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Chamku

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

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
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    632
    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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    bobbysing

    A weak second movie after a strong debut by Kabeer, the director.

    As it was a movie directed by Kabeer Kaushik of "Seher" fame, i was expecting much more than served. The promos were lacking the pull and so was the movie. It started off as a regular revenge drama when a child witnesses the murder of his family and then remembers it to take his revenge later on in his youth.

    The child is picked by a naxalite group led by Danny and he transforms him into a sharp shooter Bobby Deol. The twist in the story comes when Bobby is chosen by the Intelligence Agencies to work for them. And thats it, no other novelty is there in the plot and there are the same old sub plots of love and emotions seen several times before on the silver screen.

    It is strange why the director selected this script, which had nothing new to offer and had no experimentation which was seen in his first movie "Seher". Subjects on Police and Intelligence Agencies seem to be the favorites of Kabeer Kaushik. But this time he has not given even half of what was there in "Seher".

    Though the performance of Bobby Deol needs special mention but that goes unnoticed as the film fails to generate any interest. He shows improvement in his act as an extension to what he played in "Bichhoo". But an entire talented starcast is just doing nothing in the film. Priyanka Chopra looks ravishing but has no characterisation to work on. Irfan Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav, Deepal Shaw are simply there doing their act unconvincingly. There are no relief moments as both Ritesh & Rajpal are given intense characters for a change, which sadly does not work.

    Music also has the same feel of being unimpressive and Monty has just given a regular score for the movie. Action is good but the viewer gets an overdose of bloodshed. In the recent times, similar kind of subjects have been seen earlier in "Contract" and many more.

    So there in very less to offer this time by the talented director as his script lets him down.
    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.
    3riddhimaakaritu

    Naah.

    For a 2008 film it feels too old even though there are dialogues which refers to it's contemporary films. :/
    2love-shri83

    Pure waste of time .

    Well i just saw this movie. Only good thing about this movie is it is short 1 hr 41 Min's. Music is a torture. No intensity in script. You keep thinking when will this movie get over. Nothing new to watch in this movie. Its a slow place, scenes are in random order or can say in no order. Even after good star cast there is nothing in story for actors to show their talent. Anyway its your call.

    I recommend recent flick " Wednesday " extremely good movie with awesome script , actors and performance. Edge of the seat entertainment with a social message.

    Have a great day.
    AvinashPatalay

    Could have been better

    There was no hype about this movie and in all fairness is not too bad. But yes, it definitely could have been a lot better. The plot had lots of scope and potential.

    Broadly the story can be divided into three chapters– the childhood, naxalite and the assassination agent. IMO – either it should have been a linear progression as opposed to jumping back-and-forth in the narrative or simply trimmed it into two chapters. BTW – the childhood has shades of Agneepath.

    Bobby Deol:: Simply put - he attempts Jr. B of Sarkar. The restrained performance doesn't suit him – yet. It was clearly evident that it was forced down his throat. Halo-effect perhaps? Priyanka:: Very average performance. The role was similar to Dimple Kapadia's in Arjun.

    Ritiesh Deshmukh: A very-very special appearance kind of role.

    Danny:: Should have given more screen time to develop his character and the basis of his ideology. In terms of performance, there wasn't anything special to mention about.

    Irfan Khan:: Very impressive considering the fact that the role demanded various shades to it and effectively strikes a fine balance between his duty and personal agenda.

    Songs were unwarranted.

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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
    • 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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