Review time...

Chak De India..

Makkalay..kandippa paarunga miss panaatheenga...padam romba nalla iruku..for any hockey enthusiast or sports enthusiast its a must watch...enna mari sila caselaam iruku..goli gilli matchnalum India thaan win pananumngara alavuku veri..antha mathiri makkals wud lap it up...surprisingly SRK gives a nice performance..nalla udambu ethi..he gives a creditable performance as the coach..and no romantic duets or heorine for him mind you..no mushy scenes where he can ham his heart out..unlike KANK where he literally irritated everyone with his constant bickering and crying he is more manly in this movie...his role is also a bit new for hindi movies considering a superstar actor donning it..there are certain scenes which are very delicate and could have been judgemental or jingoistic degressing from the core theme..but luckily the movie doesnt and holds its line..the scene where his friend says..its hight time he came out of the guilt and everyone and every sin has a pardon..he sagely replies not for everyone..the movie has a few highlights like this and it talks about the difficulty in being a leader and belonging to a different community and the humiliation which he has to undergo..and hold on..not just that..it also talks of women lib too..in a tongue-in-cheek cinematic style..there is another delicate scene in the movie where the ladies comepete with the men team..the scene is to bolster the image of ladies in front of the chauvinistic committee folks..so the director cant allow the team to loose..but being a movie which is pro hockey from the first line he cannot also show the mens team in poor light..not even a draw..i liked the way that scene had been portrayed..its was neither cinematic..nor very sombre..the ending is the real icing on the show...SRK doesnt rush in with all instruments blaring nor does he do any jig..he simply walks back and closes the door to the world..keeping his hurt to himself...and yeah..i almost missed out..for the sports enthu folks..we have quite a few moments in the movie..the final penalty shoot out is one such scene..nicely made and the dresing room fights are also equally interesting..and oh yeah..i forgot to mention the gal brigade :) the goalie looks cute..reminds me of someone i couldnt place a name...the one who plays the role of the forward preeti someone..looks gawky n gud at the same time :) but the real show stealer is that kutti paiyan like lady from Jharkand..man..wattan energy..guess she must have been a real player...the kind of enthusiasm and energy she displays on the field is contagious..and last but not the least the punjabi gal...who has u in splits of laughter...overall all a totally enjoyable movie with some decent performances...chk it out folks..nice to see India winning something against the Aussies...atleast in the movies :) infact for each of the goals i could hear people cheering.. :) chk it out folks :)