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Review - Chak de India |
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Prathap and Movie Guru |
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Chak
de India
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge,
Chitrashi Rawat, Shilpa Shukla
Direction: Shimit Amin
Music: Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant
Production: Aditya Chopra |
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of the most anticipated movies of the year churned
out by Bollywood, Chak de India loosely follows the
footsteps of many Hollywood movies exploring the aspects
of sports genre.
Chak de India is basically an experiment in the sports
genre, which is slowly getting its takers in India
after the success of Lagaan, Iqbal, and the recently
released box office fiasco Apne. Though the movie
looks more like an ‘inspiration’ from
the Hollywood movie The Mighty Ducks and Miracle,
it has been sprinkled with some desi spices to make
it stand apart from its English counterparts.
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De India is about a hockey captain played by Shahrukh Khan
who is falsely alleged of being a traitor after he misses
a goal in the world cup final. After seven years of isolation,
he hits back to reclaim his lost pride by coaching the Indian
woman’s hockey team. Shahrukh khan eventually builds
a team and succeeds in making them the best.
The movie has a wafer thin story line and it heavily relies
on the screenplay, of which Shimit Amin doesn’t disappoint.
The director has done a neat job in presenting this movie
on the silver screen. Though the pace does get affected half
way, Chak de has every aspect to prove to be a joy ride. Dialogues
are power packed with witty and motivational undertones woven
together with great care to register an impact. |
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There are some scenes that stand out, like the match
between the Indian team and Argentina. Though the
scene lasts only for a couple of moments, is still
a delight to watch. And the fight sequence in the
restaurant is captured in celluloid immaculately.
Shahrukh stands tall with his head straight and chin
up and a commendable performance with moments to prove
why he is the best. His superlative performance binds
the movie together. Each one of the girls comes up
with a superb effort, of the lot Vidya Malvade tops
the list with a natural performance, Chitrashi Rawat
as Komal Chautala does a splendid job and Tanya Abrol
as Balbir Kaur is a revelation.
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The
technical aspect as expected from any Yash Raj movie is
splendid with superb camera work and international standard
production values. The cinematography by Sudeep Chatterjee
is simply grand keeping in mind that shooting a game like
hockey is not an easy task. Music and Background score is
one of the high points of the movie.
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Overall
the movie is an enjoyable watching experience especially
in the theatres as the same effect and excitement
is bound to lessen while watching in a home theatre.
An experiment towards qualitative cinema and the sports
genre, Chak de India does succeed in entertaining,
that too in style.
Verdict - Exceptionally well made
Rating - 
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