Kites - 2010

Kites:-
Any movie, to get a great success, must be promoted well and that too in the correct direction. And one of the best examples of course in the wrong side, was Kites. Whenever I saw the promos of Kites, it actually made me feel that it is an action mixed love story. But it was totally different.
A perfect love story (again with an obvious sad ending) was beautifully shown. The screen play was really strong enough to hold the viewers till the end, however climax was painful. It could have been lot better if they had some changes in the climax. It was a complete world class movie till the end, but Anurag Basu made it a pukka bollywood movie with his ending. No matter how many international viewers appreciated it, it still proved to be a perfect Indian Cinema.
Anurag Basu, with a strong background from Murder, Life in a Metro, Gangster etc., had created a strong expectation in Kites and failed to achieve that. However there are some areas where he needs to appreciated like the team which he took up for this project. He has started the movie with a lot of twists and turns and wasn’t able to keep the momentum after the first half.
Hats off to Rajesh Roshan, for his excellent work in the background with his music. May be he has some soft corner for Hrithik, for whom he has continuously given a complete different music track. Its well known that all the songs were beautiful, but the background scores are really 200% better than songs, his attempt to have a song during a chase sequence receives a lot of applauds inside the cinema hall. Choreography is excellent and of course with cast like Barbara and Hrithik, everything is possible.
Cinematographer, Ayanaka Bose has to be appreciated for each and every frame. He was a junior of Rajiv Menon and even his master wouldn’t have done an excellent job like this. When especially, Hrithik escapes from the Railway station and jumps over a running train; he settles down at the edge of the coach, there the camera is set in a perfect position to cover the complete landscape, the character, and also the coach, don’t miss it. Through his camera you don’t usually watch a movie, you experience it.
In a movie, which was promoted to be a romantic/action one, the stunt directors would have had a really tough job. I heard they have completely damaged more than 100 vehicles, including SUVs in this movie to get each shot a perfect one. Of course Rakesh Roshan had so much money to invest and in fact he hadn’t lost even a penny.
Coming to the cast, Hrithik is at his BEST. One will forget Lakshya, Koi Mil Gaya or Krishhhh when they watch Hrithik in this. While crying, romancing, jumping from trains to trains, and everywhere, you cannot forget his face even after the movie is over. He has again proved that he is the only hero how can create magic with his dance moves. The first Fire theme music is simply amazing.
Barbara Mori, what a lady she is. She is absolutely amazing and who in the world would ever say that she is a mother of a 12 your old kid. In fact there is no one else other than Hrithik and Barbara in the whole movie. Every time she licks her own lips, you dead and reborn. Not only has she looked amazing; her performance is also really appreciable. Both Hrithik and Barbara have a great Chemistry and their pair had worked out nicely.
Kangana has a heavy role, even if she had to play for a short time. Her dance along with Hrithik in Fire is truly great (I doubt if she had done it or used a dup for it)
Anyways, you can never leave behind the Art director and costume designers. They have matched the scenes with the background to make this movie a great visual treat.
Kites which could have flied higher had some big holes in it.
My Rating :- 3/5