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UTV Spotboy Announces 'Kai Po Che!' UTV Spotboy announces ‘Kai Po Che!’ - The film an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller The 3 Mistakes of My Life will be directed by Rock On! Director Abhishek Kapoor - Mumbai, 30 April 2012: After his book inspired Three Idiots, India's biggest blockbuster of all time, Chetan Bhagat is set to see another one of his bestsellers 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' made into a movie by the acclaimed director Abhishek Kapoor and produced by UTV Spotboy. Abhishek's subtle and nuanced understanding of characters and friendships, which he handled brilliantly in Rock On!!, makes him the only film maker who could have directed Kai Po Che! UTV Motion Pictures has officially bought the rights to the bestselling book that was first published in May 2008 and had an initial print-run of 420,000 copies with many reprints after that. Abhishek Kapoor dons the director's mantle for the first time since Rock On! with a screenplay written by Abhishek himself, Pubali Chaudhuri, Supratik Sen and Chetan Bhagat. The film, which has dollops of fun, friendship, masti, and highlights the coming of age of a group of three middle class youth, starts shooting in April. A fresh new cast will be launched in it. Kai Po Che! has already created headlines as the Gujarat government has agreed to give their full support to the production. The flamboyant Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, has himself given a go-ahead to UTV to shoot freely in the state. "If ever there was a script that captures an era in our history and defines an entire generation on celluloid, this is it. Abhishek, Pubali, Supratik and Chetan have done a magnificent job of adapting Chetan's book into a screenplay that has the potential to emerge into an iconic film like Rang De Basanti or Dil Chahta Hai, which captured the essence and aspirations of the youth. We are thrilled to be collaborating with Chetan, Abhishek, Javed Akhtar, Amit Trivedi and a fresh new cast on what promises to be a landmark film," said Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO of UTV Motion Pictures on the announcement. Excited about this development, Chetan Bhagat says, "3 Mistakes of My Life is a very special book for me. It has ingredients of making a great film about friendship, romance, dreams and setbacks. I'm delighted that UTV is adapting it for the screen and the man who gave us Rock On, Abhishek Kapoor is directing it. The team has worked three years on the script, and am sure the film will match expectations and live up to the huge buzz already created on the social networks." Abhishek Kapoor, who dons the director's hat after three years, reveals more about the project. He says, "I'm being true to the roots of Chetan's brilliant novel that is set in Gujarat. The title ‘Kai Po Che!’ and the decision to shoot in Gujarat, stem from the fact that the film is about the journey of three friends who hail from the magnificent state of Gujarat. We wanted to be as true to its ethos as possible. The story is universal, but the soul is uniquely Gujarati. We have some exciting new talent in our film who we will unveil soon. This is my first venture with UTV, whom I'm very excited to work with. They've have had the far-reaching vision and rock-solid conviction in this project to support it wholeheartedly." Kai Po Che! will also see the musical sensation Amit Trivedi (of Dev.D, Udaan fame), who is also working with UTV on Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana and Ghanchakkar, composing for it, in collaboration with the poetic genius Javed Akhtar who is penning the lyrics. ABOUT THE BOOK: The 3 Mistakes of My Life is the story of three friends and is based in the city of Ahmedabad. The plot sees a young boy in Ahmedabad named Govind dream of starting a business. To accommodate his friends Ishaan (the central character) and Omi's passion, cricket, they open a cricket goods and training shop. However, each has a different motive: Govind's goal is to make money; Ishaan desires to nurture Ali, a gifted batsman; Omi just wants to be with his friends. The events that transpire against the backdrop of all that occurred in the city during that time, change the lives of each of the friends in very different ways. About UTV Motion Pictures: The Motion Pictures division of UTV, established in 2004, is one of the only integrated studio models in the Indian film industry. Its activities span across creative development, production, marketing, distribution, licensing, merchandising and syndication of films worldwide. UTV has a library of over 50 films including Hindi, Regional, Animation and International Productions. The last decade in Indian cinema has seen UTV delivering some of the most iconic films including Swades, Rang De Basanti, Jodhaa Akbar, A Wednesday, Dev D, Khosla Ka Ghosla, The Namesake, Life in a Metro, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Fashion, Kaminey and more recently Raajneeti, Udaan, Peepli [Live], No One Killed Jessica, Delhi Belly, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and Paan Singh Tomar. Over the years, UTV has worked with the most eminent production and direction talent in the industry including Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Mira Nair, M. Night Shyamalan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Prakash Jha, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Farah Khan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Anurag Kashyap, Madhur Bhandarkar, Anurag Basu and Shyam Benegal, while backing new talent like Neeraj Pandey, Raj Kumar Gupta, Nishikant Kamat, Dibakar Banerjee, Vikramaditya Motwane, Amit Trivedi, Akshat Verma, Remo D’souza, and many others. After the breakout hit No One Killed Jessica, the critically acclaimed Dhobi Ghat and the rip-roaring comedy Delhi Belly in 2011, this year started on a high octane note with the romantic blockbuster Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya followed by Paan Singh Tomar, a content driven film built through marketing, distribution, reviews and word-of-mouth. Coming up, UTV has an impressive slate of movies lined up for 2012 with Barfi!, Rowdy Rathore, Heroine, Joker and many more. .
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