Chak De India
One of the better sport movies. Hollywood might have a long history of sport movie, this is one with truly Indian flavor. It is full of things we can easily identify with. After a long time I have seen a movie where crowd was actually being part of the game..whistling and shouting. Chak de has good and fast paced script. There are hardly any loose ends. I liked everything about the movie accept the name, which apparently has no direct relation with the storyline. It seems it was more of a commercial rather than a creative decision.
The Blue Umbrella
Vishal Bharadwaj’s ventures into a completely new world. A world isolated from urban settings. Life in a small village is depicted beautifully. It is very easy to identify with a story like that. Pankaj Kapoor has shown his class again. Child artists have done a great job. Movie has nothing incomplete as far as performances and direction goes. Inherent human tendencies, subtle humor and acts of kindness are well sketched. Background score and cinematography is beautifully done. This is a simple story well told.
