Rating: 3.5/5
Cast:
Jayesh - Mukund Shukla
Priya - Sugandha Garg
Bobby - Aakash Maherya
Sudha - Seema Biswas
Ba - Pannaben Soni
Directed By: Prashant Bhargava
Written By: James Townsend and Bhargava
Language: Hindi with English Subtitles
Runtime: 1hr. 40min.
Synopsis: A poetic journey to the old city of Ahmedabad, Patang weaves together the stories of six people transformed by the energy of India's largest kite festival. Every year a million kites fill the skies above Ahmedabad-dueling, soaring, tumbling and flying high. When a successful Delhi businessman takes his daughter on a surprise trip back to his childhood home for the festival, an entire family has to confront its own fractured past and fragile dreams. Music and fireworks, food and laughter, a kaleidoscope of color and light, the magic of the kite flying high - a traditional recipe of healing and renewal. -- (C) Official Site
Rotten Tomatoes: 6.8/10
MetaCritic: 47/100
5 Reviews | Avg Rating: 4/5
Chicago Suntimes: By Roger Ebert
Rating: 4/4
"Patang" plunges head-first into a family based in Ahmedabad, where India's largest annual kite festival is celebrated. This film is joyous, but more than that: It's lovely in its construction. The director, Prashant Bhargava, born and raised on Chicago's South Side, knows what his basic story line is, but reveals it subtly.......Read Full ReviewNYTimes: By Rachel Saltz
Rating: 4/5
“Patang” (“The Kite”), Prashant Bhargava’s first feature, has a lovely, unforced quality. That’s because Mr. Bhargava lets his story, set during the annual kite festival in Ahmedabad, India, tell itself, unfolding slowly as he follows filmmaking’s most basic and most sinned-against dictum: Show, don’t tell. Movie is certified FRESH......Read Full ReviewFilm Journal: By Natasha Senjanovic
Rating: Thumbs Up
Great cast gives wings to this colorful but visually over-indulgent feature debut. Director Bhargava, who was born in Chicago of East Indian descent, is a graphic artist, and it shows......Read Full Review
Village Voice: By Michael Atkinson
Rating: Thumbs Down
Less Bollywood than Generic Asian Family Drama Lite, when it's not a flat-out sunset-choked infomercial for Ahmedabad and its annual rooftop kite-flying festival......Read Full ReviewThe Diva Review: By Diva Velez
Rating: 4/5
Beautifully acted and hypnotically staged, Patang is a feast for the senses that doesn't fail to deliver its story of family love and healing with real warmth and heart......Read Full Review
We are proud of Bhargava for making a great film on Ahmedabad and our fest
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