Chaar Sahibzaade

The timing of Chaar Sahibzaade is excellent, given the extensive religious killings in the Middle-East. It is based on true events concerning advocates of religious freedom. These people courageously did whatever was necessary to restore what was wrongfully taken from the weak and oppressed. The theme is mostly about their training, and about the military forces against them. In these ways, it is a religious war movie.

It is animated, with fair-to-good foregrounds but very poor backgrounds. There is a feel of limited movement. The images of holy people are stills, since the makers considered it disrespectful to make cartoons of them (but the audio strategically keeps the flow).

The English subtitles exclude periods. The translators obviously catered to audiences of Sikhs, leaving in untranslated titles (such as Guru) and other religious and martial terms. Non-Indian audiences find it hard enough to read through the long names without all the foreign-language extras. Audience members who did not need subtitles were much more pulled. The narrated overview at the beginning aids understanding, even though it includes spoilers.

Although most NR movies are adult-oriented, this one shows the weapon attacks WITHOUT the gore or suffering. It has its battle scenes, executions, and corruption, but is hardly disturbing or offensive.

I recommend watching it, even though the art and linguistics have their problems. It expresses the need to personally battle injustice, rather than idly pray, meditate, and give in.

The story of the 4 Sons of the 10th Sikh Guru is something every kid in Punjab has grown up with. So everyone in the audience already knows the 'plot' in a way. Still, this movie engrosses you, wraps you warmly in the lives of the Chaar Sahibzaadas, in the 17th-18th Century Punjab. It is an emotional ride. It Inspires you with the valor, Enrages you with the cruelty, Serenades you with the Kirtan and even makes you shed tears a few times. It relies heavily on the Narrative (done wonderfully by Om Puri) and the dialogue amongst the characters, specially the scenes at Sirhind involving the 2 younger Sons. For people who are not well versed with this episode of Sikh History, this movie can serve as a perfect 2 hour course.

Photo-Realistic Animation : it may not be really Impressive to the audience overexposed to world of Pixar, but it does the job gracefully. It was important for the characters to look like their pictures being carried over from centuries. So it worked perfectly well at that.

Thank you Harry Baweja, for a movie Full of Heart. Your relentless dedication towards the sensibilities of Sikhs, clearly shows in the handling of the crucial scenes, specially when they involved the Gurus. Hats Off !

Overall, this is one lovely movie, that can be enjoyed by the entire Family !

There are few words that can describe this film. It is a real eye opener. The story of the 4 Sons of DHAN DHAN SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGH JI. It follows their hardships, their courage and their honour and respect for their father, and their grandfather before them. Their pride of being SINGH, and their sacrifices. It is a very emotional film, and one that you can watch over and over again.

The portrayal of Guru Gobind Singh Ji is worthy of praise, as is the captivating nature of his CHAAR SAHIBZAADE. The energy and pace of the film captivates the audience and will evoke many emotional moments

DON'T MISS THIS FILM IT Truly is a MUST watch

This is one of the best movies so far I have seen in the last few years. Definitely a very well presented animated movie. The whole process of film making has gone through a very high grade of conceptualization, planning and execution. Truly, the age of fine animation has arrived in India. This movie is nothing short of a visual treat of intense labor that presents a fine narration of history for one and all. It visually movie like any finely made movie. We were really moved by the collective effort put in by the team. Despite presenting a capsule in the history of Sikhism, the movie is not religious in any sense. It presents a great learning for the kids and adults alike. Serving the purpose for which it has been made, the movie definitely delights you all through with its perfect animation, narration, dialogs and music. A must watch and it inspires others to make similar movies.

Movie was great! Animation was solid! Makes me proud to be a sikh. The movie is a great platform to boost sikh awareness and I encourage everyone not only sikhs to watch it! It's a sacrifice that the world shall not forget. And it's really saddening to see many people forgetting these sacrifices today. We should all be proud to be sikh! Never forget the sacrifices made for the turban. Tears rolled down my eyes when the young sahibzaades gave up their lifes and at such a young age were ready to give up their lives for the religion and I feel that is how every Sikh should be brought up. We rather let our heads be chopped off than have our turbans removed. Really impressed with how Guru Gobind Singh's elder children fought so bravely during the war. Anyways i'm not going to narrate the whole movie! Go watch it for yourself and you will definitely enjoy it! Goodbye.