Chamku

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Chamku
Chamku poster.jpg
Promotional film poster
Directed by Kabeer Kaushik
Written byKabeer Kaushik
Produced by Dharmendra
Starring Bobby Deol
Priyanka Chopra
Irrfan Khan
Riteish Deshmukh
Danny Denzongpa
CinematographyGopal Shah
Edited bySanjay Sankla
Music by Monty Sharma
Production
company
Distributed by Zee Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 29 August 2008 (2008-08-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹10 crore [1]
Box office₹3.09 crore [1]

Chamku is a 2008 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Kabeer Kaushik. It stars Bobby Deol in the eponymous role. It also co-stars Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan. Riteish Deshmukh and Danny Denzongpa appear in supporting roles. The film was released worldwide on 29 August 2008.

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Plot

The film tells the story of Chandrama Singh, who was raised by Baba, a Naxal leader based in the southern interior of Bihar, after his family was brutally murdered. He later gets picked up under a covert government program jointly conceived by RAW and the Intelligence Bureau to carry out political assassinations. He falls in love with Shubhi, a kindergarten teacher, and decides to lead a reformed life, but a chance encounter entangles him in the world of crime once again. [2] [3]

Cast

Production

Kabeer Kaushik, the director of the film had approached Bobby Deol to play the lead role in his debut film, Sehar, which was eventually played by Arshad Warsi. Despite liking the script Deol turned it down because he was not prepared to work with a debutant director and also felt that the plot was similar to some other film. [5] The song "Gola Gola" from the film picturised on the festival of Holi was released exclusively on radio stations on 21 March 2008, to coincide with the festival of Holi. Rosa Catalano features in a dance number in the film titled Trance. [6]

Soundtrack

Monty Sharma has composed the soundtrack for the movie, and the lyrics have been written by Sameer. The soundtrack was released on 29 July 2008 under the label of T-Series.

Chamku
Soundtrack album by
Monty Sharma
Released29 July 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Soundtrack
Length29:38
Label T-Series
Producer Monty Sharma
Monty Sharma chronology
Heroes
(2008)		Chamku
(2008)		 Naughty @ 40
(2008)
Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aaja Milke" Shreya Ghoshal, Shail Hada 5:29
2."Kithe Jawan" Richa Sharma 5:50
3."Gola Gola" Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Vaishali Samant 3:49
4."Trance" Saleem Shahzada, Sowmya Raoh, Anaida 6:36
5."Bin Daseyaa" Richa Sharma 4:26
6."Dukh Ke Badri" Kalpana Patowary, Parthiv Gohil, Shail Hada 3:28
Total length:29:38

Reception

Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, writing, ″On the whole, CHAMKU rests on an outdated plot and given the blood-gore-brutality in the film, will face an uphill task. Businesswise, it has some chances in the U.P.-Bihar region.″ [7] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 1 star out of 5, writing, ″director Kabeer Kaushik disappoints big time. It seems like Sehar and Chamku were directed by two different entities. His work here is utterly amateurish and rushed-up. The screenplay is shoddy whereas the dialogues are an excuse for mandatory exchange (which by the way are so sluggish in temperament they scream for a pair of scissors).″ [8] Gaurav Malani of The Economic Times gave the film 1 star out of 5, writing, ″Bobby Deol carries the same jaded expression throughout the film. For Riteish Deshmukh, its clearly one of those films that you do as a favour for industry friends. Priyanka Chopra substantiates how worthless heroines are to male-centric cinema. Irrfan Khan shows more screen presence in his 20-second Vodafone commercials. Arya Babbar is relegated to the rank of a junior artist. Danny dies before you notice him. Alas, Chamku fails to shine. Rather it bears the blemish of an outdated 70s revenge drama." [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Chamku : Preview". IndiaFM . Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Chamku : Synopsis". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Priyanka Chopra is a sweetheart: Bobby Deol". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2008.
  5. ↑ "Bobby Deol to play Bihari tramp in Chamkoo". IndiaFM. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Roza is the new item girl!". The Times of India . 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  7. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (29 August 2008). "Chamku Review 1.5/5 | Chamku Movie Review | Chamku 2008 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama .
  8. ↑ "Chamku is a yawn". www.rediff.com.
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