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Kai po che!

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
40K
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Amit Sadh, Sushant Singh Rajput, and Rajkummar Rao in Kai po che! (2013)
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Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.

  • Director
    • Abhishek Kapoor
  • Writers
    • Chetan Bhagat
    • Abhishek Kapoor
    • Supratik Sen
  • Stars
    • Amit Sadh
    • Sushant Singh Rajput
    • Rajkummar Rao
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    40K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Abhishek Kapoor
    • Writers
      • Chetan Bhagat
      • Abhishek Kapoor
      • Supratik Sen
    • Stars
      • Amit Sadh
      • Sushant Singh Rajput
      • Rajkummar Rao
    • 147User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 36 nominations total

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    Amit Sadh
    Amit Sadh
    • Omi Shastri
    Sushant Singh Rajput
    Sushant Singh Rajput
    • Ishaan Bhatt
    Rajkummar Rao
    Rajkummar Rao
    • Govind
    • (as Raj Kumar)
    Amrita Puri
    Amrita Puri
    • Vidya Bhatt
    Digvijay Deshmukh
    • Ali Hashmi
    Asif Basra
    Asif Basra
    • Naseer Hashmi
    Manav Kaul
    Manav Kaul
    • Bittoo Joshi
    Ashish Kakkad
    Ashish Kakkad
    • Vishwas
    Muni Jha
    • Ishaan's father
    Morli Patel
    • Govind's mother
    Amitabh Srivastava
    • Omi's father
    Bina Shah
    • Omi's mother
    Amit Kumar Bhagat 4U
    Backagaindancer
    • Amit
    Alok Gagdekar
    Alok Gagdekar
    Irfan Khan
    Irfan Khan
    • Javed
    Sujeet Kumar Sharma
    Deependra Singh
    • Cricketer
    • Director
      • Abhishek Kapoor
    • Writers
      • Chetan Bhagat
      • Abhishek Kapoor
      • Supratik Sen
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    8siddhantgiri1994

    You won't make a mistak !

    This week has basically two releases for 'Bollywood' and I opted for 'Kai Po Che'. The reason behind my choice is crystal clear that's one and only for 'Abhishek Kapoor' – the man who delivered the best musical film of 'Bollywood'. So now an inevitable question rises that – Did Abhishek really succeed again with his adaption of a book which I felt was filled with many potholes and flaws like 'Ali swashbuckling the deliveries of the Aussies'. Did Abhishek again sensitively handle the newly derived success formula of 'Bollywood'- male bonding ??

    STORY - As most of us know that it is an adaption of 'Chetan Bhagat's' novel – 'The Three Mistakes Of my Life', sorry I have to correct myself 'It is an successful adaption'. Yes my friends this flick is really enjoyable. The director has handled with care every genre that passes along this movie and gives it a nice 'Bollywood' touch. The central theme that is bro-mance is one of the best. It reminds me of '3-idiots' but it would be quite daring to say that it outranks '3-idiots' in that field. From the cryptic trailers everyone would have got a silhouette of the movie but don't go with your intuition. Because the movie demands a watch. Unlike other directors this one has not spread himself too thin in an attempt to please the audience. For instance the seduction by Vidya to Govind isn't stretched to an obscene amount. The setting of the story in 'Gujarat' is one of the big highlights of this movie as you will love the cinematography. This movie plays and reflects the stereotypes of this so-called 'Modern India'. The movie's character are from middle class so it does play a staple dish .

    PERFORMANCES -'Raj Kumar Yadav' excels and 'Amit Sadh' too but the man of the movie award goes to 'Sushant Singh Rajput'. It's no doubt that the three of them were good but at the end of the day someone is best.'Vidya' played by ' Amrita Puri' is cute with a tinge of joviality and naughtiness . She is a perfect sister and a lover. Little 'Ali' does look strong and playful. Others are good. I can't through the whole list in one word I will label the cast 'very good'. The transition made by the three lead characters seems like a facile victory. I won't dig enough cause I don't want to spoil it for you.

    MUSIC- 'Gujarat' means 'Garba' and thus means 'beautiful'. The songs are good . Unlike the previous venture 'Rock On' this one is a bit traditional and you will love it. If I will go for the best song I will vote for 'Shubharambh'. God! You will love it. Music is too good.

    OTHER ASPECTS -The cinematography is really fitting. You will surely succumb to the depth of 'Gujaratiness'.Editing is good and I'm not that kind of aficionado in film-making so I did like the other aspects too like camera work , editing and blah,blah,blah.

