
On the request of his friend Kabir, SP Adil Sends him to the Naxal group as an informer. When Kabir finds the truth he becomes one of their gang leader.... (Full plot summary below)
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On the request of his friend Kabir, SP Adil Sends him to the Naxal group as an informer. When Kabir finds the truth he becomes one of their gang leader.
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| Contactmusic.comRich ClineA muscular tone and non-stop action draw us into this Bollywood thriller, which then surprises us as it explores some complex themes about ethics and loyalty. |
| Time OutAnil SinananIt's hard to take the singing and dancing rebels seriously. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeSubstituting the usual Bollywood song-and-dance with pumped-up bullet ballet, this lengthy but propulsive pic puts a contempo political spin on a classic police-meller formula. |
| User ReviewSoheni Namazing movie! a lot of suspense and action, along with an excellent portrayal of Naxalism and its causes. really makes you think critically. |
| User ReviewJay DBrilliant plot also featuring friendship,and how it affects people. A good insight into lives of the Naxalites. |
| User ReviewHarish KNice movie, good direction, acting and editing. Though sympathetic towards Maoist movement, movie is really worth watching. Keep your political biases apart - I had too :-) . Arjun Rampal has knack for picking the best scripts and movies, this one is no different. Every lead character got fair share of role and display their skills, though manoj vajpayee steals the show. Watch it, don't take your kids with you - too violent. |
| User ReviewRakesh RExcellent portrayal of Naxalism and its causes. |
| User ReviewPriti PWhat do you do when you want to project an age long serious national issue, with its all shades of grey, because over the period of time, stark black and white have ceased to exist? What do you do to make it interesting enough to make the audience invest their time and money and also keep it respectable enough so that the pain, fear and dilemma of lakhs of Indians concerned with it don't take a backseat in the name of sleaze and humour? YOU MAKE 'CHAKRAVYUH'. And how apt the name is. No beginning, nor end, just an ever going battle between fellow Indians, spreading fear and hatred amongst them, costing several Indian lives every year, most of whom take a bullet and/or undergo torture purely out of duty, without any personal greed or agenda! This is the present day scenario of Naxalite or Maowadi infected India. Prakash Jha has done a superb job of showing the ISSUE from all possible perspectives i.e. that of the maowadis, the government, the police, the military, the tribals and the MNCs. He is right when he says that the movie is 'not entertaining but engaging'. We, the urban population, should definitely see it to realize how futile our own preferences and how petty our own issues are in the wide canvas of the nation as a whole. Actually it is not just a movie, but a 'Social Service'. It may not much affect the current scenario, but will definitely provide much required awareness in the upcoming generation of aforesaid perspective holders. And that will make a difference. With every new movie, Arjun Rampal and Abhay Deol are coming across as pretty strong actors. Manoj Bajpai and Om Puri are as per expectation. Esha Gupta is OK. But the surprise package is the new actress, Anjali Patil, a gold medalist from NSD , who has sunk in her teeth so deep into the character that it is difficult to realize that she is just acting. Body language, dialect, appearance, nonchalance, aggression - everything is just perfect. She defines perfect casting and also reminds you of Smita Patil! A long scene between Arjun and Abhay needs special mention, wherein the two best friends argue about their different ideologies i.e. taking the side of the Maowadis Vs. taking the side of the Government. The scene has the required impact and Abhay is a strong passive actor. |
| User ReviewDuke BPlot basically resembles with 'AVATAR' but it's one the rare inspiring movies that you get to see these days. Could have been a hell lot better but yet a Good watch ... |
| User ReviewEric GA Bollywood action movie with a social message: the big corporations are crushing the weak and the poor with the help of corrupt politicians. But it's not easy to decide what is morally right or wrong in a complex world. Questions of friendships, moral values and allegiance are addressed. It's a decent attempt although still remains quite dramatic in its narrative style and focuses too much on the action. With such a long film, 2h30, the film would have benefited of more details around the political context since the director chose to use a real marxist/maoist political movement called Naxalism in Eastern India. It nevertheless attempt to give a balance view of the situation. Interesting. |