Adaptation of The 3 Mistakes of My Life into the Film Kai Po Che

International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, 5(5)

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Adaptation of The 3 Mistakes of My Life into the

Film Kai Po Che

Dr. Nagmani Alok

Senior Faculty (English), H.M.S., Darbhanga, Bihar, India

Abstract— Chetan Bhagat is one of the most popular and renowned living authors of India. He is one of the

favorite novelists of young India and has many time been crowned as an icon of youth. His novel depicts the

youth with westernization and modernization in their life style and manners. His characters are social rebels

and stands for their vitality. His Three Mistakes of My Life: A Story about Business, Cricket and Religion gives

as idea of the major narrative strands. The three protagonists of the novel are raising entrepreneurs and the

plot revolves around their ups and downs of their business fortune. On the other hand the adaptation of this

novel Kai Po Che means ‘kite is cut’, is based on the novel “The 3 Mistakes of My Life”. It can be described as

a wholesome cinematic experience. The story has been set in Ahmedabad during the years of 2000 – 02, the

script of the film follows the lives o three friends – Ishaan, Govind and Omi and their desire to own a

successful business and move out of a middle class root. The story revolves around their trials and travails as

they set up a sports goods business and a cricket coaching academy, and their encounter with the Muslim

world through ali, Ishaan’s talented cricket disciple. The movie gradually builds to a climax set during the

Gujarat genocide of Muslims during February – March 2002.

Keywords— Westernization, mordernization,, narrative, adaptation, cricket, genocide, etc.

Chetan Bhagat is one of the most mainstream and eminent

living creators of India. He is one of the most loved authors

of youthful India and has many time been delegated as a

symbol of youth. His tale delineates the young with

westernization and modernization in their way of life and

habits. His characters are social dissidents and represents

their essentialness. People are no more observed through the

old idea which arrange men are predominant and ladies as

sub-par. As by result of globalization and modernization

people are given their due spot and regard, in their own

keenness and capacities, they are believed to be working or

considering side by side. As per him all his lady characters

are solid and feministic. He needs his characters become

good examples for little youngsters. They ought to be ladies

of substance and not simply prop that occupy the space. His

The 3 Mistakes of My Life: A Story about Business, Cricket

and Religion gives as thought of the significant account

strands. The three heroes of the novel are raising business

people and the plot spins around their high points and low

points of their business fortune. The epic starts with the

creator getting a self destruction mail from an individual

named Govind in Ahmedabad. Bhagat gets astonished and

discovers the kid. He additionally comes to meet him to

know the purposes for his self destruction. The remainder of

the story is described by Govind. Govind, Ishaan and Omi

are beloved companions. Govind originates from a helpless

family with just a mother who attempts to make their living

by running a little hand crafted food shop. He adds to the

accounts by offering educational costs to understudies in

Math. Ishaan isn't acceptable in examines. His solitary

energy is cricket. His dad is furious with him since he left

National Defense Academy and got back. Omi has a place

with a steadfast Hindu Brahmin family; his dad is the

minister of a sanctuary. Omi is required to convey this

custom of turning into a cleric from which he needs to get

away. One day Govind chooses to introduce a shop selling

cricket stuff. Omi's folks permit them to lease a little spot

inside the sanctuary premises. While Govind deals with the

record, Omi and Ishaan run the shop. As Govind scored

hundred imprints in Maths in his sexually transmitted disease

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X, Ishaan demands Govind to instruct Maths to his more

youthful sister Vidya for her forthcoming clinical selection

tests. Govind concurs reluctantly. Vidya is a juvenile little

youngster who has no enthusiasm for Math or medication.

She needs tohave the opportunity to make every second

count. The shop works out in a good way for certain

vacillations. Anyway Govind needs to grow his business. He

sets aside cash and pays an underlying portion for another

shop in Navrangpura Mall which will be opening in no time

The primary slip-up of Gonvid Patel. Taneesha Kuishrestha

comments:

“What strikes you first about Chetan Bhagat’s

novels is the fact that this author writes about Indians and

for Indians. His characters are young, ambitious and

passionate and have the same moral, social and religious

dilemmas as many of the young Indians today. At the same

time their context and sensibility too is unabashedly Indian.

