Kick (2014 film)

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Kick
Meet Bros Anjjan
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Production
companies
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (India)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹140 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹402 crore[3]

Kick is a 2014 Indian

action comedy film produced and directed by Sajid Nadiadwala in his directorial debut under the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment banner and starring Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead roles.[4] An official remake of the eponymous 2009 Telugu original, it was made in collaboration with UTV Motion Pictures on a reported budget of ₹55 crore (US$6.9 million).[5]

Eid, Kick grossed over ₹402 crore (US$50 million) worldwide and over 232 crores net domestically in India, becoming a blockbuster success and emerged as Khan's first film to enter 200 Crore Club and emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2014. [2]
The film received mixed to positive reviews with praise for the humor, the performances and soundtrack. A sequel named Kick 2 with the same cast & crew is under development.

Plot

Dr. Shaina Mehra is a psychiatrist living in Warsaw, Poland. Her father Brijesh brings a marriage proposal and asks her to meet police officer Himanshu Tyagi, who is the son of a friend of Brijesh. The two meet in a train, where Shaina reveals she had an ex-boyfriend Devi Lal Singh, and talks about her crazy experiences with him. Devi is shown to be intelligent and adventurous, always looking for a kick in his life. Shaina was helping her friend, Vidhi elope with Devi's friend, Jignesh, when she met Devi in Delhi. After a long, hilarious chase, Devi got Vidhi and Jignesh married in a temple, but also helped Vidhi's mother reach the temple for a "kick". Shaina met Devi's family; the two began dating and fall in love. On her suggestion and getting ashamed from her father, Devi got a job in a chemical lab but resigned soon, suffering from the lack of a "kick". Devi tried hiding from Shaina that he is jobless again but she soon discovered it. Shaina scolded him for not being able to earn money, and Devi broke up with her and said that his new "kick" is now to earn money. She has since shifted to Warsaw, having to entertain Brijesh and his desire to see her married.

Himanshu shares his experiences with a thief he hates as he cannot stop him; the robber, Devil, has been targeting the rich people associated with corrupt businessman Shiv Gajra, and is robbing them. Devil is actually Devi. As Himanshu fails in catching Devil, Devi contacts him and insults him by calling him a "loser", which is a clue that Devi gives Himanshu. While with Himanshu in Warsaw, Shaina spots Devi who is there for treatment after losing his memory in an accident. She offers to handle Devi's case, which was referred by Dr. Jayant Verma, and take him home. However, Devi is in fact faking his memory loss; his real plan is to befriend and fool Himanshu and rob Shiv, who will come to Poland. Devi enters a charity function and robs Shiv, but Himanshu and Shaina discover the truth and Devi is ultimately forced to drown himself. However, he escapes.

Devi's true intentions and good deeds are revealed by his father Ratan Lal in a flashback. He tells Shaina that Devi is committing robberies to help poor children who are battling diseases. Devi saved a girl, Jhumki after reading a letter in the hands of her dead parents, and got the most powerful kick when she smiled at him. When Dr. Verma told him that several such children are battling diseases, he decided to save them by robbing to get money for their treatments, knowing that it will give a lot of Kick. Back in the present, Himanshu tracks Devi down to a bar in Delhi and warns him he will be killed if he robs again, but Devi says he will rob a huge party fund on 14 November. He dares Himanshu to kill him on the 14th, otherwise, Devi will be standing in front of him on 15 November and he won't be able to do anything.

On 14 November, after fighting Shiv's henchmen and robbing the money, Devi kills him. Himanshu is set up with officers to shoot Devi, but several kids block his shot. Himanshu realizes the robberies were for the kids after a teacher informs him that the children are going to pray for their saviour and its Children's Day today. On 15 November, Devi joins the police force. He arrives at the police station and stands in front of Himanshu, who is unable to do anything about the situation, therefore completing his challenge. Himanshu is taken off of the case and it is given to Devi, who is now a police officer. Devi then thanks Himanshu, saying that he was never against him, but he is against the corrupt system.

Cast

Production

Development

Producer

Lage Raho Munnabhai was approached to write the script in 2009. Nadiawala wanted the script to be prepared during the release of 3 Idiots, when Joshi had come back to India.[18] Chetan Bhagat eventually wrote the script for the film which is based on Vakkantham Vamsi's script.[19]

Principal photography

Palace of Culture and Science which was featured in the film.

