Finally after Swades a movie of SRK that i can admit openly i liked, without being laughed at or looked upon as a sentimentalist. The king Khan's still got a long way to go it seems....as expected
:P
Entwining a tale about nationalism with a narrative focussed around the neglected state of the Indian women's Hockey team.Yes its old wine in a new bottle but definitely a better one. The tale about the stereotypical indifference,the discrimination,the so well-known gender bias is for the first time brought to the center stage with just the right amount of glamor.And SRK's definitely done a good job not only acting wise but even the "in-character" persona achieved is convincing.For one thing he doesn't shy away from those white hair from that beard of his...surely a wise decision ..
The identity ,culture issues are tackled reasonably well without any excessive SRK factor.And convincingly its the small things which matter and the movie definitely takes those into account..like after a hard session of practice the team must surely retire in a dingy bathroom,its only when the extraordinary happens that sponsors drop in to ride on their success,the awe that indian players feel after watching the australian babes (yeah.. :P) working out in a high-tech gym and even the fact that they won't stop bickering with the auto-wala even after winning the cup.. :P
At least what i think is one thing that Chak De might have done without are the constant jibes at cricket.The film blames cricket for the dire state of Hockey here.It might just be me but i got the feeling that the snobbish Indian vice-captain portrayed in the film was there to universalize this role for cricketers.
Thats what i felt.Chak De is unsuccessful in understanding why cricket has taken a surge over Hockey.And i agree with The Times of India ,the answer lies in the film itself - the timing of the growth of the sensationalist media especially around 1983 triumph.
All in all a good film. And yeah i was saving this for last.....Preeti Sabarwal a.k.a. Sagarika Ghatge(marathi ,sahi na!!) rox!!
3 comments:
there were some good moments.. like when the Indian men's team raise their hockey sticks to the women's team.... but all in all.. i thot the movie sucked big time!
all the events were cliched... + it is too predictable... too stereotype Indian... and you don't get the feeling... u know.. the feeling that "yesss... they have won"... its just a bleak "ok.. they won"...
a good (but cliched) story presented in an even worse bland manner !!
Movie was great...
You know jitesh's choices.. :P
If you don't know, just forget what he said...
Well managed movie... end was bit lengthy... but its ok...
not totally original idea; kinda like "Remember the Titans".. but indian version of it...
Will download it for sure.. :)
as being a gr8 fan of SRK movie was really a treat for me......
i think SRK once again proved that he ROX...
& i m very sure that if he continues in same fashion he can beat bigB..go shahrukh...
movie is good, a worth watch.......
some dialogs are really praise worthy e.g "paheli bar kisi gore ko india ka flag laharate hue dekha raha hu... "
girls u cant afford to miss SRK with stubs,goggle ,white shirt & a scooter so if u havnt watched movie
u still have a chance........
& to end wit PTREETI SABARAWAL is gorgeous ...nikhala marathi soundarya.......
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