Kites in the sky....

Hey,
As obvious as is the title. Its the review of the movie Kites.

Why did I feel the need to write the review because everybody else is cursing, blaming the movie. Media is mocking at Hrirtik's acting too. I was like, Wats wrong!!! I am sure it is more of a Viral effect...

Yes, I dont feel I am different because I liked the movie. The movie is not super-fantastic but its not bad too....

Kites HAS a story
It has a REALISTIC end (unlike typical bollywood love stories)
Hritik and Babara acted really well, they look super cute and lovely. At no point in the movie I felt the acting is not good (Forget Kangana Ranaut and rest fo the cast I am just not talking about them). The last scene acting of Hritik was just mind blowing.......
The stunts and chase sequence were a bit unrealistic but if we accept and agree with similar hollywood shit why not the bollywood one?? Atleast they were neat. At that point one may feel that the movie is dragging.

I liked the editing, the story-telling, the transition between past-present.

They did a superb job of conveying a love story between two people who dont know each other's language. It was all said by their expressions (offcourse ans sub-titles were necessary at times).

Music is good. Some people blamed the background score too!!!!!!!!

I believe high expectation set by Hritik himself for the movie worked against him. I think people were expecting a bit too much all the time and forgot to njoy the movie.

I liked the movie. I found it to be simple love story. A few action sequences could have been avoided. Rest of the star cast didnt act well. But I was not in mood to pay attention to them :D. The movie could have been shorter though.
(* No, I dont have any soft corner for Hritik!! *)

My rating - 3.5/5

P.S. : These are strictly My views about the movie :)

Harishchandrachi Factory - a milestone in marathi film industry

I have spent my entire childhood being the Doordarshan person. Hence I saw many Marathi movies on Sundays. Most of them were the "typical" Ashok Saraf and Lakshimikant Berde's comedy. After few years other actors like Mahesh Kothare added the "Damn It" dialogues in it ;). The movies were either non-sense comedy else intense drama (How can we forget Alka Kubal's Maherchi Sadi!). The Marathi movie industry must have seen its "not-so-good" period then.
One must not forget about classy movies like "Pinjra" which showcased the potential Marathi movie industry had which was left unused.
As a kid I enjoyed and watched all these movie but could not take the repetitive loud over-acting eventually. And when I used to see the marathi movies board with stupid names like "Dhangad Dhinga" I was like, "ye movie kaun dekhta hai bhai!!"

But today I see major transformation in Marathi film industry with wonderful movies like Harischandrachi factory,  Rita, Samantar, Natrang etc. raising the bar and the standard.

Among all of them I liked "Harishchandrachi Factory" the most! Awesome is the word for this movie!

Gosh, I utterly butterly loved the story telling part of the movie. Its a simple story so well said.
The struggle in his life and the sacrifices done by his wife are shown with such positive attitude. Their attitude towards life teaches us soo much. Also the direction is very good. Acting, no doubt, each and every character, may it be Phalke himself or the character who was Shiv in his movie, all were so much in character. Its clearly a milestone in Marathi cinema.

I am so happy Marathi cinema is out of loud and not so funny movies.

Right from heart

Gift to my love :) Kalpak :)