Kites (Hindi)

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5.0/10
Release Date:
May 20, 2010

In the harsh terrain of the Mexican desert, a mortally wounded man is left for dead in the heat of the desert sun. This is J (Hrithik Roshan) - once a street smart, carefree, young guy and now a wanted man.

The only thing that keeps him alive is the quest to find the love of his life, Natasha (Barbara Mori). A woman, engaged to another man, but surely destined for J. A woman, who comes into his life like a bolt of lightning, and changes it forever.

'Kites' is a story of love that goes beyond barriers, boundaries and cultures. It is a story of passion that defies every rule, of a relationship that takes two lovers on a thrilling journey filled with precious moments and unexpected betrayal.

In the harsh terrain of the Mexican desert, a mortally wounded man is left for dead in the heat of the desert sun. This... Show More

rony

Editor   May 21, 2010 11:30  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful


Once there was a director called Mukul Anand. 15 years back Mr. Subhash Ghai met and he made TRIMURTI. History has repeated itself this time Rakesh Roshan met Anurag Basu and he made this disaster called KITES. How can someone pump 100 crores into a story which has nothing going for it? Why did Rakesh Roshan write this story? Why Anurag Basu said yes to this project? What made Hrithik do this film? These are some of the questions which were constantly nagging me while watching the film. I hope the makers do a self introspection and ask this question to them. The most important thing for a love story is that you have to fall in love with the characters in the love story. Here I didn’t connect one bit with their so called intense love. They seemed like having a fun ride and by the end of it realized oh fuck, we are not in an action adventure film this is supposed to be a love story. The screenplay unnecessarily goes back and forth. The first half is ok but the 2nd half just kills it for you. How long can you watch Hrithik carry a film which is a dud from the word go? The saving grace is the cinematography, background score & the editing. Kangana Ranuat, Kabir Bedi & the guy who plays Tony are a complete miscast. Anurag Basu tries his best to infuse magic in the film but the writer in him fails big time. He should go back & make his small character based films and leave the grandeur to Mr. Rakesh Roshan. Barbara Mori has a good screen presence, that’s about it. If you want to see Hrithik the actor, go watch Laqshya again. If you want to letch at Hrithik the star for 2 hours Kites is for you.

Final few words: jiss patang ka maanja(script) hi kharab ho who patang udegi kaise?
** (average)
Ticket meter: 180/- (waste of money)