Genre: Buddy Drama Film
Duration: 119 minutes
With the passing of Sushant Singh Rajput, his films have been trending online, one of which was his first film, 'Kai Po Che' based on three friends who open a sports shop together until things start to go wrong and one of them is killed.
Govind is maths genius, Ishaan is an ex-district level cricketer and Omi is the nephew of a politician, Bittu. Together they set up a sports shop and start teaching cricket to the youth. They see potential in a cricketer Ali, at the same time Ishaan asks Govind to teach his sister, Vidya maths as she has an exam coming up.
Govind ends up falling in love with Vidya but keeps it a secret. They decide to expand their business and open a shop in a newly built mall. This is all going well until there is an earthquake and the mall is destroyed, this means all the money invested in the business is lost.
Bittu’s party is Anti-Muslim and this means that Omi and Ishaan start arguing, as time goes on they all get busy in their own lives until during his campaigning Bittu sends pilgrims to the Ram temple and there is a train massacre and Omi’s parents are killed. He is left devastated and Bittu convinces him to take revenge.
When the rampages start Ishaan and Govind hide in Ali’s house and as the riots go on Bittu’s party storms into the Muslim villages and start killing everyone. A fight breaks out between Ali’s father and Bittu and in that battle Bittu is stabbed. Omi is annoyed and runs after them as Omi goes to shoot Ali, Ishaan jumps in front and is shot and dies.
Forwarding 10 years Govind has married Vidya and named their son after her brother. The film ends with Ali playing for the Indian cricket team in Australia and as he hits the ball to the boundary we see Ishaan’s spirit smile down on him as that was a shot he was taught whilst training at the academy.
Based on the book by Chetan Bhagat, The 3 mistakes of my life, 'Kai Po Che' is an enjoyable fun film to watch which brings together the love of cricket and the harsh reality of politics within India. Sushant is amazing in his role as one the leads and you are left in awe of his acting skills whilst watching the film.
