Director extraordinaire Abhishek Kapoor delivers yet another knock out punch with his sensitive, stark, real and poignant displays of male bonding and friendships; Rock On did take one's breath away, but Kai Po Che not only takes your breath away, but also makes you laugh, cry, marvel and despair at the frailties and inherent contradictions of the human spirit and mind........
Kai Po Che is essentially the story of three friends Govind (Raj Kumar), Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput) and Omi (Amit Sadh); set against the backdrop of the devastating 2001 Gujarat earthquake and 2002 post Godhra incident riots, it narrates with panache, the trials, tribulations, triumphs and despair in the tumultous lives of these afore mentioned three male protagonists........
Loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's best selling novel "the 3 mistakes of my life", the film is a sure shot winner on account of the moving and realistic portrayal of the dreams and aspirations of these three friends who reside in a small town in Gujarat's hinterland, how they go about fulfilling their dreams and despair when they see these very same dreams being irrevocably shattered by an act of god, the greed and lust for mammon on part of a seemingly well off Seth and last but not the least a communal flare up that threatens to tear their friendship as well as very beings asunder........
The sensitively handled yet naive romantic track between Raj Kumar (Govind) and Amrita Puri (Vidya) who also happens to be Ishaan's younger sister, the innocence and naivete of their relationship does not only come across as a breath of fresh air but also reaffirms one's belief about selfless and true love being the most sublime of all human emotions and feelings.........
Cricket, male bonding, devastation caused by the earth quake and the grotesque images of humans being reduced to blood thirsty animals in view of the ill fated coach of the Sabarmati Express being set alight by a group of misguided religious fundamentalists not only provide this film with an unique and distinctive background but also raise certain uncomfortable, far reaching yet extremely relevant questions about our motives, standing and values as members of the human race........
This triumphant yet resoundingly realistic portrayal of friendship and male bonding in a small Gujarat town heads towards a totally unexpected climax, a climax that brings tears to your eyes, leaves you pondering over what might have been and querying why we human beings who are supposed to be the repositories of intelligence and wisdom start behaving like a bunch of blood thirsty goons when it comes to matters of faith and religion..........
Despite the disturbing background of death, despair, politics and human destruction, Kai Po Che is extremely likeable; it tends to grow on you like your favourite Enid Blyton tale and leaves you with a smile on your face between copious tears for the simple reason that it's bette noire is the triumph of the indomitable human spirit above all else.......
Running Time: 126 minutes...........RATING: 4.5/5........
Do miss this one at your own peril as you will definitely not get to see many better in 2013..........
Kai Po Che is essentially the story of three friends Govind (Raj Kumar), Ishaan (Sushant Singh Rajput) and Omi (Amit Sadh); set against the backdrop of the devastating 2001 Gujarat earthquake and 2002 post Godhra incident riots, it narrates with panache, the trials, tribulations, triumphs and despair in the tumultous lives of these afore mentioned three male protagonists........
Loosely based on Chetan Bhagat's best selling novel "the 3 mistakes of my life", the film is a sure shot winner on account of the moving and realistic portrayal of the dreams and aspirations of these three friends who reside in a small town in Gujarat's hinterland, how they go about fulfilling their dreams and despair when they see these very same dreams being irrevocably shattered by an act of god, the greed and lust for mammon on part of a seemingly well off Seth and last but not the least a communal flare up that threatens to tear their friendship as well as very beings asunder........
The sensitively handled yet naive romantic track between Raj Kumar (Govind) and Amrita Puri (Vidya) who also happens to be Ishaan's younger sister, the innocence and naivete of their relationship does not only come across as a breath of fresh air but also reaffirms one's belief about selfless and true love being the most sublime of all human emotions and feelings.........
Cricket, male bonding, devastation caused by the earth quake and the grotesque images of humans being reduced to blood thirsty animals in view of the ill fated coach of the Sabarmati Express being set alight by a group of misguided religious fundamentalists not only provide this film with an unique and distinctive background but also raise certain uncomfortable, far reaching yet extremely relevant questions about our motives, standing and values as members of the human race........
This triumphant yet resoundingly realistic portrayal of friendship and male bonding in a small Gujarat town heads towards a totally unexpected climax, a climax that brings tears to your eyes, leaves you pondering over what might have been and querying why we human beings who are supposed to be the repositories of intelligence and wisdom start behaving like a bunch of blood thirsty goons when it comes to matters of faith and religion..........
Despite the disturbing background of death, despair, politics and human destruction, Kai Po Che is extremely likeable; it tends to grow on you like your favourite Enid Blyton tale and leaves you with a smile on your face between copious tears for the simple reason that it's bette noire is the triumph of the indomitable human spirit above all else.......
Running Time: 126 minutes...........RATING: 4.5/5........
Do miss this one at your own peril as you will definitely not get to see many better in 2013..........
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