Dead dreams

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Movie
German title Dead dreams
Original title Kai Po Che!
Country of production India
original language Hindi
Publishing year 2013
length 126 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Abhishek Kapoor
script Abhishek Kapoor,
Chetan Bhagat
production Ronnie Screwvala ,
Siddharth Roy Kapur
music Hitesh Sonik ,
Amit Trivedi
camera Anay Goswamy
cut Deepa Bhatia
occupation
synchronization

Dried up dreams (original title: ! Kai Po Che , means "I cut") is an Indian sports movie drama by Abhishek Kapoor in the year 2013 , which on the novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat based from the year of 2007. The film tells the story of three friends from Ahmedabad who want to set up their own sports shop and sports academy. The film traces their deep friendship and innocence, tarnished by religious politics and communal hatred. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake and the Godhra railway attack are also discussed in the film. Sushant Singh Rajput played the main role . It was his first role in a feature film.

The film celebrated its world premiere on February 13, 2013 at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival . It is the first Indian film that was shown in the Panorama section.

action

The film begins with Govind Patel giving a presentation in a school about the services of his sports club. Meanwhile, Omi is released from prison. As Govind and Omi stop at a restaurant on the way, they remember their days in 2000 with the life of their friend Ishaan.

In 2000: Ishaan Bhatt is a retired district cricketer who fell victim to politics within the cricket selection fraternity. Omi is the nephew of Hindu politician Bittu, who financed his father's temple, and Govind is a nerd with a penchant for business and numbers. Together they open a sports shop and an academy to train and promote talented budding cricketers. After working hard, they manage to establish it as a center for cricket among the local youth and make a profit.

Ishaan asks Govind to teach math to his sister Vidya Bhatt while her exams are due. Govind hesitates at first, but finally agrees. Vidya and Govind quickly fall in love and secretly begin a relationship. Omi discovers their relationship and warns Govind of the consequences as Ishaan is very patriarchal.

The three friends discover an emerging cricket talent in a local boy, Ali Hashmi, and Ishaan begins vigorous training. Govind is ambitious and wants to expand the emerging business by opening a store in a mall in Navrangpura, an up-and-coming part of the city. With financial help from Omi's maternal uncle, Bishakh Joshi, the trio secures the deal and opens a store in the mall. Disaster strikes when a violent earthquake hits Gujarat and destroys the mall. Govind is shaken because the amount of money they invested was huge and they are now burdened with a huge debt. Omi is reluctantly forced to work for Bittu's right-wing party because he owes him money.

When the relief camps of Bittu's party refuse to offer protection to the Muslims in difficult times, Ishaan and Omi quarrel over their political and religious views and temporarily break off their friendship. After India's surprising victory in the friendly against Australia, they come together again. Omi engages in religious politics and joins Bittu's party. Ishaan and Govind are busy with Ali and Vidya, respectively.

Political tensions arise when Bittu loses the election in his constituency to his opponent. As part of their campaigns, Bittu sends pilgrims (Kar Sevaks) to Ayodhya to the Ram Temple. Omi's parents are also among them. On the return day, the shocking news of the Godhra train massacre reached the people. Omi is shocked, but Bittu convinces him to take revenge on his parents' murderers.

Ishaan and Govind hide in Ali's house, fearing the impending communal unrest. As expected, the violence begins at sunset and the mob led by Bittu storms into the Muslim area, killing every Muslim in sight. A fight ensues between Ali's father Nasir and Bittu. Nasir stabs Bittu in defense and rushes to rescue Ali and take shelter in her attic. Omi, angry about the death of his uncle Bittu, follows him with a gun. Meanwhile, Ishaan learns of Vidya's and Govind's relationship when he reads Vidya's text message on Govind's cell phone about their periods. Furious, he begins to beat up Govind while Omi enters the premises, gun in hand, desperately trying to find and kill Ali and Nasir. Ishaan and Govind break off their own fights and try to stop Omi while he searches desperately for Ali and Nasir. Omi takes aim and finally shoots Ali. To save Ali, Ishaan throws himself into the line of fire and dies as a result. His friends, father and Vidya are devastated.

The film then returns to where it started, and Omi is released from prison ten years later. Govind and Vidya are now married and have a son, whom they named after the late Ishaan. Vidya forgives Omi when he breaks down in tears in front of her. The film ends with a now adult Ali who makes his debut for the Indian cricket team against Australia. He plays his first shot by hitting the ball to the limit with a cover drive, just as Ishaan taught him to do. Ishaan's ghost smiles at Ali's accomplishment and disappears smiling.

Reviews

The film was positively received and praised in India. The reviews abroad were mixed. On the Rotten Tomatoes review page , it has a score of 64%. Rachel Saltz of the New York Times wrote that the film "doesn't quite successfully mix traditional Bollywood storytelling with something less conventional." Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times rated the film positively but criticized the film for its grimness and lack of subtlety, but praised the performances as "pleasantly exuberant" and praised director Abhishek Kapoor for refusing to appear in " Clichés to linger ”.

Awards (selection)

Filmfare Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ to adapt 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' into film: Chetan Bhagat , accessed June 26, 2020
  2. ↑ Kai Po Che 'to be screened at Berlin film festival , accessed on June 26, 2020
  3. ↑ Movie review: 'Kai Po Che' also plays outside the lines , accessed on June 26, 2020