwritten plot.
By DNA India, December 8, 2007 - 09:56 IST
The first half of KKC is breezy. Gautam Sen's brilliant art direction transports you to the studios of yore. Interesting sequences, like the producer being treated with disrespect by film stars and actors changing scripts without consulting writers set the mood...
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, December 7, 2007 - 11:55 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful Khoya Khoya Chand had a weak plot from the very beginning and complicating it towards the end doesn't help at all.
The end is rather abrupt though predictable through the proceedings. Seems like Sudhir Mishra actually got lost while visualizing this chand ka tukda!
By Glamsham, December 8, 2007 - 10:02 IST
Now for the story, if you have not yet guessed from the opening line. It is about the struggle of a pushy mother to get her daughter, who is already an extra in films, the heroine roles even before she can turn 15! So she pushes real hard taking her to producers and directors who scar Soha Ali Khan (Nikhat)...
By Hindustan Times, December 8, 2007 - 09:54 IST
Like it or not, Soha Ali Khan is hopelessly miscast.The role required at least one per cent of what Smita Patil gave to Bhumika. Ms Khan may be sincere but not mature enough to make you care about this Soya Soya Chand.
By Indiaglitz, December 8, 2007 - 09:59 IST
The film is set between 1953 and 1965. Junior artiste Nikhat (Soha Ali Khan) goes through multiple casting couches from the age of 14 till she catches the attention of top star Prem Kumar (Rajat Kapoor) who gets her a big break. He also patronizes Zafar (Shiney Ahuja), a writer from an aristocrat family that has fallen on bad days thanks to his debauched father...
By Indicine, December 8, 2007 - 10:00 IST
This time the movie fails not because of its behind-the-time story line but due to many other imperfections that speak loud. Although Mishra's execution of some sequences is first-rate, the flaws in the rest is over powering. The movie fails to make an appeal because of its inconsistent pace...
By Indya, December 8, 2007 - 09:52 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The film starts off in the mid 50s with an ambitious mother, pushing her daughter, Nikhat (Soha) to make it big as an actress in the Hindi film industry. The reigning top actor of these times, Prem Kumar (Rajat) notices her talent and takes her into his wing. Nikhat unwillingly compromises with his physical demands but accepts it as a part of the game...
By MTV India, December 8, 2007 - 09:53 IST
KHOYA KHOYA CHAND is Soha Ali Khan's film - she's the central character here and this just might be her best career choice. There are some scenes which show Sudhir Mishra's directorial skills, like the one where Zafar & Nikhat steal a kiss, the shooting sequences interwoven in the storyline - brilliant...
By Now Running, December 8, 2007 - 10:01 IST
Overall Khoya Khoya Chand is a let down and lost in translation. It's just another stereotype of Sudhir Mishra movie. Not for the masses. Watch with low expectations and you might like it.
By Radiosargam, December 8, 2007 - 09:55 IST
Overall, Khoya Khoya Chand boasts of individual performances, rather than a complete package of entertainment...
By Rediff, December 7, 2007 - 14:18 IST
I'm fine with the film, outside of Shiney Ahuja and the third act. There is much to smile at and much to applaud fondly, and many a cameo. It is a lyrical film, and -- that title song is magnificent -- the music holds together perfectly. I just wish we didn't have the title cards at the end.
By Times Now, December 8, 2007 - 09:57 IST
Soha just doesn't get the torment of an unfulfilled life and love right - and never goes beyond her pretty girl next door image. The Nikhat persona needed haunting, heartbreaking beauty and
poignancy, and you don't get that with sweet, sanitised Soha. Not her fault. The director needed to have worked harder!
By WithoutGivingTheMovieAway, December 8, 2007 - 10:01 IST
As I write this review, I am running through the movie again and again. It's a Sudhir Mishra product. There must be some larger point, where is it hiding? Or maybe the point is to show the pointlessness of existence. If so, it doesn't interest me, and so this one was clearly not for me.
