CHAK DE INDIA : DADA's Comments

CHAKE DE INDIA

"I saw first hockey match in my Life!! Thanks to SRK and Shimit Amin"

Movie in one line : Chak De!!

Let me start with Negatives.

What it Lacks??

A typical movie viewer will compare this with Lagaan.So did I.Let me tell you,LAGAAN is a once in life time movie.And you know what "Once in a Life Time " means.

Chak De some how couldnt get that emotion,passion..that patriotic feeling.Its more of a passion for game than passion for nation.

Another thing which i felt missing (many may not agree with me) is..the movie should have had atleast few scenes dialogues which tells about Past Glory of Indian Hockey.

Now coming to the real Chak De..

First things first....I will assure you that you will never find a dull moment in the movie.Its a good entertainer.

Performances :

SRK :

What can i say about him??

This role is a cake walk for the KING,the DON,the Baadshah of Bollywood.
Its very heartening to see SRK coming out of his routine lover boy movies and doing films like Paheli,DON and now Chak De.

His performance in Chak De can easily be in top 5 of his best performances.

After the final…. We see him just going back and sit down….. but not going into the field running….. When he sits down he doesn’t sit and laugh but … has tears in his eyes…. this is one of the best scenes ever shot in history of Cinema.

The fit of Shah Rukh as a hockey coach -- inspiring, canny, frustrated, helpless and profoundly hopeful -- is so naturally perfect that it's a wonder he hasn't done a sports film before. It's been a while since we've seen him visibly relish a role like this, and while he has to mouth some clunky dialogue, Khan is simply super.

Rest of the caste : Well ,apart from SRK and his team there are no other major roles.Coming to the performances of the girls...Apart from the captain,as far as i know,all of them are new to silver screen.They really rocked,esp the girls who played Preeti,Komal and Kaur.The way they speack the regional lingo,the way they show the passion,the emotion is just awesome.

HighLights :

I have seen many super duper hit movies in multiplxes.But never did i see audience whistling,shouting,cheering,clapping through out the movie.Chak De did it.Infact me too very rarely shout,clap in the theatres.I was clapping all the way. :)

7 years of pain and shame written on Kabir was expressed in eyes of SRK on every day in the field
7 years of loneliness and away from his mothers fav home was shown in his constant dedication and devotion to make a team and make them win the world cup

There are few scenes and dialogues,which will surely make you clap.

There is one dialogue by SRK "pehli baar koi gore ko hamare tirange ko lehrate hue dekha"-- total theatre went berserk.

I wont play spoilsport in revealing all the good scenes.Go n Njoy.

Music :

There are only 2 songs in the movie which are well placed.The other songs in audio album come as back ground.Mind you,they help to keep up the pace of movie.

Final Comments :

This film basically shows you the team spirit,the unity and proves the point that "Jo Nahin Ho Sakta..wahi tho karna Hain"

I saw in TV that Chak De has got poor openings,though the talk is good.

For me it doesnt matter.I assure you that you wont be disappointed watching this flick.Easily the best so far in 2007.

DADA Rates it 9/10

Other reviews of the movie :

http://idlebrain.com/mumbai/reviews/chakdeindia.html : 4/5

http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/10chak.htm : 3.5/5

http://glamsham.com/movies/reviews/movie_review_chak_de_india_080703.asp : 4/5

http://indiafm.com/movies/review/12948/index.html : 2/5

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=90708 : 3.5/5

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Movie_Reviews/Chakde_India/articleshow/2273247.cms : 4/5

KILL PIRACY : Watch this movie in theatres else please dont watch it.Thank You