Kaal, a film even Ajay Devgn jokes about. On Wahiyat Wednesday
Kaal, a film even Ajay Devgn jokes about. On Wahiyat Wednesday
Kaal starring Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, Lara Dutta and Esha Deol was a box office nightmare. 16 years down the line, we decode why this Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar production is nothing more than a laughable horror flick.
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Kaal released on April 29, 2005.
Those of us who have grown up on a staple diet of Bollywood films know that its tryst with horror has been less than memorable. Many films of this genre come across as a parody of the filmmakers vision, or rather, a lack of it. So, when Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar banded together to produce Kaal in 2005, with the likes of Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, Lara Dutta and Esha Deol in its cast, expectations ran high. The film completes 16 years of its release on April 29. We decode why Kaal is a fever dream that even Ajay Devgn didn t hesitate to call a flop on Koffe
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