The new and the third Bhagat book, “The 3 mistakes of my

life", has all these qualities.”

On 26th January toward the beginning of the day,

individuals all over world were frightened to get the updates

on an overwhelming quake which demolished numerous

structures in Gujarat. Govind is devastated to see the state of

his fantasy shop in Navaranpura Mall, yet with the help from

companions and his mom he returns to taking care of his

little shop. Omi's maternal uncle Bitto mother an individual

from a Hindu Political Party and enthusiast of Parekh Ji, the

pioneer of this gathering regularly visits their shop. He

frequently hauls these children to his political gatherings.

Then Ishaan catches wind of a skilled kid named Ali who

hits a six at each ball. Ishaan looks at him yet Ali gets

exhausted after each fourth ball and has a cerebral pain. He

takes him to Dr.Multani who discloses to them that Ali is

honored with outstandingly quick reflexes and this squeezes

his mind. Ishaan chooses to mentor him, develop his

endurance and set him up to be a public cooperative person.

He gives Omi the duty of his eating routine as he is

malnourished. Omi first rejects Ishaan's proposition since he

is a Muslim and child of Bitoo mother's main adversary a

pioneer of mainstream party. He later consents to support Ali

yet stays quiet about everything. After significant preparing

there is improvement in Ali's endurance. Ishaan wishes to

take him to an India-Australia coordinate and acquaint him

with some compelling individual who could assist Ali with

turning into an effective cricketer. The three, alongside Ali

figure out how to arrive at the VIP hall in Goa. There they

meet an Australian cricketer Fred Li who sees Ali's ability

and vows to support them and masterminds frothier passes to

Australia. Ali gets a grant for cricket preparing in Australia

however on condition that he would play for Australia yet

Ali denies saying that he might want to play just for India. At

some point, while in Australia, Govind acknowledges he is

missing Vidya. He considers her and communicates his

emotions. Omi comes to think about their relationship yet

cautions Govind about the conventions of the general public.

Love blooms between the two. The trio, along, with Ali

comes back to Ahmedabad and return to their work. Love

arrives at its extraordinary among Govind and Vidya and on

her birthday they submit the offense of having sexual

connection the second error of Govind. He is embarrassed

about having a sexual illicit relationship with his closest

companion's sister. Sweta Paspulati argues that:

“It does make you think about certain aspects and

the feeling lingers with you for a long time. That is what you

would remember after many long years that you have read

the book and of course guys would remember the Cricket and

the girl.”

In the midst of every one of these occurrences

breaks out a common uproar when a train bogie conveying a

company of Hindu supporters, alongside Bitoo mom's child

Dheeraj was as far as anyone knows burnby Muslims. Hindu

fomenters drove by Bitoo mom consumed and slaughtered a

few Muslims in the neighboring towns. Ali descends for

every day practice to Ishaan. Ishaan took the kid to a

sheltered spot; an old structure where these companions

would accumulate now and again. Omi and Govind went

along with them as well. The horde arrives at the structure

requesting Ali is given over to them with the goal that they

could complete him as they had slaughtered his folks. The

three attempted their level best to control the horde. They

consumed a couple by blowing a chamber, however the

crowd was in furor. Omi gets unintentionally executed by his

mom when he attempts to spare Ali. At last, Bitoo mother

had Ali in his hold. Govind misses saving Ali by a brief

instant and Ali's wrist gets cut-the third misstep of Govind.

Bitoo mom gets slaughtered in the battle. Ishaan is angry

with Govind for intuition childishly and for his

postponement in ensuring Ali. He likewise finds Govind's

relationship with his sister and is frantic at him. Govind

reprimands himself for all the tragic occasions and attempts

to end it all however he is spared. His mom persuades Ishaan

to excuse him. Ishaan, with his sister, comes to meet Govind

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in the clinic and they become companions once more.

