CHak De - CHaD Ke....

This film is a niche combo of a non - stereo type wrapper on a stereotype core.To criticize this film adversely - its a mixture of the numerous Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Adam Sandler- team uniting films already made in the west.But this would be a very harsh remark.

Chak De, is a nice step away from recent Bollywood films,the first half see's Shah Rukh as an under-dog, this role looks a bit out of place initially. But his acting shapes up to an acme in the second half,excellent performance by K K, especially before the climax.

A few sarcastic references to playing cricket (politics) have been made, would be interesting ,if the same remarks were made if the Cricket Overtone was still cranking hard in the Indian fan's ears.

I'm not covering the plot here as this is covered in infinite other blogs.

I call this film as having a stereo type core -- as the central focus (apart from Shah Rukh)is on Preeti Sabrewal, the maiden of the film. The whole film essentially revolves around these two,the others fill in - this is not the case in the hollywood team building films, where the focus is not on any individual in the team, although the coach is MR. main focus even in hollywood films.

Capturing the sporting ambiance in Australia and the antics of the hot - tempered yet comical Punjabi hockey player add on to the positives of the film.

Overall a movie definitely worth - watching, would be interesting to count the number of young girls/boys who pick up the hockey stick for the first time from now on. I for one want to pick one up :). We have to wait and see if Chad Ke does something for a longer period. which PHL did for a few weeks.