Kites movie review : An unforgettable love story
Kites (2010) is a Hindi movie written by Rakesh Roshan, starring his son Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori in the lead roles. The movie has been directed by Anurag Basu who is known earlier for his remake of “The Unfaithful”.
Kites is a fast paced romantic entertainer about two con people who are somewhat similar to what we saw in “The Priceless”. Well Kites to me is an indianized sequel to the French movie “The Priceless” with an action and soul stirring element. Talking about action, it delivers Hollywood style car chasing and thrashing with lots and lots of sex. Well any Indian would not prefer this much of lust in a movie. But Anurag has done this not only to deliver to a world audience but to also sweeten the romance further with some physical quotient. I mean, the world audience are not sex perverts or something. So for once, lust supported the romantic feel in Bollywood which the director wanted to showcase between two people. But I think the purest form of love i've seen in an Indian movie was in "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya". Nothing to beat it. Anywayz before starting praising anyone, I would like to tell that if not Barbara Mori, I am not able to think of any alternative. Maybe the director felt the same and that’s why he picked her. Added to her beauty, her eyes speak volumes. Be it love, anger, sadness - her eyes emote faster than her face. She has done an awesome job. Truly world class acting along with well-established acting from Hrithik who has performed the perfect Romeo. His muscles are getting more and more sharper with each film. He fulfills any genre of a hero’s capability and requirements. Kabir Bedi and the one coming as his son have done a neat job. The movie’s highlight according to me is the romance more than the action. Each and every romance moment they shared still stands in my memory so strong making me feel how sweet and important love is. Even the screenplay is exceptional for the Bollywood industry. It clearly shows how focused and willing he is to enter the International arena. The rain dance in the night has been picturized and composed so beautifully and is definitely one of the best moments in the film. Bravo Anurag ! Bravo !. Rakesh Roshan has done a good job. Nothing to complaint of. Background music was very good and Wow! in some of the romance scenes. Bravo Rakesh and Salim-Sulaiman! The songs have enhanced the richness and feel of the film. Rajesh Roshan has done a splendid job again. "Tum Bi Ho Wahi" & "Dil Kyun hain mera" are awesome.
Now coming to the portion that has lifted the film closer to International standards is the cinematography. The name is Ayanaka Bose and he has done a Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow! job. Awesome man. How did you think of these angles and presentation! Im really curious to know as last time I saw shots closer to this style were from Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino. Brilliant job. Infact to me he has given the movie a Midas touch. Without him I think Kites would have looked like some normal movie we see often. Kudos to the team of Rakesh, Anurag, Hrithik, Barbara and Ayanaka Bose and all the others for this very well executed product which many fail to deliver these days. I completely liked the movie. Infact I had thought of a few scenes which to my surprise gradually came at the end. The premise was so good and it gave a good platform for me to think. Anywayz though it was a usual run of the mill love story, the treatment given to it made all the difference. Its been very long since we've seen beautiful chemistries between actors and stories sugarcoated with romance.
3.6/5
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