By Buzz18, August 29, 2008 - 10:32 IST
0 of 2 people found this review helpful Chamku is like a thriller without purpose. Less than half-an-hour into the film, once Chamku moves out of Naxal land to the RAW, the plot comes to a halt. Agreed, the film has well-shot action sequences and the director successfully captures a realistic, gritty look of Mumbai city.
By Filmfare / Times of India / Indiatimes, August 29, 2008 - 12:18 IST
1 of 2 people found this review helpful The film starts as the account of an oppressed farmer, switches track to outlawed naxalite narrative, substitutes with the story of an intelligence officer and finally ends up being a regular revenge drama. Each subplot is given an outrageously obsolete treatment...
By Yahoo, August 29, 2008 - 15:35 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The film is a stark take on the manner in which the system uses and abuses human lives. Kaushik's film is honest, gritty, with very little in between to make the reality more palatable. Kaushik tells the story as it is and reveals his mastery over the medium in the manner in which he unfolds his story...
By Movietalkies, August 30, 2008 - 10:06 IST
The film, stars Bobby Deol in the role of leading protagonist Chamku. He is the son of a poor farmer, whose parents are gunned down by a ruthless Thakur. He manages to survive only because he is saved by a group of Naxalites, led by the benign Baba...
By Indiaglitz, August 30, 2008 - 10:07 IST
Bobby Deol excels like never before. You might have seen traits of his 'Chamku' performance in 'Badal'. The film truly belongs to Bobby who with his straight face says quite a bit. If elder brother Sunny was the synonym for' anger' watch out for Bobby.
By Indya, August 30, 2008 - 10:08 IST
Chamku is Bobby's most difficult character so far. He has one sleepy expression through most of the film but does the action scenes convincingly - aakhir beta to Garam Dharam ka hi hai. Priyanka Chopra's sexy saris and blouses are reminiscent of Sushmita Sen's in Main Hoon Na...
By Hindustan Times, August 30, 2008 - 10:09 IST
Trouble bubbles at a shopping mall when Chamku finally sees the thakur (Snake Eyes) who had exterminated his family. Flashback, flashback, flashback. Too many, and also there's an excessive use of fade-outs, which slacken the pace.
By Radiosargam, August 30, 2008 - 10:10 IST
Chamku shows the journey of a male Naxalite from the interiors of Bihar tutored under a covert government program to eliminate the anti-social elements. Chamku has no alternative...
By Rediff, August 30, 2008 - 10:11 IST
Too often ridiculous to be taken seriously, Chamku works so intently at being contrived that it neither touches the core of its issues nor the psyche of the individual it revolves around.
By Glamsham, August 30, 2008 - 10:12 IST
You also see Arya Babbar, Deepal Shaw and Riteish Deshmukh in cameos. But the film belongs to Bobby aka Chamku. Even Irfan Khan seems to have sauntered on the sets. The songs look forced...
