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So much average

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

I was a hurt and saddened Sridevi fan, since Lamhe was being decalred a flop, when a Telugu film dubbed in Hindi titled 'Hairaan' was released. I cannot relate to a dubbed film where the dialogue isnt in sync with the expressions. So it was anyway a no to watch at a theatre. Now, before getting a vhs on rent, I asked my reliable source, my older cousin, is it worth spending 10 Rs for this flick! After she gave a nod, we all watched it on VCR and got 'Hairaan' / 'Pareshaan' to watch a robbery for first 11 odd minutes, Sridevi indulging into arguments with everybody around her in an out of sync manner. I was grumbling on myself, as I went off to sleep, for wasting that 10 Rs .It was about 1 am (yes midnight) when I woke up to something and was unable to sleep. Left with no other option, I decided to rewatch the film. This time on a mute mode (so that I dont get caught) and got revelation! Gawd! This was a super awesome film!The robbery scene was quite good! Sridevi's introduction scene as Satya, is half asleep and having a teleconversation with her mom stumped me! Even in the mute mode. I must have watched that scene atleast 5 times bfore watching the film any further.I was so glued to every 'Kshan' of 'Kshana Kshanam' , that I got VHS of the Telugu film on rent after ensuring with the VHS library guy , that it is with English sub-titles. This time with no mute mode and a better understanding, I was all set for the ride.Sridevi's entry scene is totally a single shot! Right from the phone ringing, (we also see a cute childhood pic of Sridevi, a soft toy, a memo as camera reaches the phone) Satya just sneaks out her hand from covering bedsheet, picking the call, holding the receiver the other way round, getting it right, talking reluctantly to her mom, suddenly realising she is late, checking the alarm which rings abruptly, till she switches it off! Damn! Superb!The film is a nice blend of comedy and thriller. One moment where both Satya and Chandu get scared to see the cops , run away together, unaware why the other wants to run away from cops.'Jaamu Raatiri' song is a lullaby that takes us to a different world. Perfect example of a song thats equally good at audio as well as visual level. Brilliant nuances by singers as well as actors.Each and every scene is just marvellous! Sridevi has given an ace performance throughout the film. No wonder this is regarded as one of her best performances.Such brilliance is involved in the making, that we do is not indulge into the fiction that gets incorporated. The background music just adds to the beauty of this film. We see both the lead actors in a very limited variety of costumes except in songs. A very well known face in Hindi Paresh Rawal doing a Telugu film is a surprise factor.To everyone who has watched RGV's Daud in hindi and is in love with the film, Kshana Kshanam is way better than Daud. Must watch . Best if watched with subtitles if u dont understand Telugu.

One of the most prolific directors working in India has to be Ram Gopal Varma. Never mind his detractors, and never mind the painful fact that he has more misses than hits, his classics like Satya, Rangeela, Company, Shiva, Bhoot, Sarkar etc. ensure that he can never simply be ignored by our collective consciousness.However, there is (was?) one more RGV, that was fun-loving and experimental. Testaments to that include his forays into cult comedy and horror, for example, Raat, Kaun, Anaganaga Oka Roju, Madhyanapu Hatya, and (to an extent), even Naach. However, he had made a gem of a movie that just so happened to be his sophomore effort, that most of the audience didn't know how to digest, since they all (me included, I confess) were expecting another 'Shiva'. It was called 'Kshana Kshanam', or 'Every moment'. I watched this in my 11th grade when one of the marketing gigs read 'first Telugu movie in 4-track stereo sound'. At the time, I had not watched many movies (period) of Venkatesh (the leading man), but Sridevi was one heroine that was every teen's fantasy at the time, hot from her memorable roles in Mr. India, Chaalbaaz, Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari et al (even crap like Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja), that those in Hyderabad got to watch both her regional potboilers as well as her forays in Hindi cinema. Fresh off the success of 'Shiva' (that cult + mainstream classic that's yet to be bettered), the audience might have expected something similar (Shiva was one of the best action movies with a college based theme, and realistic characterization and filming styles, that had taken Tollywood by storm 2 years previous to this). I also was mildly disappointed that it was not Nagarjuna who was starring in this one as well, and did not know if Varma could pull of a commercial potboiler (that the marketing dept had promised). This one begins with a small-time bank robbery, that goes wrong progressively as the plot progresses, involving a small-time thief and a regular middle-class single working woman. Overwhelmed by what's happening around them, they each take refuge in the other's deception, and try to find a way out of the mess they seem to be getting into. Without revealing plot details further, that set-up is like the perfect take-off point for one heck of a merry-go-round-and-round, rivaling its 'inspiration', Romancing the Stone (in my opinion, not as good as this one). One more thing - the final train sequence has not been bettered, and this is NOT one of those movies with bulls$!t stunts in its repertoire.Though Goddess Sridevi was the cynosure of all eyes (and ears), Paresh Rawal's turn as a sometimes-bumbling bad guy (his best work so far) threatens to overshadow her best work, and its fantastic to watch their characters play off the other in each and every scene they inhabit, with Venky surprisingly lending solid support to both. Sridevi's natural acting (her character's natural responses to the situations she finds herself thrown into), Venkatesh's excellent (vastly underrated) turn as the perfect foil to Sridevi (now i can't imagine Nagarjuna in this role, though his flair for comedy has improved over the years); the various locations used for filming; Rami Reddy's role as the bloodhound cop with a permanent deadpan expression...I could go on and on about this one, but all the above make this movie a definite cut above the usual Tollywood formulaic trash, and Varma has not made a better movie in the same genre since '91 (he did try with Daud, which went wrong, in my opinion, due to his fixation with the Matondkar lass, that he forgot to pay any attention to his screenplay). Anukokunda Oka Roju, was its closest genre-companion, and is good on its own merits (Charmy doing a Sridevi in this one, with a fantastic Jagapathi Babu as the scene-chewing cop investigating.....more on that some other time). Hope they continue to make movies like these, and hope RGV can have some fun doing this and get out of the epic movie remakes. Fingers crossed!

The total credit for the great success of the movie goes to Ram Gopal Varma,who is presently one of the greatest filmmakers of India.Though the movie is a remake of a Hollywood blockbuster,he has directed excellently,so as to get all the movie lovers to experience a new thrill.Sridevi has played an extraordinary role in the movie.She is very innocent and cute as well.Paresh is simply incredible.... Venkatesh is a good looking guy with all the mass mannerisms and guts.Songs by MM Keeravani are pleasant.Sirivennela's lyrics are really awesome. I expect the same type of thriller from RGV and wish the Ramgopal Varma-Sirivennela combination to be continued like this to present great songs and movies.....

Hai! I have seen this movie (In fact this is the one I have repeatedly seen number of times!!) and a fantastic work by Varma. It's the perfect blend of talented screenplay, music, artists (specially Sridevi).In my opinion, it's a remake (or else an inspiration - a polished name for copy!!) of the English movie "Romancing the Stone" and many of the scenes are direct copy of the above one.Excellent Work by Keeravani (Music) and Editing. Between each scene the director allow the viewer to guess and fill the gaps. It's really an excellent style and new to Indian cinema.Paresh Rawal is at his best. BGM is also good. The song "Jamurathiri" is an evergreen melody in Telugu.