Dadu (Raghuvir Yadav) lives in a small town in North India, is hurting that his son and grandchild have not visited in over a decade, since immigrating to the UK. So Avinaash’s arrival becomes a balm as well as a catalyst for reconciliation. Just as much as Dadu enjoys having Avinaash’s around, he also becomes the support and guide Avinaash desperately seeks. Kite flying and the tricks for survival in a sky full of competing kites becomes the metaphor for valuable life lessons Avinaash learns from Dadu.
Sinha inserts a ridiculous love story between Avinaash and a neighbour’s granddaughter Muskaan (Anya Anand) and a number of songs which further retard an already flawed and painful narrative.
Besides Yadav, the acting is amateur, the writing pedestrian and the filmmaking is old-fashioned. Shoddily produced and a theme that’s poorly represented means Yeh Khula Aasmaan does not have the wings to fly.
Rating: *
