Fida (2004)

Sorry, this movie sucks

Just what I expected

Good start, but then it gets ruined

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Ken Ghosh has copied the story of Fida from a British film "Following" (1998) Director by the great Christopher Nolan, same guy who made Memento (2000) , Inception (2010). He has changed the story by 10 % actually Indian zed it and but his mark on this. He has also credited himself as the writer of the story, how can people just copy and call the film their. I suggest u guys watch the original film "Following" (1998) you will really like it. The following is shot in B/W its made in 1998 and he could easily make the film in color but chose to shoot the same in B/W, as but you don't really need color as I feel the story is more important then the visual effects. The film is simple and you can feel the master filmmaker in the making I only have line for Fida director …. And Mr Ken Ghosh u r sick

Watched Fida without any particular expectations and was not surprised by anything in it. This is an ordinary fare at best which is worth a one-time watch. The story is full of clichés, such as unconditional love and how a loving guy would give his life for a girl, how he gets accused for no fault of his own because of her and so on. Ken Ghosh's direction is nothing great. The script does not add much and at points it is ridiculous. After the so-called twist through which the truth is revealed, the film turns into a thriller but this part is heavily flawed and unconvincing, though it does have some entertainment value and suspense. The film's main protagonist is played by the very young Shahid Kapur, and the guy evidently tries very hard to do the best of what he was given. Although in terms of acting he was not there yet (as he is today with such performances as Kaminey), you can't but appreciate his efforts. Kareena Kapoor plays the bad girl probably because she noticed it was a trend for leading ladies to play negative roles. This role is sort of a take off on the many roles played by Bette Davis, but Kareena does a forgettable job. That's not entirely her fault because her role was not well written. Fardeen Khan is bad as the bad guy. The music of Fida does not stand out but I liked "Nazar Nazar" a lot as it was melodious, and I enjoyed "Maine Jisko Chaha" to an extent. Otherwise the film is simply better to avoid, with the ending being particularly pathetic. Do not expect much from Fida.

i finally got the chance to watch this movie, from start to finish, n despite reviews i thought it was pretty good, but obviously it didn't do too well in India i couldn't understand why, i suppose the Indian public don't like anything outside its usual love stories. But back to fida, its an interesting love/hate story first half sets the mood but all the action is in the second half as fardeen khan makes his entrance. Overall i would recommend watching this movie an interesting one timer, the pace is never disrupted either, not even by the songs which i have to mention are good but il let everyone find out the 2 and a half hour way.Enjoy!!

Ken Ghosh & Shahid Kapur hit the lime-light with Ishq-Vishk. The eyes of the industry were eagerly awaited on their next venture namely Fida.The director's intentions I am sure was to do away with the usual Bollywood masala of boy-meets-girl romance kinds. The theme was indeed innovative and had definite potential but.... yes BUT sadly the director did not hold the reigns well. Shahid-Kareena love story moves like a knight on the chessboard. The suicide attempt of Shahid depicted is quite amateurish for a serious theme like this. Plot opens up quite quickly and the rest is cat-and-mouse game. From a chocolaty boy Shahid rapidly transforms into SRK of Darr managing to survive every time - strange!!! Last but the not the least - the villain who is supposed to be a don was nothing short of an utter rubbish cartoon character mouthing Hindi dialogues with worst ever South Indian accent. Bottomline: no effort was made to develop the characters.Saving grace: stylish Fardeen..... suits his role well. The song pictured on Kareena-Fardeen lingers for a while, the others make a rapid evaporation.Ken - you can do better than this!