Kites is beautiful. Beauty which makes you wish that somewhere true love does exist. The two characters of J and Linda/Natasha keep you on the edge of your seat all through the 2 hours. Just the mere breathtaking beauty of Barabara and Hrithik and their chemistry is the unique selling point of this film.
Anurag Basu has managed to build in a beautiful love story in the midst of cliches, like having the sidekick offer his unconditional friendship, the bad guys moving around in an entourage and initiating the son-in-law into the family by asking him to kill. In spite of these typical cliches, the film will sell in the days to come. It will be one of those films of which you will want the DVD in your collection, to be able to revisit the love on screen.
Hrithik is beautiful. He is possibly the one actor in our home turf who can give the Matt Damons and Leonardo Di Caprios of Hollywood a run for their money. Let us not be surprised if someday he’s asked to share screen space with the Kate Winslet and romance her mood and spirit.
And Barbara? If a woman is struck speechless and spellbound by another lady in spite of not being gay, that speaks volume of her sheer beauty and mesmerizing smile! She wants to make you smile and feel nice about being a woman yourself.
The initial sizzling “looks” only chemistry uncannily reminds you of the Woody Allen movie Matchpoint where Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlet Johansson, both engaged to children of the family in a quest for a better life, speak their passion with their smoldering gazes. One night of romance jeopardizes their plans which leads to endless chase and mishaps and the final journey into Mexico. In the midst of this chaos, Basu manages to build in the amazing love between two individuals who don’t speak the same language. Their bodies and eyes do all the talking.
I wonder why Kangana Ranuat agreed to take on yet another role which allows her histrionics to be capitalized on. Although this time around she wasn’t given enough screen space to build up the crescendo.
Newcomer Nick Brown, casting the role of the affronted fiancee of Mori does manage to put on the anger and impatience in the chase for revenge and retribution. Kabir Bedi disappoints. He is just not given enough scope to other than put forth the image of the bad casino owner who doesn’t hesitate to kill disloyal employees.
The film is definitely one of the better love stories churned out by the Bollywood fraternity. The international version of the film should do good as well as it hard to fathom the international audience not being able to identify with our own Greek god!
