 Film director Shekhar Kapur praised the film , saying , " Kaminey catapults Indian Cinema in modernity beyond Tarantino " . He said that Kaminey would be able to compete with any film in the world in terms of its design , performances , inherent narratives , editing and pace . Filmmaker Karan Johar labelled it a cult film , describing it as " edgy ... cult and <unk> performed and executed ! Go get a shot of new age cinema and cinematic bravery ! " The film became the most widely debated and dissected Bollywood film after Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra 's 2006 film Rang De Basanti . Rajeev Masand , and Rediff.com rated it as the best film of the year . Raja Sen said the performances were among the best performances of 2009 . Gupte , Roy Sanyal and Kapoor were placed at numbers six , three and one respectively as the best performances of 2009 by a Hindi actor by Rediff . 
