Director: Anurag Basu
Producer: Rakesh Roshan
Distributor: Reliance BIG Pictures
Release Date: 21st May 2010 (Hindi); 28th May 2010 (English)
Runtime: 130mins (Hindi); 90mins (English)
Genre: Romance, Thriller
Pros: The chemistry between Hrithik and Barbara; exotic shooting locations; crisp and swift plot
Cons: Plot, old wine in new bottle; presentation could have been better
Ratings: 2.5/5
Synopsis: Kites is a tale of love, passion, lust, revenge and fate. It’s about J (Hrithik) and Natasha (Barbara) whose fate brings them closer only to have two choices, either to be together forever, or to be doomed together!
J is a dance teacher in LA who marries Natasha as his sideline business to get immigrant women green cards. Call it fate, sparks fly between them much later when they meet again under completely different situations.
J and Natasha are all set to marry a brother-sister duo Tony and Gina (Nick Brown-Kangana) who are rich children of rich father (Kabir Bedi). All hell break loose for J and Natasha when they discover that they are in love with each other.
What’s next? They elope with the police and Tony to follow them until Tony finds out their location!
Will love win? Will J and Natasha be together forever? What lies in their fate? That’s Kites for you!
Review: The most anticipated and hyped movie of 2010 was Kites. But it didn’t stand as per expectation. The chemistry was good, but lacked the sizzling thing which we saw between Hrithik and Aishwarya in Dhoom-2.
Storyline was nothing new, though the pace was neck-breaking fast. It is sure to keep you seated till the end with its crisp and short storyline. However, Anurag Basu failed with the presentation! So did the storywriters Anurag Basu, Akash Khurana and Robin Bhatt.
The only treat to eyes other than the lead roles was the picturesque locations. Kudos to the cinematographer Ayananka Bose for mesmerizing with the eye-catching canvas!
Coming to actors…Hrithik Roshan looked hot in his new look, and yes, acted fine. Barbara was hot and proved she could act too. However, Kangana didn’t get much scope to act, thankfully!
The dialogues were cheesy at times and could have been far better for a multi-budgeted movie like Kites. Music by Rajesh Roshan was soulful and lingers for long in the ears and hearts as well.
Conclusion: Kites, though overhyped, looks better than most of the Bollywood releases recently. Our nod to watch it this weekend.
