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Kai Po Che!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbhishek Kapoor
Screenplay byPubali Chaudhari
Supratik Sen
Abhishek Kapoor
Chetan Bhagat
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Siddharth Roy Kapur
StarringSushant Singh Rajput
Amit Sadh
Rajkummar Rao
Amrita Puri
CinematographyAnay Goswamy
Edited byDeepa Bhatia
Music byAmit Trivedi
Background Score:
Hitesh Sonik
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹30 crore (US$3.6 million)[1]
Box office₹48.04 crore (US$5.8 million)

Kai Po Che! is a 2013 Indian drama buddy film directed by Abhishek Kapoor based on Chetan Bhagat's novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life,[2] with music by Amit Trivedi and lyrics by Swanand Kirkire. Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkummar Rao and Amit Sadh star as the three main protagonists while Amrita Puri plays the female lead.[3][4] The film title Kai Po Che! is originally a Gujarati phrase that means "I have cut the kite" which refers to Makar Sankranti (known as Uttarayan in Gujarat) where one of the competitors uses his kite to cut off another competitors kite and yells "Kai Po Che!"[5][6] The shooting started mid-April in Vadnagar and Ahmedabad.

Set in Ahmedabad, the story revolves around three friends, Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput), Omi (Amit Sadh) and Govind (Rajkummar Rao), who want to start their own sports shop and sports academy. The film tracks their deep friendship, and innocence tarnished by religious politics and communal hatred, which results in their fallout, and an eventual death. Kai Po Che! had a world premiere at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2013 where it was the first ever Indian film to feature in the World Panorama section.[7][8][9][10] Kai Po Che! released world wide on 22 February 2013 and met with critical acclaim among Indian reviewers, but mixed reviews internationally.[11][12]

Plot

Ishaan 'Ish' Bhatt (Sushant Singh Rajput) is an ex district level cricketer who is a victim of politics in the cricketing selection fraternity, Omkar 'Omi' Shastri (Amit Sadh) is the nephew of a Hindu politician (Bittu) who funds their business and Govind 'Govi' Patel (Rajkumar Rao) is a geek who is the mastermind behind starting a sports shop which also doubles as a sports academy. Together they open a sports shop and an academy to train and promote talented budding cricketers. After toiling hard, they succeed in establishing it as a center for cricket among the local youth and start to incur profits.

Ishaan requests Govind to teach his sister Vidya (Amrita Puri) mathematics as her exams are coming up. Govind is reluctant at first but agrees eventually. Vidya and Govind gradually fall in love with each other and secretly enter a relationship unknowingly. Omi discovers the same and warns Govind of the consequences, as Ishaan is very protective of his sister.

The three friends spot a budding cricketing talent in a local boy, Ali (Digvijay Deshmukh),who has a rare talent , and Ishaan starts training him vigorously. Govind is ambitious and wants to expand the budding business by opening a shop in a mall being constructed in Navrangpura, an upcoming part of the city. With financial help coming from Omi's maternal uncle, Bittu (Manav Kaul), the trio secure the deal and set up shop in the mall.But the trouble comes when a destructive earthquake hits Gujarat and Govind's shop in the mall is destroyed. Govind is shattered as the amount of money he invested was very large and he is now loaded with a huge debt. Omi is reluctantly forced to work for his maternal Uncle's right-wing party due to the money they owe him.

When relief camps of Omi' uncles' party declines to give Muslims shelter in troubled times, Ishaan and Omi quarrel over their politico-religious outlook and temporarily break off their friendship. They again reunite after India's surprise win in the test match against Australia. Omi gets busy with religious politics and joins Bittu's party. Ishaan and Govind, meanwhile, are busy with Ali and Vidya respectively. Tension arises in the political sphere when Bittu loses the elections in his constituency to his opponent (Asif Basra) belonging to the secular party. As a part of their campaigning, Bittu sends pilgrims (kar sevaks) to Ayodhya to the Ram Temple. Omi's parents were also among them. On the returning day, the shocking news of the Godhra train massacre reaches the people. Omi is shattered but Bittu convinces him to take revenge on the murderers of his parents.

