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Vorlage:About Vorlage:Use British English Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Infobox film 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, with music by Amit Trivedi and lyrics by Swanand Kirkire. Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav and Amit Sadh star as the three main protagonists while Amrita Puri plays the female lead. The film title Kai Po Che is originally a Gujarati phrase that means "I have cut the kite" which refers to a kite competition where one of the competitors uses his kite to cut off another competitors kite and yells "Kai Po Che!" The shooting started mid-April in Vadnagar and Ahmedabad.

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. Kai Po Che released world wide on 22 February 2013 and met with critical acclaim among Indian reviewers, but mixed to negative reviews internationally.

Plot

Set in Ahmedabad, the story revolves around three friends, Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput), Omi (Amit Sadh) and Govind (Raj Kumar Yadav), who want to start some business. While Ishaan is an ex district level cricketer who was a victim of politics in the cricketing space, Omi is the nephew of a Hindu politician who funds their business and Govind is a geek who is the mastermind behind starting a sports shop and also a sports academy. Together they open a sports shop and an academy to train and promote budding cricketers.

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, 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, the trio secure the deal and set up shop in the mall. 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.

Meanwhile 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 the opponent of 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. But 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, violence started by sunset, and the mob led by Bittu storms into the Muslim locality, killing every Muslim in sight. Ali's father escapes the carnage by stabbing Bittu. He rushes to his house and take shelter in the attic with Ali. Omi follows him with a gun. Meanwhile, by a series of misunderstandings, Ishaan comes to know about Vidya and Govind's relationship. He starts thrashing Govind when Omi enters with a gun in hand, desperate to find and kill Ali and his father. Ishaan and Govind try to stop him as he desperately searches for them. A cat-and-mouse game begins and Omi finally aims and shoots at Ali. Ishaan shields the boy and takes the bullet himself and 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. 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 square drive just like his "Ishaan bhaiya" had taught him.

Cast

• Sushant Singh Rajput as Ishaan Bhatt
• Amit Sadh as Omkar Shastri aka Omi
• Raj Kumar Yadav as Govind Patel
• 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
• 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. A scene featuring the trio was shot at Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple. Reportedly, Sushant Singh Rajput had to undergo four months cricket training under two coaches to fit into the book adapted character of 'Ishaan'. A cricket match sequence was shot at the Sabarmati stadium in Ahmedabad. 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. Director Abhishek Kapoor has admitted that the leading Bollywood stars didn't want to be a part of the film. Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been roped in for a special appearance in this film.

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.

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. Sushant Singh Rajput will host a private screening of ‘Kai Po Che!’ in his hometown Patna for his childhood friends. On 18 February 2013,a star-studded premiere of Kai Po Che was organised in Cinemax,Versova,Mumbai. Several actors like Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Huma Qureshi, Arshad Warsi have praised the film.

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Amit Trivedi. Lyrics are penned by Swanand Kirkire.

Track#	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Manja"	Amit Trivedi	3:47
2	"Meethi Boliyaan"	Mili Nair, Amit Trivedi	4:50
3	"Shubhaarambh"	Shruti Pathak, Divya Kumar, Amit Trivedi	3:54

Release

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

Critical reception

The film is rated 57% 'rotten' on the review site Rotten Tomatoes. 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." Rachel Saltz of the New York Times wrote that the film "Mixes, not quite successfully, traditional Bollywood storytelling with something less conventional." 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.". 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"

Indian reviews were more positive. 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. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it 4 out of 5 and stated that the film is brimming with solid content. 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." Resham Sengar of Zee News gave the film 4/5 stars stating, "The magic of the film lies in its details!"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".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." India Today gave 3.5 stars to film.

Khalid Mohamed of Deccan Chronicle gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated that it is a good film.Deccan Herald stated that the film is a warm film while Live Mint said that Kai Po Che! is a well-crafted entertainer.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."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 ".The Hindu stated that the film is breathless.

Boxoffice

Kai Po Che opened with a collection of Vorlage:INRConvert nett on day one with limited release where it did good business in metros especially. After opening day,the film showed very good growth,collected around Vorlage:INRConvert and Vorlage:INRConvert on its second and third day respectively to make a collection of around Vorlage:INRConvert in its first weekend. It netted Vorlage:INRConvert after its first week.The film hold well despite some new releases and collected around Vorlage:INRConvert in its second weekend.It netted Vorlage:INRConvert in second and Vorlage:INRConvert in its third week.

After its succesful run in domestic market,the film has done well overseas with a bussiness of around $2.25 million in 17 days.

References

• Chetan Bhagat reveals the first look of '3 Mistakes of My Life' film In: IBN Live, 23 April 2012 
• The 3 Mistakes of my Life movie gets Gujarati title. NDTV, 9. April 2012, abgerufen am 23. April 2012. 
• First Look: The 3 Mistakes of My Life film In: Hindustan Times, 23 April 2012 

External links

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