Kai Po Che

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  • Opened February 22, 2013 (Limited)
  • 2 hr 15 min

  • Best friends Ishaan, Omi and Govind – young, ambitious and restless – are trying to make a mark in the India of the early 2000’s. These are exciting times – a new millennium has just dawned, India’s a nuclear power and ostensibly shining – a perfect place for the 3 Ahmedabad boys to start a business that could be their ticket to fame and riches. In a country where cricket is religion, they hit upon a brilliant plan – to start a training academy that could produce India’s next sporting superstars! What follows is without doubt the greatest adventure of their lives, as they attempt to navigate the big hurdles in the path of fulfilling their dreams.
    *Note: Hindi with English subtitles Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar, Amit Sadh and Amrita Puri
  • Director: Abhishek Kapoor
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama

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Great Experience, Superb Actors, too good

by chinmayh

The book was so nice and seeing all coming to life was a amazing experience. The actors have done a really great job, very natural acting. Over all the movie was a great experience, one of the best...

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Slick movie

by moviesintheburgh

As an adaptation of a book, this movie was slickly made. It didn't feel rushed as book-based movies often are. The 3 newcomers have done a great job and this movie captures the feel of lower middle...

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by Vikthakare

I think this movie is a must see for everyone. This movie starts like a cricket movie but it has all necessary masala. It touches every aspect like friendship, emotion and off course love for...

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Los Angeles Times
| Robert Abele

Kai Po Che packs a lot into its two hours, with not a lot of subtlety -- and in some cases, bracing grimness. But its performances are enjoyably boisterous, and director Abhishek Kapoor refuses to linger on clichés for too long...before hurling his trio into their next complication or moment of triumph. Read full review

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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It is a film that skips the huge dance numbers but not the dewy closeups; a film that can countenance premarital sex and doesn’t end in a wedding, but dissolves into melodrama nonetheless. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Rachel Saltz

Ambitious but uneven, Kai Po Che (based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel “The Three Mistakes of My Life”) mixes, not quite successfully, traditional Bollywood storytelling with something less conventional. Read full review

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Village Voice
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The dramatic stakes are so puny that every obstacle can be overcome with a simple work-it-out montage. Read full review

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Raj Kumar Yadav as Govind, Sushant Singh Rajput as Ishaan and Amit Sadh as Omi in "Kai Po Che."