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Critic's Rating:-3.5/5
Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Esha Gupta, Anjali Patil, Om Puri
Direction: Prakash Jha
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes
Viewers Rating:-3.5/5
Chakravyuh is a Bollywood political thriller directed by Prakash Jha
starring
Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol, Manoj Bajpai, Kabir Bedi Anjali Patil and
Esha Gupta. Chakravyuh is aimed to be a social commentary on the
issues
of Naxalites. The film released on Durga Puja, 24 October, 2012. The
first theatrical trailer of Chakravyuh was released in midnight on
August 16-17,2012.
Plot
Chakravyuh is the story of two best friends: Adil (Arjun Rampal) and Kabir (Abhay Deol) .
There is a war raging in India. A war whose end can't be seen.A war
that isn't being waged by outsiders. The enemy is our own! The youth of
the country are rebelling.. Against injustice, against tyranny, against
exploitation. Inequality will not be tolerated forever. There is anger,
and there is deep social unrest. Our own countrymen are locked in the
bloodiest armed mutiny this country has ever seen.
Chakravyuh is the story of six extraordinary characters, each with an
all-consuming dream.. A promise.. A promise they will uphold above
everything else.
Cast
- Arjun Rampal as SP Adil Khan IPS.
- Om Puri as Govind Suryavanshi, an idealistic Marxist. Om Puri role is said to be inspired from Kobad Ghandy.
- Manoj Bajpai as Rajan, a Naxalite.
- Abhay Deol as Kabir.
- Anjali Patil as Juhi, Naxalite.
- Esha Gupta as Rhea Menon, an IPS officer and Adil's wife.
- Kabir Bedi as Mahanta, an industrialist and negotiator for the government.
- Mukesh Tiwari.
- Chetan Pandit
- SM Zaheer as DGP.
- Kiran Karmarkar as Home Minister.
- Radhakrishna Dutta
- Sameera Reddy in an item song.
Production
Chakravyuh is shot in Panchmarhi and Bhopal. The movie was shot at
Trinity Institute Of Technology And Research, Bhopal and some scenes
were shot at IES and MLB college. The entire schedule of shooting was
wrapped up in about 57 days.
Soundtrack
Music for this film is composed by Salim-Sulaiman, Aadesh Shrivastava,
Shantanu Moitra, Sandesh Shandilya, Vijay Verma, lyrics by Irshad Kamil,
Panchhi Jalonvi, Ashish Sahu, Turaz.One song
Tata, Birla, Ambani aur Bata
had run into trouble with the Censor Board but was passed after a
disclaimer saying these names have been used symbolically and it does
not mean any harm or disrespect to any individual or brand. One song
Kunda Khol is picturised on Sameera Reddy and Murali sharma. There is item song
Tambai Rang Tera in the film, choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. Musicperk.com rated the album 6/10 quoting "This formation doesn’t work".
Track listing
|
| 1. |
"Paro" |
Shaan, Aadesh, Sunidhi Chauhan |
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| 2. |
"Kunda Khol" |
Sunidhi Chauhan |
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| 3. |
"Chheen Ke Lenge" |
Sukhwinder Singh |
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| 4. |
"Mehngai" |
Kailash Kher |
|
| 5. |
"Aiyo Piyaji" |
Ustad Rashid Khan |
|
| 6. |
"Mehangai (Remix)" |
|
|
| 7. |
"Chakravyuh - Theme" |
Benny Dayal |
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| 8. |
"Tambai Sa Rang" |
Salim Merchant, Benny Dayal, Shaan |
Symbolism
In Chakravyuh Prakash Jha has put his spotlight on the Indian Naxalite movement. Jha has used Mahabharata
to draw parallels with the Naxalite movement. In the same manner as the
righteous Pandavas were forced to fight against their own
cousins, the
wicked Kauravas, so as to protect their rights in the epic Kurekshetra
War, the Naxalites have been forced to use violence against their own
countrymen in order to fight against abject poverty and relentless
exploitation. In Hindu Mythology,
the word "Charkavyuha" is best related
to the the face-off that took place during the Battle of Kurekshetra
between Arjuna’s brave son Abhimanyu and a myriad of Kaurava warriors
during which the former was slain after being cornered in the
Chakravyuha formation designed by the Kaurava commander Drona. The
shameless incident is said be the
turning point of the great battle, for
it finally brought the hitherto confused Arjuna on the right track, as
he fought with a renewed vigor in order to avenge the death of his
beloved son.
Critical reception
Upon release,
Chakravyuh received positive to mixed reviews from critics.
The Times Of India gave 3.5 stars out of 5. Accoring to TOI,
"Chakravyuh is a hard film to make and marks must be given to Jha for
sticking his neck out. Staying true to the subject, he gives us an
insight into uncomfortable truths unfolding in our backyard. He is one
of the few filmmakers with such audacious work to his credit." Subhash K. Jha of Indo-Asian
News Service
gave the movie 4/5 stars and called it a "resolutely etched, firmly
grounded drama".
Bikas Bhagat of Zeenews gave the movie 4/5 and wrote in their review,
"Here’s a fight which we have heard about and seen through the ages –
the fight between the Capitalists and the Communists. Prakash Jha
presents it in his own way; and going by illustrious line of work, it
would be a big mistake on your part if you happen to give ‘Chakravyuh’ a
miss."
Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the movie 2.5/5 stars and wrote,
"Chakravyuh maintains an aggressive cinematic tone with sufficient stock
of blood and action to dole, but is nothing more than an average action
flick in the garb of relevant cinema". According to Hindustan
times,Chakravyuh is, ultimately, a victim of typical Bollywood excesses
and gave 2.5 out of 5 stars
