Kai Po Che! movie is a 2013 Bollywood Sports-rama film directer is Abhishek Kapoor based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, While Producer are Ronnie Screwvala,Siddharth Roy Kapur. This film leading Star cast are Sushant Singh Rajput,Asif Basra,Amit Sadh,Rajkummar Rao,Amrita Puri. This film music composer is Amit Trivedi and lyricist is Swanand Kirkire.
Kai Po Che! Title meaning is originally a Gujarati phrase that means “I have cut” which refers to Makar Sankranti (known as Uttarayan in Gujarat) where one of the competitors uses his kite to cut off another competitors’ kite and yells “Kai Po Che!”.
This film story Set in Ahmedabad in the early 2000s, three friends, Ishaan, (Sushant Singh), Omi (Amit Sadh) and Govind (Rajkummar Rao), who want to start their own sports shop and sports academy; During that time Incidents happen in the ahmedabad – the 2001 Gujarat earthquake , 2002 Godhra train burning and the 2002 Gujarat Riots .The film tracks their deep friendship, and innocence stain by religious politics and communal hatred.
Kai Po Che! movie had a released worldwide at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on 13th February, 2013 where it was the first ever Indian film to feature in the World Panorama section.
Made on a budget of 30 Crore INR (US$4.2 million), Kai Po Che! was released worldwide on 22nd February, 2013 and Mostly Positive Critics reviews from Indian reviewers, but mixed reviews internationally, with praise for the direction of Abhishek Kapoor and the performances of Lead Trio- Rajkumar, Amit Sadh, and Sushant Rajput. The film grossed 74 Crore INR (US$12 million) worldwide, becoming a critical as well as commercial success.
Kai Po Che! film received six nominations at the 59th Filmfare Awards, including Best Director for Abhishek Kapoor, Best Supporting Actor for Rajkumar, Best Male Debut for Sushant, and Best Story. The film won two awards, including Best Screenplay for Abhishek and Best Background Score for Hitesh Sonik.
Kai Po Che! full movie :
- Directer : Abhishek Kapoor
- Producer : Ronnie Screwvala,Siddharth Roy Kapur
- Screenplay : Pubali Chaudhari,Supratik Sen,Abhishek Kapoor,Chetan Bhagat
- Starring : Sushant Singh Rajput,Asif Basra,Amit Sadh,Rajkummar Rao,Amrita Puri
- Music : Amit Trivedi
- Background Score : Hitesh Sonik
- Cinematography : Anay Goswamy
- Editor : Deepa Bhatia
- Casting Director : Mukesh Chhabra
- Production Design : Sonal Sawant
- Costume Design : Niharikha Bhasin Khan
- Assistant Director : Heeral Gandhi ,Abhishek Kapur, Varun Khettry ,Naman Mehra
- Action Director : Feroz , Parvez Khan
- Lyricist : Swanand Kirkire
- Choreographer : Mansi Aggarwal, Jayesh Pradhan
- Production company : UTV Motion Pictures
- Distributor : UTV Motion Pictures
- Release date : 22 February 2013
- Running time : 126 minutes
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
Kai Po Che! movie trailer :
Kai Po Che! movie Star Cast :
- Sushant Singh Rajput as a Ishaan Bhatt
- Rajkummar Rao as a Govind
- Amit Sadh as a Omi Shastri
- Amrita Puri as a Vidya Bhatt
- Digvijay Deshmukh as a Ali Hashmi
- Asif Basra as a Naseer Hashmi
- Manav Kaul as a Bittoo Joshi
- Ashish Kakkad as a Vishwas
- Muni Jha as a Ishaan’s father
- Morli Patel as a Govind’s mother
- Amitabh Srivastava as a Omi’s father
- Bina Shah as a Omi’s mother
- Irfan Khan as a Javed
- Tahir Raj Bhasin
- Ajay Jadeja
- Sunil Upadhyay as a Pot seller
Pre-Post Production :
Film Shooting :
Film shooting started in Vadnagar in Mehsana district of Gujarat along majority of scenes done in old Ahmedabad and continued further in Porbandar, Diu. A scene featuring the trio was shot at Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple.
One of the songs Meethi Boliyan was exclusively shot around Daman and Diu. Reportedly, Sushant Singh Rajput had to undergo four months cricket training under two coaches to fit into the book adapted character of ‘Ishaan’. A cricket match sequence was shot at the Sabarmati Railway stadium sabarmati in Ahmedabad.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has granted the director permission to use footage from a historic India–Australia Kolkata test match from 2001 in Kai Po Che!.
Director Abhishek Kapoor has admitted that the leading Bollywood stars didn’t want to be a part of the film. Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja has been casted in for a special appearance in this film.
Chetan Bhagat, whose book is adapted for the screen, first revealed the title of the film. Subsequently, a short contest was announced by him on Twitter to create the awareness about the film and its title.
Kai Po Che! movie Songs / Music :
This film music composer is Amit Trivedi while the lyricist is Swanand Kirkire. The background score music composer is Hitesh Sonik.
- “Manjha”—————–Amit Trivedi, Mohan Kannan
- “Shubhaarambh”——Shruti Pathak, Divya Kumar
- “Meethi Boliyaan”—–Amit Trivedi, Mili Nair
“Manjha” full video song :
- Singer : Amit Trivedi and Mohan Kanan
- Composer : Amit Trivedi
- Lyricists : Swanand Kirkire
- Music Label : UTV Motion Pictures
“Shubhaarambh” Full Video song :
- Singer : Shruti Pathak and Divya Kumar
- Composer : Amit Trivedi
- Lyricists : Swanand Kirkire
- Music Label : UTV Motion Pictures
Review of the film :
Critics reviews :
Public Review : First Day First Show :
Box office Collection :
- Day 1- Friday………..4.25 Cr
- Day 2-Saturday…….6.40 Cr
- Day 3-Sunday………7.22 Cr
- Day 4-Monday………..3.31 Cr
- Day 5-Tuesday………..2.90 Cr
- Day 6-Wednesday……2.84 Cr
- Day 7-Thursday……….1.94 Cr
- Week 1 Collection…..28.86 Cr
- Week 2 Collection……11.14 Cr
- Week 3 Collection…….5.10 Cr
- Week 4 Collection……2.45 Cr
- Week 5 Collection……1.25 Cr
- Week 6 Collection…….0.40 Cr
- Week 7 Collection……..0.05 Cr
- Total Net Collection…..49.25 Cr
- Worldwide Collection Gross ……74.00 Cr (approx.)
- Overseas Collection………….7.51 Cr
- India Gross Collection………66.49 Cr
- Kai Po Che! Movie Budget :- 30.00 Cr
- Kai Po Che! Verdict : HIT
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