Ghor Kalyug Hai !

Though with a good concept, Kalyug still would be counted as just another bollywood flick by me. I say the concept is good because blue films, sex scandals, international porn rackets are not the subjects which are handled by our usual bollywood movies. The concept even reminded me of Page3 but thats where all resemblance ended.

The story line is weak and very very predictable. At times you begin to wonder whether you could have written it better.The Director, Mohit Suri of the Zeher fame, has tried to do justice to the movie with sensible direction in some parts. Problem is, with a concept like this, one expects a punch, a sudden twist in the tale, a surprise, but all throughout you end up directing the scenes before the story actually gets there.

Though all points to the director for not letting it turn into a sleazy flick, which could have easily happened as they had a subject bordering on sleaze & Emraan-Sleaze-Hashmi going for them.

Two brownie points that the film has that might just make it click are - The Music and Debutant Kunal Khemu (The child artist in Hum hain raahi pyaar ke, Zakhm etc. - turned lead actor). Rediff.com reports:

Although Anu Malik gets top billing as the music director, it is the work of guest musicians that grabs brownie points.Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's soulful rendition of Mann Ki Lagan in Paap caught many music listeners' fancy. He impresses yet again with the soothing, gentle melody, Jiya Dhadak Dhadak Jaye.

More music to the ears comes in the form of the talented Pakistani group, Jal-The Band. Atif's husky voice zigzags to the peppery, if unconventional, pattern of Aadat. DJ Suketu spruces up the number with a volley of bouncy techno beats.

The tracks composed by Anu Malik are definitely not the ones that the movie would be known for or the reasons for the buyers who might buy the CDs. The two non - Anu Malik songs carry the whole movie along.

Kunal Khemu takes the cake and one cannot help but wonder that from the angry young boy in Zakhm in 1998 to a wronged angry youth in Kalyug in 2005, this guy has surely come a long way and if he plays his cards right....He definitely has some way to go.

And again unlike a usual sleaze flick, this film carries a message - to combat human trafficking. The Film points at women trafficking a majority of whom are forced into the flesh trade.

As reported in The Hindu : According to estimates by the United States Government, trafficking, involving one million people, is going on across international borders every year.

Closer home, NGOs like Apne Aap are working extensively with rehabilitation for women trafficked in India. It works on giving them an identity, vocational training & school referrals for their children among others.

With a serious subject such as this, sad storyline, ok direction, good acting by lead actors - Its a definite once watch from my end - If only to check out how lucky we are to have our cocooned normal life with our own share of welcome problems.