Kai Po Che

*ing : Amit Sadh, RajKumar Yadav, Sushant Singh Rajput, Amrita Puri

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Kai Po Che is a film adaptation of a very successful book ‘The 3 Mistakes of My life’ written by immensely popular writer in India , Chetan Bhagat.
It also helps that the screenplay of the film is also written by chetan. Kai Po Che literally means, ‘I have Cut’ in Gujrati.
Like the novel, the film is also based in Ahmadabad and is story of 3 friends. The story is set in 2000 where the new millennium just started and technology was at a boom. However, Gujarat also went thru some horrific tragedies like the earth quake and subsequent riots. There was also a very high profile cricket series played between India and Australia. These all real incidents are woven very nicely in the movie.
Frankly, the 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 and Direction is all top notch. 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. 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.

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