12 August 2007

CHAK DE INDIA ! - review

CHAK DE INDIA !!!!

When you watch this movie you will at various points laugh till you want to pee, scream in enthusiasm , teeter on the brink of tears in empathy , shake your hands at the screen in rage and at the end of the movie you will leave the theatre with a tinge of regret … because you have to wait another 6 months to own it on dvd .

Yes this is the feel good movie of a different sort , it screams girl power all the way and is patriotic in a subtle , inspiring and unassuming way .

Shimit Amin is commendable as director though I personally felt that some of the shots of the hockey game became to blurred and hence detracted slightly from the experience , another fellow movie-goer felt it suitably complimented the pace and style of the movie .The editing was smooth and the songs skillfully woven through the extremely taught screenplay resulting in an overall overwhelming movie experience .

The acting cannot be faulted . SRK delivered a rare performance where he truly is the character and not “SRK” but better yet were the girls of the hockey team . Each and every one of them seamlessly moving through the movie wearing their characters like second skin .

Lastly though I truly believe that the tour de force of the movie is its screen play. Its dialogues are truly funny , touching , whimsical and authentic . They reflect the essence of the diversity of this country … its worse enemy and best friend (the language barrier). This movie is a subtle tribute to India , its heroes and villains , its never say die attitude and the long drawn out battle of the Indian woman as she fights to be free from the clutches of the belan and chimta ….

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