    FINAL VERDICT -Go for it. You won't make a mistake.
    9ashishgautam87

    My oh My!!!!

    This movie exceeded my expectations.Kai Po Che! does not redefines Indian cinema and brings nothing new to the table but still it ranks among the best films made in recent times just because it gets the essentials right.The acting by all lead stars and the supporting cast is excellent,editing is good ,direction is commendable and so is the story(much much better than the novel). Speaking of acting Sushant Singh deserves all the praise but one has to agree his role was the most likable of the three.Amit and Raj's role was challenging as well which they have played with due diligence.Even the support cast of Omi's "mama" and Vidya were brilliant and did justice to their role.But the real beauty of this movie lies in its simplicity.I never felt a scene overdone in the movie.The fight scenes (among the friend and riots)specially don't look pacified as in most of the Hindi movies for censor certificates.There is enough use of abuse in the movie but it never looks overdone and out of context.At the end of the day Kai Po Che! makes you feel nostalgic ,gives you heartwarming moments and heart breaking moments as well but then you realize that good cinema does not necessarily needs to be ground breaking,you can make a good movie just by following simple rule of good story,good acting and good direction.
    9ckaran80

    The young starcast pulls it through....

    Kai Po Che is on screen adaption of Chetan Bhagat's '3 mistakes of my life'....and i have to admit that despite having read the novel, this movie leaves the same impact as if reading the book....or perhaps even more than that...

    The direction has been amazingly superb along with the screenplay.....the background score is simply outstanding and influences the entire movie...but its the actors who steal the show completely...Almost all the parts in the book have been covered except the Australian one and wasn't needed either..The simplicity of the script is what makes it superfluous...The combination of real life incidents with the lives of the main characters is portrayed perfectly...The most astounding feature of this story is how different aspects of society - cricket, politics and religion intervene to some conclusions...

    The cast is new, but director Abhishek Kapoor manages to pull out something really extraordinary from them...Debutant Sushant Singh Rajput is the show-stealer with an award-winning performance , nicely supported by others...Raj Kumar Yadav plays his role to perfection...

    This movie is classic tale of friendship,cricket,politics and its impact on the lives of 3 friends...The movie is flawless in its every part barring the climax which is far too sudden. The climax is totally different from the novel and better than the novel as well...Thumbs up for KAI PO CHE and its brilliant cast and direction...
    10avi-coer

    Blockbuster!!!

    Earlier to, many movies tried to capture the incidents of Gujarat but this piece of work stands out from all of them. Beautifully and sensibly linking all of them with great success. Movie for not even a second deviate audiences. Million time watchable movie. And amazingly great work by the actors specially by the little kid Ali. So true in his cricketing skills. Great casting by the group.Great direction work.Music very different with studded Gujarati words and appeals all us north Indians. And purely one way a family movie which touches a bit from every person's life in the country and binds everyone with the highly accepted religion of cricket. Cons: should have been extended 1 hour more.
    8budhrajavishal

    This kite will fly very in the sky

    This Kite is very high in the sky. An ordinary story with extraordinary acting, screenplay & direction. This flick has once again proved that start cast should be the last ingredient. It is an adaptation of 3 Mistakes Of My Life, with much fresh content. All the characters are well placed and every single part is believable. Sushant Rajput delivers one of the best debut performance of Bollywood. Yadav plays his role with expression with minimum dialogues. Govind & Amrita is just perfect in their roles. Abhishek Kapoor is brilliant as he knows his job very well. Cinematography is awesome using very fine detail. Screenplay has a novelist touch(Bhagat's touch). Last words: Bollywood is going in right direction. Go and appreciate this perfect job.

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    • Trivia
      "Kai Po Che!" is a Gujarati phrase which means "I've cut the kite!," which a kite-flyer screams victoriously after cutting the rope of a kite of an adversary, mostly in a competition.
    • Goofs
      The movie is set during the years 2001-2002. The cast uses cellphones like Nokia 1100 and Nokia 1110, which were released in 2003 and 2005 respectively.
    • Connections
      References Chaalbaaz (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Manjha
      Vocals by Amit Trivedi

      Lyrics by Swanand Kirkire

      Music by Amit Trivedi

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    • Release date
      • February 22, 2013 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Stream Kai Po Che officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Kai Po Che
    • Filming locations
      • Diu Fort, Diu, Daman and Diu, India(Meethi Boliyaan Song)
    • Production companies
      • Live Forever Productions(India)
      • UTV Motion Pictures
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,122,527
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $522,765
      • Feb 24, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,435,272
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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