When I saw Chak de India at the time of its release in 2007, I felt so impressed & inspired by it especially Shimit Amin's direction that I made it a point to see all of his other directorial works. Nine years later, I saw Chak de India again and it still entertains & inspires. Its strengths are many - the direction, the music, the performances, the suspense, the dialogues and the many funny moments. Shahrukh Khan was refreshingly subtle as an actor and I think good credit for that goes to the director too. The rest of the cast give wonderful support especially all the hockey team girls. Many of them can thank Chak de for turning them into stars overnight. And what a tribute this movie is to the game of hockey! Many girls or boys in India would have got some motivation to join hockey or generally sports for that matter after seeing this movie. I see Chak de as a benchmark against which I compare any other sports movies made in Indian cinema. When I saw Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which felt more "bollywoodish" than a tribute to Milkha Singh, I kept telling myself, 'If only Shimit Amin had directed this...'. I don't see much flaws but there were scenes where one or two states of the county were portrayed in a manner that could have felt offensive to those who hail from there. Such scenes were unnecessary. Yet I say that the makers can be forgiven for this flaw as the movie is otherwise excellent.Verdict - watchable for all ages and one of my all-time favorite Bollywood movies.

A very familiar, Fantastic and a very formula sports movie! Great story plot about the perseverance of young women in sports: field hockey. After a disastrous loss to the Pakistan hockey team, Khan is ostracized from the sport. A bunch of girls who have forgotten what it is like to play for the love of the game. Because Kabir Khan believes that it is not that we can't win. It's just that we have never believed we can. And movie goes on with his motivations and management with team to make them believe we can only win when we are determined and united. A few lines are indeed amazing. Excellent and enthusiastic music. SRK is the soul of CHAK DE India.He makes you feel what you are supposed to feel.The girls are excellent and a few of them register a strong impact, especially Vidya Malvade. On the whole, CHAK DE India is a well-made and worth watching.

Female Indian hockey team fight hard with male Indian hockey team during a dream ending match and result was close that you can accept.Team coach order a senior player to shift her position from CF to midfielder because it's give stability in team balance,when she was not want to do that it's mean she must be step out from team and during penalty shootout goal keeper wait for coach order to make sure which side she going to jump. Is it a game going on or reality show running on ground? But this is India no one going to see how perfect your story telling and direction is. You can put big names in your movie paint unnecessary emotional color with it then you going to receive claps and money from any kind of crap.

An underdog sports team in need of a serious makeover attempts to win a world championship--you've seen it before, and you can probably guess how it ends, but the production qualities are excellent, Bollywood idol Shahrukh Khan plays the coach with immense sensitivity and charm, and the group of young women who make up the team are a wonderful cross-section of the vast country that is India.This is a national pride film, a film that makes the viewer cheer more than once, and perhaps will even bring some tears; like most Bollywood films, it is inordinately long for those accustomed to two hour movies, but unlike many Bollywood romances, there are no curious musical numbers that to Western eyes often interrupt the logical progression of plot. If you are into sports films with a Boffo Finish, looking for a perfect film for most young women with ambition, or merely a cross-cultural adventure, this is great fun.