This review is my perception of the film. It was all about the single-minded dedication shown by Gattu towards his goal, viz. to reign supreme in the blue skies by defeating a kite named Kali. It is a really inspiring film in the sense that it delicately enacts the wisdom in the age old sayings of "Truth always triumphs" and "God helps those who help themselves" without becoming preachy.
Gattu is a street smart orphan looked after by his uncle who is a kabbadi. He works for his uncle and during his time off pursues his one passion -Kite flying. His nemesis is "Kali" a kite flown by an unknown person which is dubbed as unconquerable. Gattu is most determined to defeat "Kali" and the story of how he pursues his goal and eventually succeeds is the story of "Gattu".
The pursuit of Kali, gets him to lie, steal and impersonate as a student of a school (the roof of the school has a strategic advantage in kite flying, being the tallest building in town). In spite of being illiterate, he takes on the challenge of attending the school, just to fulfill his desire to defeat Kali, en route he makes some great friends in Honey Singh, Manuj and Minky. When caught stealing books he weaves a web of deceit by saying he is a agent sent to save the schools from terrorists, and enlist his friends as agents to help defeat the terrorists.
The film looks at childhood through the eyes of a child, a very street smart child, I might add, who is adept at thinking on his feet. If you have an hour to spare and would like to be transported to your own childhood, go watch this film, I promise you, you will not regret it!
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