Nadiadwala and his team visited

Mehboob Studios in February 2014[22] and at the Film City studio in Mumbai.[22] In October 2013, while the shooting was in progress outside the city of Mumbai, the Film Studio Settings and Allied Mazdoor Union asked Sajid to pay them wages for one and a half shifts, which he refused. The workers stopped shooting for a week and only resumed when Sajid agreed to the worker's demands.[23] The shooting of the movie Roy had to be postponed due to Fernandez's commitments to this movie.[24] Fernandez started learning the Urdu language specifically for the film with a coach who was hired by Khan.[25] While shooting was underway in Mumbai in March 2014, Khan's body double, Ajay, was injured while shooting a stunt scene. He was supposed to jump from the first floor of a house onto a railway track, but went through the sugar glass, injuring his face.[26] He required hospitalization.[26]

The film's climax was shot in Poland at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.[27][28] Khan wanted to shoot part of the film in United Kingdom, but he was refused a visa by the authorities.[29] Umbrella (disambiguation).

Music

Further information: Kick (soundtrack)
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The soundtrack album featuring 18-tracks were composed by Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros. Anjjan, and Yo Yo Honey Singh. The film's score was composed by Julius Packiam. The album was released on 2 July 2014.[30] Sajid bought the rights to Rajiv Rai's movie Vishwatma's song Saat Samundar. It was a tribute to Sajid's first late wife and Bollywood actress Divya Bharti which the song was based on. Since this was his first movie he directed he wanted to do a tribute to his late wife Divya, and wanted her to be part of it. Salman Khan danced to the song "Saat Samundar Par" as a tribute to Bharti. The lyrics were written by Kumaar, Shabbir Ahmed, Mayur Puri, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Jasmine Sandlas.

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Jumme Ki Raat"Kumaar, Shabbir AhmedHimesh ReshammiyaMika Singh, Palak Muchhal4:34
2."Hangover"KumaarMeet Bros. AnjjanSalman Khan, Shreya Ghoshal, Meet Bros. Anjjan, A Positive Dhillon6:16
3."Tu Hi Tu"Mayur PuriHimesh ReshammiyaMohammad Irfan5:30
4."Yaar Naa Miley"Yo Yo Honey Singh, Jasmine SandlasYo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey Singh, Jasmine Sandlas4:03
5."Hai Yehi Zindagi"KumaarMeet Bros. AnjjanDev Negi3:16
6."Jumme Ki Raat – Version 2"Kumaar, Shabbir AhmedHimesh ReshammiyaSalman Khan, Palak Muchhal4:34
7."Tu Hi Tu – Reprise"Mayur PuriHimesh ReshammiyaNeeti Mohan5:30
8."Hangover – MBA Swag"KumaarMeet Bros. AnjjanMeet Bros. Anjjan, DJ Sumit Sethi & Prince3:04
9."Tu Hi Tu – Version 2"Mayur PuriHimesh ReshammiyaSalman Khan5:30
10."Jumme Ki Raat" (Remix)Kumaar, Shabbir AhmedHimesh ReshammiyaMika Singh, Palak Muchhal3:20
11."Hangover" (Remix)KumaarMeet Bros. AnjjanSalman Khan, Shreya Ghoshal, Meet Bros. Anjjan, A Positive Dhillon4:14
12."Tu Hi Tu (Remix)"Mayur PuriHimesh ReshammiyaMohammad Irfan Ali4:17
13."Jumme Ki Raat – Version 2 (Remix)"Kumaar, Shabbir AhmedHimesh ReshammiyaSalman Khan, Palak Muchhal3:20
14."Tu Hi Tu" (House Mix)Mayur PuriHimesh ReshammiyaNeeti Mohan4:07
15."Tu Hi Tu – Version 2 (Remix)"Mayur PuriHimesh ReshammiyaSalman Khan4:08
16."Hai Yehi Zindagi – Version 2"KumaarMeet Bros. AnjjanMohammad Irfan Ali3:16
17."Hai Yehi Zindagi – Version 3"KumaarMeet Bros. AnjjanSalman Khan3:16
18."Yaar Naa Miley" (Remix)Yo Yo Honey Singh, Jasmine SandlasYo Yo Honey SinghYo Yo Honey Singh, Jasmine Sandlas4:06
Total length:1:12:04

