Kites that did not fly !!
Kites was a great disappointment and an utter disaster.My sincere apologies to all related to the film,but cant resist this remark,as this was probably the only movies,in which I slipped off to sleep !
There was too much talk and pre release drama for the movie.Unique story,Blend of Hollywood & Bollywood,return of Hrithik.stunning Barbara and the works.But all this was actually missing and probably it was the extra pre release hype that added to the discontentment
The story was like a modern day Laila Majnu tale,poorly presented.It revolved around an Indian guy,Hrithik,settled with a green card in Las Vegas.He did odd jobs to earn his living including using his green card to marry girls,temporarily,to help them get an entry in the country.He had great dreams of becoming rich one day,for which he feigned love for a rich girl,Kangna Ranawat ,daughter of the owner of the biggest casino of the city,Kabir Bedi.There he realizes that he is madly in love with the spanish fiancé of the girl's brother.He had met this girl ,played by Barbara for some time once,when he had married her to help her get entry in the city.Their love comes to light,and they are chased and the girl commits suicide.Later ,when he comes to know about it,Hrithik ends his life too.
Hrithik with his six pack abs,rugged looks,macho body,hazel eyes and impressive stubble,has actually looked like a cowboy.In spite of his great looks,brilliant acting and superb dancing,he has failed to bring the movie out of its monotony.Barbara ,has failed to all expectations and to create any oomph or chemistry on screen and any of the Bollywood heroines like,Bipasha,Priyanka or even Kangana would have done better in her place,Kangna has done justice to her short role.The cinematography and locales were excellent but the pace of the movie intolerably slow,making the movie unbearable in the second half.The screenplay was weak and the spanish of Barbara,even though dubbed ,was irritating.The story was unrealistic and unconvincing and one fails to understand how someone can suddenly realize that he is madly in love with a girl,whom he had met only once.
Luckily,in spite of all the bad reviews from the word go,most cine lovers did see the movie,just to see how bad,such a hyped movie can be and how can a Kite become Kati Patang !
Sanjay Kapoor
