There was a lot running through my mind when I bought the tickets for the special screening of Kites, probably because I had a lot of expectations from this film. However, minutes after I saw the initial scenes of the movie, I knew that Kites was nothing like I had expected. Directed by Anurag Basu, Kites has the similar old story packed in a new style and story narration which was very Hollywood.
Hritik Roshan plays the role of J who works as a dancer to earn some income. However, he is into all kinds of methods of making quick money including getting married with illegal immigrants so that they can have their green card. Gina(Kangana Ranaut) is a daughter of rich casino owner Bob(Kabir Bedi) . Gina is madly in love with J, but J hooks up with Gina only to become rich and to enjoy the wealth. However, J finds that his brother-in-law Tony(Nick Brown) is a ruthless guy who is about to get married with a Mexican woman named Natasha(Barbara Mori). In a shocking revelation we find that J already knows Natasha as Linda and she was one of the illegal immigrants with whom J had married earlier. Gradually, J and Linda come closer to each other and that upsets Tony and he tries to hit Linda but J knocks out Tony and both are now on the run to Mexico so that they can escape Gina, Tony and Bob. The rest of the story is all about their love on the run.
If you look from a technical point of view than Kites is surely a very good movie. The car chase sequences and stunts are brilliant. The cinematography by Ayananka Bose is pretty good and of international level. The editing by Avik Ali is excellent because the story keeps moving back and forth in time keeping the curiosity level of the audiences intact. Music by Rajesh Roshan is average compare to his earlier compositions. On an acting level performances by Hritik Roshan is good, but with her first appearance in Bollywood movie, Barbara Mori gives us a splendid performance. Kabir Bedi, Nick Brown and Kangana Ranaut are decent in their character roles.
However, the story of the movie is not as good as the performances and since a lot of dialogues are in Spanish many people will find it difficult to connect with. The overall pace of the movie is slow, except for the chase scenes. The song "Fire" where we some mind blowing dance steps by Hritik is a treat to watch over and over again, but these are the only positive things in the movie. Internationally, Kites might do a good business but I doubt that Kites will fly high on Indian skies.