Box office

India

On its opening day, Kick earned around ₹260 million, making it the second highest non-holiday opening grosser behind Dhoom 3. The film had a similar collection on its second day, at around ₹270 million.[31] The collection on Sunday saw a jump as it went to ₹290 million, to take it to a weekend total of ₹820 million.[32] On its first Monday the film went on to make around ₹140 million, and on Tuesday the film showed a big increase due to Eid and collected a record total amounting to approximately ₹260 million. On Wednesday, it earned a further ₹200 million.[33] And on Thursday, the film collected around ₹140 million, taking its opening week total to ₹1.55 billion, the second highest after Dhoom 3.[34][35]

It grossed around ₹85 million on its eighth day, around ₹100 million on its ninth and ₹130 million on its tenth day, taking the second weekend to ₹315 million, the third highest behind Dhoom 3 and 3 Idiots. The ten-day domestic total was thus ₹1.87 billion. With this, it also became Salman Khan's highest grosser in India, beating Ek Tha Tiger.[36] Kick took its business to ₹2.04 billion in two weeks as it made ₹480 million in its second week.[37] It further grossed ₹90 million in week three and ₹20 million in week four, taking the final domestic gross to ₹2.33 billion and becoming the second highest earner in India after Dhoom 3.[38]

In the

Odisha circuits, the film made a total of about ₹92 million in its first four days,[39][40][41][42] while it made ₹80 million in the South Indian circuit in the same period.[39][40][41][42] The film's final domestic gross in India was ₹309.89 crore (equivalent to ₹495 crore or US$62 million in 2023).[43]

Pakistan

In Pakistan, not only did it break the Rs11.4 million opening day business of Waar but also eclipsed Dhoom 3's all-time highest opening day collection of Rs19m. Kick earned 20.01 Crore from Pakistan. Kick was one of the highest grossing Hindi films at the time, with a final worldwide gross collection of ₹4.02 billion (equivalent to ₹6.4 billion or US$80 million in 2023).[5]

Overseas

Overseas earnings were ₹24.05 crore (equivalent to ₹38 crore or US$4.8 million in 2023) in the first four days,

A$263,095) in the first three days.[44] New Zealand and Malaysia had the lowest opening weekend total. From New Zealand it grossed ₹41.92 lakh (NZ$81,721) and from Malaysia ₹5.98 lakh (MYR 31,588).[44]

At the end of its theatrical run overseas, the film earned $11.38 million (₹68.28 crore) in overseas markets. The highest revenue came from the Gulf ($4.13 million), US/Canada ($2.473 million), UK (£1.314 million), and Australia (Aus $510,000).[48] The film became the highest holiday grosser ever in Pakistan, opening with ₹2.08 crore and beating the record of Dhoom 3.[49] In Pakistan, where the film catered to the ongoing Eid festivities, the film at the conclusion of its second weekend grossed ₹7.4 crore.[49] The film released on 7 November 2014 in Poland and collected ₹8 crore (equivalent to ₹13 crore or US$1.6 million in 2023) there.

Reception

Kick generally received mixed to positive reviews.

Times of India also gave a positive review and rated it with 3.5 stars. They stated "Kick is Bollywood biryani, a masala movie spiced with the superstardom of Salman Khan, garnished by charming Jacqueline, smouldered over the wry talent of Randeep Hooda. Kick is not for lovers of fine filmi foie gras, but for those who want a hearty Eid banquet to enjoy".[53] Subhash K. Jha gave 4 out of 5 stars and said "Nadiadwala ensures there are enough tailor-made sequences to accentuate Salman's super-heroic persona".[54]

Rediff gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that "Kick is Salman's best film in a decade".[55]
Aparna Mudi of Zee News gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated, "The movie is exactly what it promises – a larger than life Salman Khan movie which the director knows will go down well with his massive fan following".[56] Mohar Basu of Koimoi gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that "Kick is no Ek Tha Tiger but it is an effectively enjoyable film that crackles enough to gives us bang for our buck!".[57]

Rachit Gupta from

CNN-IBN gave the movie 2.5 out of 5 and said "it doesn't make much sense".[61] Rahul Desai from Mumbai Mirror gave the movie 2 out of 5 and called it "harebrained, patronizing and regressive at most points".[62] Suhani Singh from India Today gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and called it "unimaginative and unoriginal".[63] Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave the movie 2 out of 5 and said "it provides a kick only sporadically".[64] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express gave the movie 2 out of 5 and called it "unjhelable".[65]

Video game

An official game based on the film was released by India Games Ltd. on the Google Play Store for Android users.[66]

Sequel

A sequel titled Kick 2 is in development.

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