Govind vows to pay for Ali's treatment. Ali completes

medical procedure which turns fruitful and he by and by

begins rehearsing cricket. The book closes with Govind

consenting to enable the writer to compose a book on his

three errors.

This tale depends on the genuine episodes and adjusts

with genuine occurrences like Gujarat quake, 9/11 assault,

Godhra damage and uproars too accept cricket matches. The

book gives close to genuine depiction of why numerous

understudies scorn Math, a sort of insider perspective on

political decision legislative issues and Gujarat revolts, the

difficulties and contrasts individuals face while pursuing

huge dreams and then some. The book mirrors the run of the

mill life in Ahmedabad old city, where individuals have their

own needs and mirrors the ordinary business outlook of

Gujarati people group and the effect of common uproars.

In this novel, the setting is the city of old

Ahmedabad which however urban, is yet not as cosmopolitan

city the same number of India's other metropolitan urban

communities. It has the characteristics of modest community

and old world in pols or settlements with conventional Indian

family unit foundation. The characters are youthful, aspiring

and energetic and have a similar good, social and strict

problems the same number of the youthful Indians today.

Simultaneously, their unique circumstance and

reasonableness also is audaciously Indian. Chetan Bhagat has

explained minutely the attitude and the expectation for

everyday comforts of the individuals living in the pols. The

development of the region (inhabitants in it) is with the end

goal that they have to turn on tube-light in any event, during

daytime hitch shows the crowed pols and thin boulevards in

the old city where individuals need to live. Bhagat has

reliably depicted the humble community mindset in India.

They are principally inspired by others lives. The main

activity of ladies living in pols is the tattle. In the novel,

individuals concoct the tattles like the hypothesis about Omi

turning out to be inept on the grounds that a cricket ball hit

him or that Ishaan was tossed out of NDA and didn't flee or

that Govind became unfeeling the day his father left the

home. Everybody in the pol discusses these things however

they are pointless and good for nothing. Sandhya Iyer in her

review says :

“The last few chapters especially go out of hand.

One knows Chetan's a big fan of Bollywood and believes that

much like a Hindi film that must have action in the end, a

novel too must have its share of blood and gore to make it

wholesome enough. First of all, Bollywood itself is moving

away from formulaic fares so Chetan's jumped in a bit late

here. Secondly, there is no emotional resonance or reasoning

to any of the violence that takes place in the temple, with the

Hindus trying to attack Ali with Ishan and others trying to

save him.”

All the primary characters having own enthusiasm

and fixation in the novel reflects specific class of youth and

their concern. The tale mirrors the state of little scope

business and their issues, the Indian legislative issues,

common partitions, collective mobs, cricket rage in India

alongside mentality of the present youth to these issues.

Govind recounts to his story as a piece of telling his three

errors that lead him to self destruction.

Abhishek Kapoor's executive film "Kai Po Che",

signifies 'kite is cut', depends on the novel "The 3 Mistakes

of My Life". It tends to be depicted as a healthy artistic

encounter. The story has been set in Ahmedabad during the

long periods of 2000 – 02, the content of the film follows the

lives o three companions – Ishaan, Govind and Omi and their

craving to claim a fruitful business and move out of a white

collar class root. The story rotates around their preliminaries

and struggles as they set up a games products business and a

cricket instructing foundation, and their experience with the

Muslim world through ali, Ishaan's skilled cricket pupil. The

film slowly works to a peak set during the Gujarat massacre

of Muslims during February – March 2002.

Kai Po Che is an exceptionally smooth film,

flawlessly shot and altered. It has some magnificent

exhibitions by the principle entertainers, and some extremely

contacting minutes. A portion of different minutes that there

are no unimportant logical discourses on Hindu – Muslim

Bhai – chaara, the film sends avery solid message for non –

savagery, it creates some extremely charming and reasonable

characters like Omi's dad – a Hindu non – collective

sanctuary cleric, Vidya, Ishaan's sister – a fiery Gujarati

young lady who doesn't stop for a second to make a first

move with a man she prefers, and afterward obviously Ali –

the peaceful youngster having a decent bating expertise in

the sport of cricket. Sudhish Kamat says:

“Kai Po Che reminds us of another mostly fantastic

approximation of India- Mani Ratnam’s Bombay, a melting

pot of culture and boiling communal tensions. A film that

resorted to a Utopian ending after neatly facing off one

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community against another, through strategic character

types in microcosm of India”.

