Chak De! India Review

Be ready to hail the director Shimit Amin for the masterpiece. It is a story of an ex-Indian Hockey player who was accused of being a traitor in the final of the World Cup against arch rivals Pakistan. This player, returns as a coach Kabir Khan played by Shah Rukh Khan, after seven years of exile to coach Indian girls' Hockey team which resembles so much to that of Lagaan team.

All the players are champions of their state and the best in their own right but the cultural stereotypes and the intra-groupism leads difference between the team. The coach even after ridiculed by the association and even the team players, doesn't give up and vows to take the team to World Cup and give their best shot.

Kabir Khan with his unique methods, encouraging talks, sharp knowledge and vast experience of Hockey turns a meager bickering team into a formidable side even though they will remain underdogs when compared to any other Team across the globe. He brings the best out of the team proving himself alongside as the true supporter of the nation and wanting to win the most for his nation.

The fights between the strict and disciplined coach and the players and the differences in the ideologies between the teammates is wonderfully depicted by the director.

Even though lagging in pace, the movie keeps you glued until the last scene as the Hockey scenes and cinematography is near to perfection. One must praise Shah Rukh Khan for another brilliant performance who without any of his trademark stints takes the movie higher up on the watch list. This is why he is the KING of Bollywood. The movie gives a wonderful experience and missing it might make you eat up your mind!