Chaamp

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Chaamp
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Chaamp Movie Poster
Directed by Raj Chakraborty
Written byDev
Screenplay byPadmanabha Dasgupta
Story byDev
Produced by Dev Adhikari
Gurupada Adhikari
Raj Chakraborty
StarringDev
Rukmini Maitra
CinematographySoumik Haldar
Edited byMd. Kalam
Music by Indraadip Dasgupta
Production
companies
Dev Entertainment Ventures
Geetsangeet Productions
Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions
Distributed by SVF Entertainment
Release dates
  • 23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)(West Bengal)
  • 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)(All India)
Running time
155:40 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali
Budget₹3 crore
Box office₹ 8.9 crore [1]

Chaamp is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language sports action drama film directed by Raj Chakraborty with story written by Dev. Produced by Dev, [2] the film stars him in the lead role, along with Rukmini Maitra, in her debut film and Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar, Kamaleswar Mukherjee who stars in other pivotal roles. [3] After releasing initially in West Bengal on 23 June 2017, the film released all over India on 30 June 2017. [4] The concept of the film was penned by Dev.

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Plot

Shibaji, a famous Indian boxer, loses fame overnight when he meets a tragic accident that ruins his boxing career. After losing his title, he fights all odds to revive his career and become a champion again.

Cast

Production

In September 2016, The Times of India reported that Dev was going to launch Rukmini Maitra [5] through a new production of his directed by Raj Chakraborty. [6] It was reported that boxing is the main core of the film, with Dev playing the role of a boxer and Chiranjeet, playing the role of a retired boxer who wants to fulfill his dream through Dev's character. [7] [8]

The film is Dev's debut production with his company, Dev Entertainment Ventures.

Release

The film released in West Bengal on 23 June 2017, and released in the rest of India on 30 June 2017. [4] The film was distributed by SVF Entertainment in India.

Critical reception

The Times of India praised the film, giving Chaamp 3.5 stars out of 5 and calling the film a must watch. [9] Their review praised the directing by Chakraborty, saying that the film shows his coming of age as a director. Despite calling him "deadpan as usual", the review notes that Dev has been played to his strengths and has the perfect body language. Maitra was praised for a debut performance, being called a natural in the review. The rest of the cast was commended for their performances, including Chakraborty, Sarkar, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, and Supriyo Dutta. The review also commended the crew, specifically cinematographer Soumik Halder, art director Tanmoy Chakraborty and editor Md Kalam. However, the film's story was criticized for its similarities to Sultan, a 2016 Hindi film also about the comeback of an athlete. [9] Dev told they wanted to do a film based on a Moti Nandi's story but didn't get the rights to it, hence Chaamp was made. [10]

Soundtrack

Chaamp
Soundtrack album by
Jeet Gannguli,
Raftaar & Anupam Roy
Released10 June 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length22:26
Language Bengali
Label Zee Music Bangla
Producer Dev
Singles from Chaamp
  1. "Tu Hi Hai Chaamp"
    Released: 16 May 2017
  2. "Jaya Tomari"
    Released: 27 May 2017
  3. "Dekho Dekho Chaamp"
    Released: 2 Jun 2017
  4. "Tumio Chaamp"
    Released: 10 Jun 2017
  5. "Maula Re"
    Released: 14 Jun 2017
  6. "Shibaji Shibaji"
    Released: 29 Jun 2017
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Tu Hi Hai Chaamp" (Title Track) Anindya Chattopadhyay Jeet Gannguli Supratip Bhattacharya4:09
2."Jaya Tomari" Raja Chanda Jeet Gannguli Dev Negi 3:49
3."Dekho Dekho Chaamp" Raftaar RaftaarRaftaar, Dev 2:36
4."Tumio Chaamp" Anupam Roy Anupam RoyAnupam Roy3:07
5."Maula Re"Anindya ChattopadhyayJeet Gannguli Arijit Singh 5:36
6."Shibaji Shibaji"SrijatoJeet GannguliShayon Biswas3:07

Jeet Gannguli, one of the composers of the soundtrack, expressed disappointment with the inclusion of Anupam Roy and Raftaar on the soundtrack. [13] He explained that he initially composed four tracks for the soundtrack, and felt that since he had already done that, he should complete the soundtrack by composing the rest of the music. Gannguli further explained that he is not fond of the trend of hiring multiple composers for a single soundtrack album, a trend which has become popular in the Hindi film industry. [13]

Album critical reception

"Jaya Tomari" has been described as a runaway hit, [13] and was commended along with "Maula Re" and "Tumio Chaamp". [9]

Accolades

The film was nominated for multiple awards at the 2018 Filmfare Awards East. [14] [15]

YearNominated workCategoryAwardResultNotesRef.
2018 Dev Best Actor Filmfare Award NominatedFilmfare Awards East [14]
2018 Arijit Singh Best Singer (Male) Filmfare Award NominatedFilmfare Awards East [14]
2018 Rukmini Maitra Best Debut (Female) Filmfare Award WonFilmfare Awards East
Also for the film Cockpit 		[15]

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