Notwithstanding all that is going for the film, I have

seen that Kai Po Che is a dangerous film past its story

structure and even illustrative personality of governmental

issues. Truth be told somehow or another the film does fairly

well in its introduction of the Muslim people group. The

Muslims are obviously partnered with the mainstream

Gandhian ideological group, Muslims are not indicated using

weapons of any sort in the film – in actuality the overall

powerlessness of Ali's dad when their home is assaulted by a

traditional of Hindu horde is extremely moving. The Hindu

are appeared to make the primary move – regardless of

whether it is the pulling down of Ali's pajama in the play

area by a lot of menaces, or the overall lack of care and

refusal of help to Muslims after the seismic tremor. It was an

alleviation to not perceive any visuals of meat shops, people

continually performing namaz, or heaps of burqa wearing

ladies. Truth be told one could even overlook the ever –

present skull tops. Kai Po Che produces a white washed

rendition of the narrative of the Gujarat destruction of 2002.

The issue with this film is that it makes the Gujarat massacre

of 2002 acceptable to the crowd. The destruction devoured in

a brief peak, wher at long last the compassion isn't even with

the people in question. Truth be told new 'casualties' are

made – Ishaan, who forfeits his life for Ali, Omi, who has

just lost his folks, presently coincidentally winds up

slaughtering his closest companion and goes through ten

years in prison and Govind, who loses his companion and

Vidya, who loses her sibling.

A main point of interest with the movie is that the

brutality executed on the Muslims is straightforwardly

connected to the train misfortune at Godhra station in which

around 60 individuals passed on. The unpredictability of

those connections and the ensuing enquiries into the

Sabarmati Express fire are not something that the movie

producer even alludes to. We as a whole concur that the train

fire at Godhra station was an extremely lamentable

scene, yet we likewise realize the issue is significantly more

convoluted. I am certain that the filmmaking group had done

through examination into this, yet they picked the state line.

They pick practicality over genuineness.

In Kai Po Che, the brutality against the Muslims is

pitched as an unconstrained erupt in light of the fact that

supposedly the Muslims of Godhra burnt the Sabarmati

express in which numerous guiltless individuals kicked the

bucket, including Omi's folks. The film portrays Omi's

fierceness against the muslims, his total conviction that it

was the Muslims who murdered who executed his folks, and

henceforth the defense for assaulting the Muslims in

ahmedabad. The Film denounces Omi's savagery. Surely it

asks Omi to be a superior individual. Yet, the simple reason

– impact connection among Godhra and the Gujrat program

and the oversimplified connection among activity and

response that the film sustains is inadmissible to me. No

correct reasoning individual – the producers, pundits crowd

will say that brutality is something worth being thankful for,

however canister the film, the characters are apparently

lenient of flare-ups, unconstrained upheavals of youth, and

slip-ups that assume the state of mass killings, assaults,

plunder and obliteration of property. Vinayak Chakravorty

comments that:

“Kai Po Che uses its runtime well, regaling with a

simple story of dreams even as it touches the complexity of

modern India's most shameful socio-political chapter. The

film is among Bollywood's best so far this year.”

The film effectively coordinates compassion with

the three companions – All feeling is ascribed to Ishaan,

Govind and Omi. After the peak we overlook the

mercilessness of this pre-arranged brutality; we even

overlook that it was pre-arranged. The brutality on the

Muslims isn't despicable any longer, yet Ishaan's demise is.

The film has a reasonable message that it has been ten years

of that occurrence, presently it's an ideal opportunity to

excuse, overlook and proceed onward.

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