Saturday, 23 February 2013

KAI PO CHE ("HEAVY STUFF")

Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Rajkumar Kumar Yadav, Amit Sadh

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. 


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