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Chamku

  • 2008
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
634
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Bobby Deol and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Chamku (2008)
HindiActionCrimeThriller

A traumatized child becomes a Naxalite, and upon being captured must agree to become a police-assassin.A traumatized child becomes a Naxalite, and upon being captured must agree to become a police-assassin.A traumatized child becomes a Naxalite, and upon being captured must agree to become a police-assassin.

  • Director
    • Kabeer Kaushik
  • Writer
    • Kabeer Kaushik
  • Stars
    • Bobby Deol
    • Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    • Irrfan Khan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    634
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kabeer Kaushik
    • Writer
      • Kabeer Kaushik
    • Stars
      • Bobby Deol
      • Priyanka Chopra Jonas
      • Irrfan Khan
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bobby Deol
    Bobby Deol
    • Chandrama 'Chamku' Singh…
    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    • Shubhi
    • (as Priyanka Chopra)
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Vijayraj Kapur
    Akhilendra Mishra
    Akhilendra Mishra
    • Thakur Mahendra Pratap Singh
    Deepal Shaw
    Deepal Shaw
    • Red Salwar
    Ninad Kamat
    Ninad Kamat
    • Lyndoh
    Danny Denzongpa
    Danny Denzongpa
    • Baba
    • (as Danny Denzogpa)
    Riteish Deshmukh
    Riteish Deshmukh
    • Arjun Tiwari
    • (as Ritesh Deshmukh)
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    Rajpal Naurang Yadav
    • Hussain
    • (as Rajpal Yadav)
    Arya Babbar
    Arya Babbar
    • Shreedhar
    Mukesh S. Bhatt
    • Little Chamku's father
    • (as Mukesh Bhatt)
    Sulabha Arya
    Sulabha Arya
    • Mrs. Tiwari 'Aai'
    • (as Sulbha Arya)
    Saifee
    • Holi song girl
    Rosa Catalano
    • Trans song girl
    • (as Rosa Catlano)
    Ravi Jhankal
    Ravi Jhankal
    • Ramji Mahto
    Rajendra Sethi
    • Mukhtar Ali
    Vishnu Sharma
    • Home Minister
    Rajendra Gupta
    Rajendra Gupta
    • Vinod Sood - Home Secretary
    • Director
      • Kabeer Kaushik
    • Writer
      • Kabeer Kaushik
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    3riddhimaakaritu

    Naah.

    For a 2008 film it feels too old even though there are dialogues which refers to it's contemporary films. :/
    7pushpargha

    Not bad at all

    When Chamku was released,there were no high expectations from it but those who spent the money to watch the movie, I can safely say that they must have had their money worth it.Chamku is a good movie and the performances by the actors were also pretty good.To be honest, the storyline has nothing extra special except for being well crafted and drafted but the direction,cinematography and screenplay were excellent and very well done.The director has done a very good job and has chosen the right actors for each character role. Bobby Deol is back(I won't say with a bang but with a decent performance after a long time)and with Irfan has worked out a thumbs up combination.The movie was intense and has been well dramatized by the actors' performances.Irfan as usual does justice to the role with exceptions on some occasions when it comes to the delivery of his lines in English and the accent he uses. The editing was also good and there were less of the unnecessary song sequences and character inclusions that would have added nothing to the plot.The plot was a well conceived one and the USP of the movie was its uninterrupted run of the plot and the dramatization.The usage of background music was good but on occasions some scores sounded familiar and heard of.

    I won't criticize the movie much but if at all I have to speak something negative about it then it would be a couple of things.First, Priyanka Chopra again has nothing much to do other than being Bobby's love interest and being the cause of him drifting away from his job of assassination.Priyanka Chopra again didn't have much of the opportunity to showcase her acting skills and instead has been used as a fill up for the gap of the important character role that she plays.Honestly any decent actress could have done justice to that role as it really does'nt require a Priyanka Chopra or any other glam quotient.It doesn't really cause any harm to the movie though because she plays her part well but as I said it's not a very significant performance role from her in the movie.The second negative aspect is that the movie has shades of Badal and Bichchoo in its plot and the role of Bobby also signifies that and indicates towards it.The movie has the same elements of the hero avenging his father's death but with a different storyline but nevertheless the direction of the film and other fore said factors cover everything up pretty well. All in all, a very well made movie with no nonsensical approach and no extra uninteresting additions and the time limit was also kept fine keeping in pace with the plot and approaching climax.Not bad at all!
    5DesiBaba

    More of the same...

    Nothing new at all. It was too slow to be a thriller and too violent to be a drama. In the end it was a dull tale of a trained killer, with the romance added in for the pleasure of the average Bollywood audience. The whole romance angle was totally unnecessary. Also, musical numbers were not called for given the tone for rest of the movie. Action sequences were pretty average. None of the performances were particularly impressive. On the whole this is one movie that can be avoided without missing out on anything at all. Poor story, screenplay, and direction ruins the movie, with the cast and budget they should have surely made something better than this.
    10Vineet_Mishra

    We Indians don't respect hard work and good Scripts.

    We Indians certainly have very poor choice in appreciating good movies. This movie is certainly not a masterpiece And the time it was released, it sure deserved to collect at least 60-70 cr. You can see the hard work of actors scripts writers and directors. We don't respect hard work, that's why we don't have culture of making movies which can win awards at international level. This movie has very good script, good background music And overall sufficient entertainment for all kinds of audiences. It's really sad that movies like Race3 and thugs of hindostan earn 100 cr and movies like this one gets only 4/10 stars and 26 cr business.
    6underworld_don007

    Old wine served in a new bottle

    Chamku sounds like a comedy but turns out to be a action film.Chamku is a old wine served in a new bottle. Chamku is an outdated revenge action movie.Chamku is filled with blood and gore. The biggest culprit of this movie is the writer,the writer expects the audiences to be stupid.The first half is nothing special but the second half is very boring.The movie is predictable cause of the screenplay of this film.The second half is basically filled with blood and violence.Monty Sharma's music is below average.Bobby Deol gives his best,he puts energy in this film and he's the Savior of this movie.Priyanka Chopra is wasted,Irrfan Khan is excellent.

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    • Trivia
      Bobby Deol shaved off his trademark long hair for the film.
    • Goofs
      Priyanka Chopra plays the character of 'Shubhi', but this character-name is misspelled 'Subhi' against her father and mother's names.
    • Soundtracks
      Aaja Milke Hum Bantley Dooriyan Tanhaiyan
      Written by Sameer

      Composed by Monty Sharma

      Performed by Shreya Ghoshal and Shail Hada

      Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

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    • Release date
      • August 29, 2008 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • Punjabi
      • Marathi
    • Also known as
      • Чамку
    • Production companies
      • Vainteya
      • Vijayta Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $519,015
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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