KAI PO CHE....!!
Movies, being made from books has been a trend in indian film making. But, the gist that some directors add to it makes them even more cherish able than the original works.! Abhishek Kapoor truly delivers the essence of the book. !
Converting a 350 page novel, into a 70 mm frame and that too of no more than 2 hrs and 20 mins..! Its one hell of a task. But, this man did it, and not just presented a replica of the work, but added a new zeal and grasp, with all tyhe minute detailings. Sitting on the seat, it actually made me feel ,as if i were in ahmedabad, sitting just behind those three fellas, in the sabarmati sports club.!
Once, in a 1000 years, we get to witness change of the millennium. And for we gujjus something new is always awaited eagerly and anxiously. Every year, on the day of "padva" (gujju new year) we get that internal zeal in our hearts, that feeling of newness, as if from the next sunrise , we are going to have a fresh start, a new beginning. We make new year resolutions, we take the blessings (ofcourse, alongwith the money) and make all those crazy and aspiring wishes in our hearts. Well, if the change of one digit can make such difference, imagine the zeal and anxiety , that the roll, of 1999 to 2000 can bring.! Youth is what life is.! You have sky high ambitions where you feel that you have to and need and want to rise above the ordinary, you have unconditional friendship, where nothing else seems more pacifying than the company of those silly fellas around you, sitting at a local "laari" and having the same bread pakodas everyday and making crazy plans with no points. You have that frustration, to overcome your failures and prove to people, and most importantly to your parents who don't yet take you to be worthy of having being born. This is all that comes out "of " and "between" 3 friends, Ishaan, Omi and Govind who open a sports academy amidst the vast city in the try to fulfill their ambitions. Not knowing that the change of the millennium is about to unfold the wrapper and bring them to "LIFE"...!!
Once again, directors and film makers have proved that, its they who make actors and not actors who make them. ! Again a not so star studded cast, but yet adds full stars to the movie. Shushant singh Rajput lives the character to its utmost depth, and truly the last still of the movie showing him in the sunlight, leaves him stamped on your hearts. The way he delivers his dialogues is just flawless. And also, one of the very rare actors who get the pleasure of having their first dialogue on the 70 mm screen as "bhenchod" !!! ! Bhai sahab k baare me jitna bole utna kam, just i would say, " my vote for the best debutant male " !
Amit sadh, gave me goosebumps in teh scene where he is ehis parents' death..! I must say, amongst all three, the most drastic chnage came in his persoanlity and character..! Loved it...! Rajkumar yadav, as we know always does justice to his selection, and so does in this flick too.! The way he freaks out, and starts stammering a bit when situation is all fucked up is brilliant. Also the actress , vidya looked quite adorable in her role, and didnt try to be pretentious. Abhishek kapoor's minutest detailings like the writings on the walls behind, use of gujrati words like dafod, ghel sapoo and my fav " maayy jaa" just added to the feel of the movie. ! The man, lived the gujarati culture wholeheartedly. All the songs no doubt were mind blowing, but felt that 1 or 2 more would have done no harm to it. Background score was fantastic, and made the picturisation just perfect.! Worked as the cherry topping on the chocolate pastry.!
Just felt that the climax could have been shown a little more detailed as in the novel, and maybe a little more fierce,,!!
All in all, after dil chahta hain, this is the second best movie that showed the audience that, love can be more deeper with your fellas than a girl next door. And made friendship an immortal relation once again..>!!
My bunk from school, and scoldings from home didnt go waste....! was totally worth it, and maybe shall again bear all the gaalis and go 60km to feel the kite sail again ..!
Kai po che...!!! ( the team really deserves to roar it aloud, as they have outdone their work )!!
