Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkumar Kumar Yadav, Amit Sadh
Director: Abishek Kapoor.
Director: Abishek Kapoor.
After
the beautiful tale of friendship in Rock On Abishek Kapoor is back with yet
another tale of friendship with Kai Po Che (based on Chetan Bhagat’s “3
mistakes of my life”). Well if you are wondering what Kai Po Che means it’s
just a term used in the game of kite flying.
The
film starts off on a light note with the three friends Omi (Amit Sadh),
Govi(Rajkumar) and Ishaan(Sushant Singh Rajput) trying to set up a sports club
in their town near Ahmedabad. While the hot headed Ishaan is a cricketer, the
timid Govi has an orientation towards academics and the confused Omi is happy
playing second fiddle to Ishaan.
Ishaan
finds his protege in Ali,the loner muslim kid, Govi gets involved with Ishaan’s
sister Vidhya(wonderfully played by Amrita Puri) and Omi gets slowly dragged
into politics by his Mama who is the
local representative of the Hindu based party. The film gets into a really
serious mood when their friendship is tested as their lives get influenced by
the events during the 2001 earthquake and the 2002 Godhra incident.
The
victory of the film lies in the fact that the three protagonists get etched
into your heart so well because of the commanding direction and the magnificent
SMOULDERING performances by the 3 leads.The varying moods of the film have been
handled so beautifully by Abishek Kapoor.This is backed up wonderfully by very
good BGM, songs and cinematography.
Though
all the leads have an equal role to play, it would not be surprising if the
character of Ishaan impacts you the most.
Iam giving a 3.5 to 3.75 for Kai Po
Che. Get ready for some heavy stuff from a master director.
Rating Scale (Out of 5)
Less than 2 - Unwatchable.
2 to 2.25 - Below average.
2.5 to 2.75 - Average.
3 to 3.25 - Good.
3.5 to 3.75 - Great.
4 to 4.25 - Exceptional.
4.5 and above - Extraordinary.