Ishaan and Govind hide Ali in Ali's house, afraid of the communal riots which were about to start. As expected, the violence starts by sunset, and the mob led by Bittu storms into the Muslim locality, killing each and every Muslim in sight. A fight ensues between Ali's father and Bittu. Ali's father stabs Bittu in defense and rushes to save Ali and take shelter in their attic. Omi, enraged at the death of of his uncle Bittu, follows him with a gun. Meanwhile, Ishaan comes to know about Vidya and Govind's relationship, when he reads Vidya's text message in Govind's mobile phone about her period tests. Enraged, he starts thrashing Govind while Omi enters the premises with a gun in hand, desperate to find and kill Ali and his father. Ishaan and Govind break their own fighting and try to stop Omi as he desperately searches for Ali and his father. Omi finally aims and shoots at Ali. Ishaan in a bid to save Ali takes the bullet himself and consequently dies.

The film then goes back to where it started, with Omi being released from jail ten years later. Govind and Vidya are married and have a son, whom they have named Ishaan (Ishaan Bhagat, Chetan Bhagat's son) after the late Ishaan. The film ends with a now grown up Ali debuting for the Indian cricket team against Australia. He plays his first shot by hitting the ball to the boundary with a Cover drive just like his "Ishaan bhaiya" had taught him.

Cast

  • Sushant Singh Rajput as Ishaan Bhatt
  • Amit Sadh as Omkar Shastri aka Omi
  • Rajkummar Rao as Govind Patel - Lead Role
  • Amrita Puri as Vidya Bhatt
  • Digvijay Deshmukh as Ali
  • Asif Basra as Ali's father
  • Chitranjan Thakur as Vinay
  • Manav Kaul as Bittu Mama
  • Bakul Syal as Ballu Balram
  • Rohit Bhatnagar as Tinku
  • Manish Chawla as Mannu
  • Ishaan (Chetan Bhagat's son) as Ishaan Patel, Govind and Vidya's son[13]
  • Ajay Jadeja as cricket commentator (cameo role)
  • Gaurav Kapoor as cricket commentator (cameo)
  • Dinesh Kumar as John
  • Ashish Kakkad as Vishwas – Bittu mama's right hand man

Production

Filming

Filming began in Vadnagar in Mehsana district of Gujarat along majority of scenes canned in old Ahmedabad and continued further in Porbandar, Sabarmati, Diu.[14][15] A scene featuring the trio was shot at Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple.[16] Reportedly, Sushant Singh Rajput had to undergo four months cricket training under two coaches to fit into the book adapted character of 'Ishaan'.[17] A cricket match sequence was shot at the Sabarmati stadium in Ahmedabad.[18] The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has granted the director permission to use footage from a historic India-Australia Kolkata test match from 2001 in Kai Po Che!.[19][20] Director Abhishek Kapoor has admitted that the leading Bollywood stars didn't want to be a part of the film.[21][22] Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been roped in for a special appearance in this film.[23]

Title

Chetan Bhagat, whose book is adapted for the screen, first revealed the title of the film. Subsequently, a short contest was announced by him on Twitter to create the awareness about the film and its title.[24]

Marketing

The director has a four-city promotional strategy in place. There are plans of bonding with friends in four cities and hanging out with them. The producers, UTV, are working on it currently.[25][26] Sushant Singh Rajput will host a private screening of ‘Kai Po Che!’ in his hometown Patna for his childhood friends.[27][28] On 18 February 2013,a star-studded premiere of Kai Po Che! was organised in Cinemax,Versova,Mumbai.[29] Several actors like Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Huma Qureshi, Arshad Warsi have praised the film.[30][31][32]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Amit Trivedi. Lyrics are penned by Swanand Kirkire, while the background score has been scored by Hitesh Sonik.

