Tarantino’s surprise endorsement came hot off the heels of a Q&A at the Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles. Srinivas, the festival’s host, asked the Hollywood icon what he thought of Kaante, and Tarantino didn’t hold back—
"I think it was fabulous. Of the many rip‑offs, I loved Hong Kong’s Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 and this one, Kaante. The best part is you have Indian guys coming to the US and looting a US bank. How cool is that? I was truly honoured," he told the crowd.
The film’s twist on Reservoir Dogs isn’t just a copy‑paste of a heist plot; it dives into each character’s backstory, something Tarantino himself admits he usually cuts during editing. He laughed, “I’m like, ‘Whoa! For I always write backgrounds and stuff, and it always gets chopped off during the edit. And so I was amazed seeing this.’”
And the star‑studded cast didn’t go unnoticed. Tarantino singled out Amitabh Bachchan, calling him the “big beard guy, the famous guy in Bollywood.” Gupta’s ensemble—Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar, and Kumar Gaurav—adds a layer of gravitas that even a seasoned director can’t ignore.
The best part? Tarantino took the film to his New Beverly Cinema, pairing Kaante with Reservoir Dogs in a double feature that left the audience buzzing. It’s a rare moment when a Hollywood legend publicly salutes a Bollywood‑style remake, and the applause was louder than the gunfire on screen.
Verdict: Tarantino’s endorsement gives Kaante a passport to global credibility, proving that a well‑crafted heist can cross cultural borders.