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Critics Review
4.00
One of SRK's best
Great performances by a bunch of unknowns, a gritty pace and a marvellous restraint make Chakde India an unbridled ode to patriotism without any hysterical chest-beating. And yes, for all you SRK fans and bashers, this time the verdict gotta be unanimous: Chakde Shah Rukh! Can you better this? (more)
Source: Nikhat Kazmi, Times Of India
3.50
This is what teamwork is all about.
A fairy-tale told with utmost conviction, realism and logic. Shah Rukh Khan, the star, is a delight to watch. As a performer here, he is even better. With a more apt score it would have been quite a match and an award-winning team!(more)
Source: Sudhish Kamat, The Hindu
4.00
A winner all the way!
Put your hands together for director Shimit Amin's Chak De India. It's an immensely satisfying movie experience. It's got a predictable premise and you know exactly which way the story's going to go, but sometimes, when the characters win over your heart and you're rooting for them to win, that's all that really matters. (more)
Source: Rajeev Masand, IBN Live
4.00
Turns out to be a riveting film
On top of it, 'Chak De India' has no love angle even though it has Shah Rukh Khan playing the leading man alongside 16 new girls. Despite so many odds, 'Chak De India' turns out to be a riveting film. Reason - excellent writing (by Jaideep Sahni), well etched-out characters, brilliant performances (by Shah Rukh, Shilpa Shukla, Sagarika Ghatge and Chitrashi Rawat) and, last but not the least, superb direction by Shimit Amin.(more)
Source: Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apunkachoice
4.00
This is one film that celebrates women power
As for the girls, their camaraderie and bickering is well projected and every girl stands out in her role (pun intended), whether it�s centre-back, right outer, or centre-forward!,As for the women, I suggest they go in groups and bring the house down. This is one film that celebrates women power!!! (more)
Source: Martin D'Souza, galatta.com
3.30
SRK leads hockeybabes to glory
This is also a return to glory for Shah Rukh Khan, the superstar doing excellently as he tackles a cast with (almost) entirely deplorable acting chops and makes you believe.Khan, of course, is King. This is a bravura performance, a gritty drive by an actor who clearly has sport in his blood. The fit of Shah Rukh as a hockey COACH -- inspiring, canny, frustrated, helpless and profoundly hopeful -- is so naturally perfect that it's a wonder he hasn't done a sports film before. It's been a while since we've seen him visibly relish a role like this, and while he has to mouth some clunky dialogue, Khan is simply super. (more)
Source: Editorial board, Rediff.com
3.50
Director fits in strong comments
Auspiciously, the director fits in strong comments on national unity, gender equality, secularism and team spirit.Shah Rukh Khan is outstanding � it�s a performance that is comparable and at points even more internalised than the one in Swades. He carries the proverbial burden of the project on his shoulders. Intense and steel-like, he stays in character throughout, shunning any traces of glamour.(more)
Source: Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times