Mumbai: The time has come for film lovers to enjoy a good weekend. They don’t have many options, but that makes it all the more easy for them. On the one hand there is Shrek Forever After, an animation 3D film directed by Mike Mitchell and on the other hand there is the much awaited Kites directed by Anurag Basu.
Rakesh Roshan has fantastically marketed the Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori-starrer Kites which makes it the hot movie of the season. Multiplexes have lined up more than 25 shows per day. A good run on Friday will definitely bring a wide smile on the producer's face. To begin with, the first day, first show of Kites really stood out. Even a 7 am show had 25 to 30 per cent occupancy in a Mumbai multiplex.
However what was shocking was that the morning show audience came out complaining about the ending. They were saying ‘Kites faltu hai, Kites faltu hai (Kites is bad) in the elevator, which of course, was not a great message for the viewers of the next show who were in the same elevator.
‘Who cares?’, shot back Priya, a college girl, who is a die-hard Hrithik fan. Priya continued, “Hrithik is God on screen and I love his dance. Actually I love his built also, and his cute eyes and also when he smiles.” She went on and on about the actor.
During the interval there were smiling faces in the corridor. We asked a few of them their take on the film so far. “The film is nice till now. Though it is a little slow, I got no complaints. The locations are looking very beautiful and it is giving a different feeling. It is unlike any other Bollywood film,” said Rakesh Gupta, a businessman, who came with his wife and kids for a morning show as the evening shows were houseful.
When the first promos hit national TV, Barbara Mori became instant news for her gorgeous looks. “Barbara is hot and beautiful. She brings so much of freshness in the film. I think she has outshone Hrithik in his home production,” said Avinash Khale.
A few of them were disappointed as they did not get to see much of Hrithik’s dance moves.
The same feedback was given by the next set of audience that the ending is bad. “Remove the last two minutes of the film and it definitely is worth a watch”, quipped Pratik Sejpal, web designer.
Going to the other movie, all Shrek lovers are clear about their choice as the previous films have turned out to be great entertainers. It cannot be categorised only as a kiddie film, but which even the adults have enjoyed.
“I have seen all the Shrek series and what makes me come for the fourth series is that it doesn’t disrespect my intelligence in spite of being an animated film. Also the character Shrek has grown and matured in all the films and somehow now I feel I know him as a person," said Amanpreet Singh, a salesman working for an electronics brand.
The film is in 3D and that is another reason to watch it as the trend has really caught up after the humongous success of Avatar. “Watching Shrek in 3D is definitely an added advantage but I came to see the characters which I loved in the earlier series – Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots and of course, Fiona,” said Aarti Hegde, working with an ad agency.
The preparations by the multiples are definitely encouraging for Kites, but only next week will tell whether the film will really fly high or not. As for the ending of Kites, you got no choice but to watch the film. Shrek has goodwill and it doesn’t need to try to pull the audiences. As they say, the right film will always find the right audience.
Which film did you like Shrek Forever After or Kites? Have your say.
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