Chain Kuli Ki Main Kuli Ki, Fugly, Shamitabh, Jajantaram Mamantaram, Ki and Ka the list goes on...
'The director is Bal-KI and the actress is KA-reena. I am just an 'AND' in between ofKi and Ka,' wisecracked Arjun Kapoor at the trailer launch of his new movie Ki and Ka.
Quite a strange title, don’t you think?
Basically, Ki and Ka stand for ladki (girl) and ladka (boy) in R Balki’s take on role reversal of genders in modern marriages.
A movie title is an audience’s all-important first connect to the subject.
Whether it’s snappy, sensational, clever or bizarre, it’s prime objective is to pique our curiosity.
Some filmmakers pick rather oddball titles to achieve that.
Take a look at recent examples.
Shamitabh
Image: Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan in Shamitabh
Balki’s 2015 offering Shamitabh is another one of the ilk.
Basically, the title is a blend of ‘sh’ in Dhanush and Amitabh of Amitabh Bachchan as it revolves around the partnership between a mute actor and a voice artist.
Singh is Bliing
Image: Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson in Singh Is Bliing
We could get Singh is King but Singh is Bling just seems like a contrived attempt at rhyming. Especially when Akshay Kumar plays neither a goldsmith nor Bappi Lahiri in the comedy.
P:S: Did you know the title was suggested by his Brothers producer, Karan Johar?
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Image: Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma in Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Vishal Bhardwaj’s satire featuring Pankaj Kapur, Anushka Sharma and Imran Khan, the media began speculating what the title implies.
Turns out, it’s the name of the three chief protagonists in the movie -- Hukum Singh Matru Sharma, Harphool Singh Mandola and his daughter Bijlee.
PK, Piku, Barfi, R…Rajkumar, Sheen
Image: Aamir Khan in PK
What do these movie titles have in common?
They’re all peculiar and the name of the central character in the movie.
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