Untitled
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manjha"Swanand KirkireAmit Trivedi & Mohan Kanan3:37
2."Shubhaarambh"Shruti PathakShruti Pathak & Divya Kumar3:54
3."Meethi Boliyaan"Swanand KirkireAmit Trivedi & Mili Nair4:50
Total length:12:21

Release

Kai Po Che! release date was confirmed as 22 February 2013. The film was released on 1000 screens in India.[33] Kai Po Che!'s theatrical trailer was released along with Dabangg 2.[34] The first trailer of this movie was released on YouTube on 20 December 2012.[35] The 3 Mistakes of My Life book cover will be relaunched with the poster of Kai Po che!.[36] Kai Po Che! received 'U' certificate from the Censor Board prior to its release without any cuts.

Critical reception

The film was critically acclaimed by Indian critics but was met with a rather mixed reception from critics overseas. Sukanya Verma for Rediff.com has given 4/5 stars and says Abhishek Kapoor's clarity of vision makes Kai Po Che!, the adaptation of a mediocre novel, so irresistible.[37] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 out of 5 and stated that the film is brimming with solid content.[38] Meena Iyer of The Times of India gave it 4 out of 5 stars saying, "Kai Po Che! is very likeable. Between tears, you find yourself smiling, because it's the story of friendship and human triumph above all else."[39] Resham Sengar of Zee News gave the film 4/5 stars stating, "The magic of the film lies in its details!"[40] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 3.5 stars saying, "Kai Po Che! is a competently crafted, well acted and consistently engaging drama that makes its point without sinking into preachy paroxysms".[41] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express gave the films 3.5/5 stars adding, "Abhishek Kapoor uses Kai Po Che! as an apt metaphor and crafts a lovely, emotive film on abiding friendship and the values that make life worth living."[42] India Today gave 3.5 stars to film.[43] Youth magazine and blog Indian Institute of Students gave it four out of five stars, saying "Kai Po Che is basically a sweet, short story about unconditional friendship and love. It signifies simplicity and the characters are shown as ordinary boys of Ahmedabad".[44]

Khalid Mohamed of Deccan Chronicle gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated that it is a good film.[45] Deccan Herald stated that the film is a warm film[46] while Live Mint said that Kai Po Che! is a well-crafted entertainer.[47] Anupama Chopra of The Hindustan Times gave the movie 4/5 stars saying that "Kai Po Che! is Gujarati for "I've cut". It is used as a cry of victory in kite-flying contests. Here victory is hard-earned and tinged with tears and regret. But it's also deeply satisfying."[48] Rajeev Masand of IBN Live gave the movie 4/5 stars saying that "It's only February, but one of the year's best films has arrived ".[49] The Hindu stated that the film is breathless.[50]

The film is rated 57% 'rotten' on the review site Rotten Tomatoes.[12] Film critic Aaron Hillis of The Village Voice gave the film a negative review, stating that "The dramatic stakes are so puny that every obstacle can be overcome with a simple work-it-out montage, a cheap device prevalent enough in this movie to start a drinking game."[51] Rachel Saltz of the New York Times wrote that the film "Mixes, not quite successfully, traditional Bollywood storytelling with something less conventional."[52] Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail wrote that the film "might be the next Bend It Like Beckham – if it did not have the sensibilities of the next Dr. Zhivago.".[53] On the other hand, Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times gave it a slightly positive review, criticizing the film for its grimness and lack of subtlety, but complimenting the performances as "enjoyably boisterous"[54]

Box office

Kai Po Che! opened with a collection of ₹107.4 million (US$1.3 million) nett on day one with limited release where it did good business in metros especially.[55] After opening day,the film showed very good growth,collected around ₹55.0 million (US$660,000) and ₹6.50 crore (US$780,000) on its second and third day respectively to make a collection of around ₹187.5 million (US$2.2 million) in its first weekend.[56] It netted ₹243.4 million (US$2.9 million) after its first week.[57] The film hold well despite some new releases and collected around ₹82.5 million (US$990,000) in its second weekend.[58] It netted ₹118.2 million (US$1.4 million) in second[59] and ₹48.3 million (US$580,000) in its third week.[60] The final domestic collections of the film are ₹480.4 million (US$5.8 million).[61]

After its successful run in domestic market, the film has done well overseas with a business of around $2.25 million in 17 days.[62]Final overseas collection was US$ 2.325 million.[63]

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