Kick

<p>Dr. Shaina Mehra is a living in , . 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 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, , 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 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 . 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. Producer initially signed as the director, but he was replaced by after Murugadoss was unable to direct the film. Apart from , who starred in the original 2009 film of the , , , , , and were considered for the female lead. After much discussions, was signed on to act in the film. US-based Abhijat Joshi, who had written the scripts for and was approached to write the script in 2009. Nadiawala wanted the script to be prepared during the release of , when Joshi had come back to India. eventually wrote the script for the film which is based on ‘s script. Nadiadwala and his team visited in September 2011 at the invitation from the , and he signed an agreement to shoot portions of this project and others in that country. The shooting of the film began on 27 July 2013 in Scotland, where Khan shot a car crash scene and helicopter crash scene in . Some scenes were shot at in February 2014 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. The shooting of the movie had to be postponed due to Fernandez’s commitments to this movie. Fernandez started learning the Urdu language specifically for the film with a coach who was hired by Khan. 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. He required hospitalization. The film’s climax was shot in at the in . Khan wanted to shoot part of the film in , but he was refused a visa by the authorities. Umbrella (disambiguation). The featuring 18-tracks were composed by , , and . The film’s was composed by . The was released on 2 July 2014. Sajid bought the rights to ‘s movie ‘s song Saat Samundar. It was a tribute to Sajid’s first late wife and actress 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. danced to the song ” ” as a tribute to Bharti. The were written by , , , Yo Yo Honey Singh, . On its opening day, earned around 260 million, making it the second highest non-holiday opening grosser behind . The film had a similar collection on its second day, at around 270 million. The collection on Sunday saw a jump as it went to 290 million, to take it to a weekend total of 820 million. On its first Monday the film went on to make around 140 million, and on Tuesday the film showed a big increase due to and collected a record total amounting to approximately 260 million. On Wednesday, it earned a further 200 million. And on Thursday, the film collected around 140 million, taking its opening week total to 1.55 billion, the second highest after . 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 and . The ten-day domestic total was thus 1.87 billion. With this, it also became Salman Khan’s highest grosser in India, beating . took its business to 2.04 billion in two weeks as it made 480 million in its second week. 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 . In the circuit, the film had a strong opening where it collected 310 million from its first four days. whereas it earned about 177 million from its first four days in the / region. In the , C. P. Berar, Central India, and circuits, the film made 262 million in its first four days. In the , , , , and circuits, the film made a total of about 92 million in its first four days, while it made 80 million in the circuit in the same period. The film’s final domestic gross in India was (equivalent to 495 crore or US$59 million in 2023). In , 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. was one of the at the time, with a final worldwide gross collection of (equivalent to 6.4 billion or US$76 million in 2023). Overseas earnings were (equivalent to 38 crore or US$4.5 million in 2023) in the first four days, including 3 million in its opening weekend. From theaters, the film made 4.99 crore ($829,411) from 141 screens, while from it fetched ₹1.17 crore (US$194,016) from 22 screens. In its opening weekend in the – region, including Thursday’s preview shows, grossed 4.09 crore ( 2,500,000). The film ran on 137 screens in the UK-Ireland region, where it grossed 2.44 crore (£239,150). From 25 screens in Australia, it grossed 1.48 crore ( 263,095) in the first three days. and had the lowest opening weekend total. From New Zealand it grossed 41.92 (NZ$81,721) and from Malaysia 5.98 lakh (MYR 31,588). 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). The film became the highest holiday grosser ever in Pakistan, opening with 2.08 and beating the record of . In Pakistan, where the film catered to the ongoing Eid festivities, the film at the conclusion of its second weekend grossed 7.4 crore. The film released on 7 November 2014 in and collected (equivalent to 13 crore or US$1.5 million in 2023) there. generally received mixed to positive reviews. of gave the film 4.5 stars and predicted that it would become a . Sarita Tanvar from gave the movie 4 stars and called it “a non-stop entertainment and Salman Khan at his best.” Saurabh Dwivedi from also gave the film 4 stars and stated, “This film will rule over everybody’s hearts and minds. The film is replete with all things about Salman, and it’s a complete paisa vasool watch. It’s a masala offering for families, students, kids, and everyone in between.” 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”. gave 4 out of 5 stars and said “Nadiadwala ensures there are enough tailor-made sequences to accentuate Salman’s super-heroic persona”. of gave it 3 out of 5 stars and stated that “Kick is Salman’s best film in a decade”. Aparna Mudi of 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”. Rachit Gupta from gave the movie 3 out of 5 and called it “a brainless romp”. Shubha Shetty Saha from gave the movie 2 out of 5 and called it “a bizarre movie”. from gave the movie 2.5 out of 5 and called it “an outrageously silly film”. from gave the movie 2.5 out of 5 and said “it doesn’t make much sense”. Rahul Desai from gave the movie 2 out of 5 and called it “harebrained, patronizing and regressive at most points”. Suhani Singh from gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and called it “unimaginative and unoriginal”. Saibal Chatterjee from gave the movie 2 out of 5 and said “it provides a kick only sporadically”. Shubhra Gupta from gave the movie 2 out of 5 and called it “unjhelable”. An official game based on the film was released by India Games Ltd. on the Google Play Store for users. A sequel titled is in development.</p>