Chamku (2008)

Hindi 2 hrs 30 mins Drama, Social, Action

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Critics Score

34%

Total Reviews: 15

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Total Votes: 0

Review Summary: CHAMKU rests on an outdated plot and given the blood-gore-brutality in the film will face an uphill task.

Average Critic Rating: (2.20)
Cast: Bobby Deol , Priyanka Chopra , Ritesh Deshmukh , Irrfan Khan , Danny Denzongpa , Rajpal Yadav , Aarya Babbar , Akhilendra Mishra , Pratap Singh , Sulbha Arya , Suhasini Mulay , Ninad Kamat , Abhay Bhargava , Deepal Shaw , Rajendra Gupta , Rozza Catalano , Vishnu Sharma
Director: Kabeer Kaushik
Release Date: 29 Aug 2008

Plot: The film tells the story of Chandrama Singh ( Bobby Deol ), who was raised by Baba ( Danny Denzongpa ), a Naxal leader based in the southern interiors of Bihar, after his family was brutally murdered. He later gets picked up under a covert Governmental program jointly conceived by Read more

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Chamku - Top Reviews

The romance between our male Nikita and Priyanka Chopra is strictly sing-song-sang. The project could have been a gutsy, feel-angry actioner like Ghayal. En route, Kaushik lost himself in the back alleys of the screenplay and couldn’t find his way out. S

Full review on Hindustan Times

Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times

This film didn’t quite know what to make of itself.

Full review on SIFY

Sonia Chopra, SIFY

CHAMKU rests on an outdated plot and given the blood-gore-brutality in the film will face an uphill task.

Full review on Bollywood Hungama

Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama

Bobby Deol as a Naxalite requires serious suspension of disbelief but with impassive eyes and grim mouth, he strives hard to make it convincing. But both Kaushik and Deol are hobbled by the screenplay. The plot movement is jerky, the characters are half-b

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Anupama Chopra, NDTV

The film begins on a promising note with some imaginative frames capturing the action as Bobby goes about his business with deadpan glee.

Full review on Times of India

Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India

By the end, so do you.

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Sukanya Verma, Rediff

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Movie Review : ChamkuDirector : Music : Lyrics : Starring :Kabeer Kaushik Monty Sharma Sameer Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan , Danny Denzongpa, Ritesh Deshmukh, Rajpal Yadav and Arya Babbar.Chamku Movie Review August 30, 2008 8:41:30 PM ISTBy

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Martin D'Souza, Glam Sham

Overall Chamku is watchable ones if you don't mind watching those typical Bollywood Stories that have been told a million times before.

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Ashok Nayak, Now Running

Vijayta Films Pvt Ltd celebrates its 25 years in the Indian Film Industry a Silver Jubilee by presenting 'CHAMKU' which is scheduled for release on August 29, 2008. The banner proudly owned by the Deol family brings forth director Kabeer Kaushik of the 'Sehar' fame.

Full review on India Glitz

India Glitz

told, the film is about Chandrama Singh more known as Chamku (Bobby) and the location is the dense and deep forests in Bihar. Apparently, Chamku is an orphan who grows up in the rough environment and believes in the philosophy of gun which leads him to be

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Bharat Student

Although ‘Chamku’ (the film and the character) had the potential to be a perceptive movie about a cruel system, but the film manages to be only sporadically engaging

Full review on Chirtamala

HaribabuBolineni, Chirtamala

Vijayta Films' 'Chamku', directed by Kabeer Kaushik, who had earlier made 'Sehar', is a moving saga about a man trapped and hounded by the system, which is supposed to protect the rights of the individual

Full review on MSN India

Movie Talkies Team, MSN India

Agreeably, Chamku is a smart film made by a talented director who has the potential to go to great heights if he keeps experimenting. All performances are brilliant, and technically speaking the film is nothing short of a Filmfare. Everything has a natura

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Shannan, Bolly Spice

.k.a CHAMKU, who moves from southern Bihar to Mumbai, where he gets entangled in the world of crime once again A Dharmendra production, CHAMKU stars Priyanka Chopra as the female lead along with Irrfan Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arya Babbar

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Bollywood Mantra

It is wondered if these players were obliged even though they do nothing in the movie

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