Kai Po Che!
Three ambitious friends build a coaching venture around a gifted young cricketer while loyalty, politics, and communal conflict test the bonds that hold them together.
Overview
Three friends chase their dreams, but life throws unexpected challenges their way.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- warm
- emotional
- hopeful
- sports movie night
- friendship film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a well-acted, emotionally engaging Indian friendship drama with strong social detail, though some overseas reviewers found its conventional Bollywood storytelling uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ishaan, Govind, and Omi build a business together, but their relationship is strained by personal conflict and communal tensions.
Ishaan recognizes Ali's extraordinary reflexes and gives him specialized cricket coaching to pursue national-level success.
The three friends combine coaching, tuition, and business plans while navigating adulthood in Gujarat.
The friends' lives and ambitions are disrupted by political affiliations and communal unrest surrounding their local world.
Films like Kai Po Che!, and why
Lagaan
shared sports drama, friendship, coming-of-age, and uplifting human resilience
Chak De! India
shared cricket-centered storytelling, personal ambition, and emotionally direct Indian drama
3 Idiots
shared friendship drama, youthful ambition, and contemporary Indian social pressures
Bend It Like Beckham
shared sports film structure, underdog aspiration, and warm ensemble emotion
Movie Details
- Director
- Abhishek Kapoor
- Release Date
- 2013-02-13
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (155)
Cast
- Sushant Singh Rajput
- Rajkummar Rao
- Amit Sadh
- Amrita Puri
- Asif Basra
- Manav Kaul
- Tahir Raj Bhasin
- Ajay Jadeja
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Kai Po Che! about?
- Three ambitious friends build a coaching venture around a gifted young cricketer while loyalty, politics, and communal conflict test the bonds that hold them together.
- What is Kai Po Che! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kai Po Che! as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Kai Po Che! violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Kai Po Che! as moderate.
- What did critics think of Kai Po Che!?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a well-acted, emotionally engaging Indian friendship drama with strong social detail, though some overseas reviewers found its conventional Bollywood storytelling uneven.
- Which films are like Kai Po Che!?
- Films with a similar feel include Lagaan, Chak De! India, 3 Idiots, and Bend It Like Beckham.
- How long is Kai Po Che!?
- Kai Po Che! runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kai Po Che!?
- In United States, Kai Po Che! is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store.
