Shreydder reviews Chak de phatte

‘Chak De India’ ne Chak Diye Phatte...
From a typical Yashraj film deduct the following:
§ Romance
§ Family Drama
§ Elaborate wedding / festive sequences
§ Designer costumes
§ Song and dance sequences
§ Snow capped mountains
§ A beautiful heroine (read A list) dressed in chiffon
And add the following:
§ Game of Hockey
§ 16 unknown or little known actresses (most of them new to the film industry)
§ A second time director, Shimit Amin whose last film 'Ab Tak Chappan' was seen by exactly chappan (56) people
§ Shah Rukh Khan (SRK)

Frankly, with this recipe, I really didn't have many expectations from 'Chak De India'. And in fact if the last ingredient i.e. SRK was missing, probably no one would have gone to watch the film, including me. But there was a surprise element in the film - a really really good script and the film exceeded my expectations in each aspect. This is one of the finest films I have seen this year, the other being Mani Ratnam's ‘Guru’.
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