Chak De! India (2007)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Shimit Amin

Writer:

Jaideep Sahni (writer)

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Sometimes Winning is Everything

Plot:

The story of a hockey player who returns to the game as a coach of a women's hockey team.

Plot Keywords:

Team | Hockey | Australia | Coach | Brawl

Awards:

16 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

Shahrukh Khan	...	Kabir Khan
Vidya Malvade	...	Vidya Sharma
Tanya Abrol	...	Balbir Kaur
Chitrashi Rawat	...	Komal Chautala
Arya Menon	...	Gul Iqbal
Seema Azmi	...	Rani Dispotta
Nisha Nair	...	Soimoi Kerketa
Sandia Furtado	...	Nethra Reddy
Masochon V. Zimik	...	Molly Zimik
Kimi Laldawla	...	Mary Ralte
Shilpa Shukla	...	Bindia Naik
Shubhi Mehta	...	Gunjun Lakhani
Anaitha Nair	...	Aliya Bose
Sagarika Ghatge	...	Preety Sabharwal
Kimberly Miranda	...	Rachna Prasad

Runtime:

India:153 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Yash Raj Films International Ltd.

Trivia:

Writer Jaideep Sahni got the idea for the script when he was flicking through a newspaper and a small story about a women's hockey team caught his eye.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kabir Khan takes his crew to give a farewell lunch, they end up fighting with a group of anti-social elements, in the fiasco one of the girl pushes a guy off the bar and he falls on a car breaking its windshield. Later on in a long shot at the end of the scene, one can see the car intact.

Quotes:

Kabir Khan: She is only fainted! Not DEAD... Get her out of the field...
[with disbelief]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman (2007)

Soundtrack:

Hockey Remix

well done Shahrukh!!!!!!!

As Shahrukh khan is trying do work in different type of movies than he has done till now(mostly romantic) he makes an attempt at the sports genre and delivers yet another brilliant performance.

The story is of the Indian women hockey team which because of its poor performance and lack of sponsors is unable to find a good coach.Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan ) a former national hockey team player steps in to take the responsibility of the new coach .The rest of the movie shows how he takes Indian women hockey team to a new hight and how he regains his lost dignity The plot of the movie is linear and predictable without any twist or surprises, in fact it is quality of direction and acting by Shahrukh khan ( well supported by the rest of the cast),which sucks you in the movie and does not let you get bored. Music of the movie is good including the title song which is quite inspirational.It has to be said that good level of effort has been put into every part of the movie whether it is casting or hockey(matches)choreography (which is acceptable).

Although the winning streak of the team at the world cup may seem to an extent unrealistic but overall Chak De India can be said as an entertaining and inspirational movie and is a must watch for every Shah Rukh Khan fan and critic for his brilliant performance.