We had never seen anything like Kaal before, that’s for sure. The last half-hour of the smouldering plot was sheer heart-in-the-mouth stuff. Generating heat and horror through expressions of disdainful cynicism that melt into a reluctant belief in the supernatural, the film left us with the most positive mixed feelings created by a movie in recent times.
The performances, though not outstanding, seemed to fall into place in the larger scream of things.
Speaking of the experience, Esha Deol says, “Kaal was a wonderful experience. Right from working with the ultimate Karan Johar – Dharma production. To dancing to the steps by one of my most favourite dance choreographers Farah Khan. The tigers were gorgeous, and my co-star John Abraham was an absolute pleasure to work with.”
Esha bonded with the team in the jungles. “We were one big family and actually lived for 2 ½ months together in the jungle Jim Corbett, we used to wake up at 3 am, do our hair make up, and then drive into the jungle. Shoot from 6 am to 4 pm and then had our evenings free where, you won’t believe, we all played hide-n-seek together AJ (Ajay Devgan) included. It was one of my most memorable film shoots ever. Soham Shah, my director, was really sweet, and we are still good friends.”
