Chamku
Chamku | |
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Directed by | Kabeer Kaushik |
Written by | Kabeer Kaushik |
Produced by | Dharmendra |
Starring | Bobby Deol Priyanka Chopra Irrfan Khan Riteish Deshmukh Danny Denzongpa |
Cinematography | Gopal Shah |
Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
Music by | Monty Sharma |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Zee Motion Pictures |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Chamku is a 2008 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Kabeer Kaushik. It stars Bobby Deol in the eponymous role. It also co-stars Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan. Riteish Deshmukh and Danny Denzongpa appear in supporting roles. The film was released worldwide on August 29, 2008.
Plot[]
The film tells the story of Chandrama Singh (Bobby Deol), who was raised by Baba (Danny Denzongpa), a Naxal leader based in the southern interiors of Bihar, after his family was brutally murdered. He later gets picked up under a covert Governmental program jointly conceived by RAW and Intelligence Bureau to carry out political assassinations. He falls in love with Shubhi (Priyanka Chopra), a kindergarten teacher, and decides to lead a reformed life but a chanced encounter entangles him in the world of crime once again.[1] [2]
Cast[]
- Bobby Deol as Chandrama "Chamku" Singh
- Priyanka Chopra as Shurbhi
- Irrfan Khan as Vishal Kapoor
- Ritesh Deshmukh as Arjun Tiwari
- Danny Denzongpa as Baba
- Rajpal Yadav as Hussain
- Arya Babbar as Shreedhar
- Akhilendra Mishra as Thakur Mahendra Pratap Singh
- as Subhi Friend
Production[]
Kabeer Kaushik, the director of the film had approached Bobby Deol to play the lead role in his debut film, Sehar, which was eventually played by Arshad Warsi. Despite liking the script Deol turned it down because he was not prepared to work with a debutant director and also felt that the plot was similar to some other film.[3] Filming for the movie began in October 2007.[citation needed] The song "Gola Gola" from the film picturised on the festival of Holi was released exclusively on radio stations on 21 March 2008, to coincide with the festival of Holi. Rosa Catalano features in a dance number in the film titled Trance.[4]
Soundtrack[]
Monty Sharma has composed the soundtrack for the movie, and the lyrics have been written by Sameer. The soundtrack was released on 29 July 2008 under the label of T-Series.
Chamku | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 29 July 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 29:38 | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Monty Sharma | |||
Monty Sharma chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aaja Milke" | Shreya Ghoshal, Shail Hada | 5:29 |
2. | "Kithe Jawan" | Richa Sharma | 5:50 |
3. | "Gola Gola" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Vaishali Samant | 3:49 |
4. | "Trance" | Saleem Shahzada, Sowmya Raoh, Anaida | 6:36 |
5. | "Bin Daseyaa" | Richa Sharma | 4:26 |
6. | "Dukh Ke Badri" | Kalpana Patowary, Parthiv Gohil, Shail Hada | 3:28 |
Total length: | 29:38 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Chamku : Preview". IndiaFM. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
- ^ "Chamku : Synopsis". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Bobby Deol to play Bihari tramp in Chamkoo". IndiaFM. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ "Roza is the new item girl!". The Times of India. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
External links[]
- 2008 films
- Hindi-language films
- 2008 crime drama films
- 2000s Hindi-language films
- Indian crime action films
- Films about Naxalism
- Films shot in Bihar
- Films shot in Mumbai
- Indian crime thriller films
- 2000s spy action films
- Films about the Research and Analysis Wing
- Vijayta Films films
- Indian action thriller films
- Indian films
- Films featuring an item number
- Films set in Bihar
- Films about mass murder
- Indian films about revenge
- 2008 crime thriller films
- 2000s crime action films