Say hello to a new wave of Indian cinema, with Vishal Bharadwaj creating the Guy ritchieish and the Tarantino like plot set up with a horde of idiosyncratic characters colliding to make one hell of a khichdi mixing a Ram and Shyam story with the shady functions of the Mumbai underworld, police and politics.

Kaminey is the tale of two brothers Guddu(Shahid) and Charlie(Shahid again) who abhor each other. While one of them is an honest but timid NGO worker who has his dreams assiduously charted on the door of his cupboard, the other is a gangster with an ambition of becoming a bookie. Other than having the same face they both have speech defects - one stammers and the other lisps pronouncing S as an F . Guddu impregnates his girlfriend Sweety(Priyanka Chopra) and invites the wrath of local gangster cum politician Bhope(Amol Gupte) who is her brother. Meanwhile, Charlie accidentally stumbles upon a guitar full of cocaine which is worth 10 crores but the drugs belong to some rogue cops. And then they run to save their lives and thats when their lives collide.

What follows is utter mayhem and bloodshed involving North eastern gangsters, African ones, Bengali gunmen, oddball henchmen and some of the most outstanding black humor you might have come across in cinema.

The writing here is the clear winner. The situations and the dialogues in those situations are laced with some amazingly brilliant wit and the director handles them like a seasoned pro. A handheld unit is utilized for all action scenes which does get a bit irritating after a while although it gets the desired effect in the beginning.

Performances wise, Amol Gupte(writer of Taare Zameen Par) as the gangster politician comes out on top. Shahid Kapoor gives us a brilliant rendition in both roles and reminds us that he is more than just a romantic lead. All the other gangsters especially Tenzing Nima and Chandan Roy are first rate. Priyanka Chopra springs a surprise here and rises above her average actress status to deliver a commendable performance as the feisty Marathi girl. The music (both background and songs) is awesome.

Negative points ...hmm.... the back story of why the brothers hate each other is not very convincing. It should either have been longer or stronger. Also there should have been more scenes with Shahid vs Shahid. Even the climax , hilarious as it is , is wound up very quickly and conveniently. But the biggest complaint one could have with this movie and in a good way, is that it is so short. We come out of the hall wanting more.

Beware that the movie will come across as confusing in the beginning but just stay with it to enjoy this tremendous rollercoaster. Kaminey is unpredictable and credit for that goes to Vishal Bharadwaj, the iconoclast, who takes seemingly conventional stories and blends them into this wild concoction that is smart, vivid and absolutely worth watching. Take a bow Vishal Bharadwaj.

Fuperb!!