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Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language fantasy sports comedy film directed by Karanjeet Saluja (also known as Kittu Saluja). It stars Zain Khan and Rahul Bose. The film features music by Salim–Sulaiman and lyrics by Irfan Siddiqui. Cricketer Kapil Dev also makes a cameo appearance in the film. This film is very closely inspired from the 2002 American movie Like Mike.
| Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii | |
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| Directed by | Karanjeet Saluja |
| Screenplay by | Nupur Asthana |
| Story by | Jay Kumar Satyam Tripathi |
| Based on | Like Mike |
| Produced by | Sweta Agnihotri Ken Ghosh Shashikant Khamkar Namrata Rungta |
| Starring | Rahul Bose Zain Khan Susheel Parashar Rajesh Khera Meera Vasudevan Nasir Khan Raj Bhansali |
| Cinematography | Promod Kumar Pradhan |
| Edited by | Shaju Chandran |
| Music by | Songs: Salim–Sulaiman Score: Sandeep Shirodkar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Saregama HMV |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editKaran is a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a orphanage, in a super bad condition, owned by a stern warden, John "Hitler" Kakkad. Karan has two dreams: one is to have parents and the other is to be a big cricketer. His inspiration is Kapil Dev, since he has been brought up being motivated by his skills. His dreams take a turn when one day, he lays his hands on an old cricket bat which Karan is convinced is the bat that Kapil Dev used to win the 1983 World Cup; for him, the bat becomes a magic bat. One day by a stroke of luck, the coach of the Indian cricket team spots Karan playing cricket and is highly impressed by his batting skills. At that point in time, the Indian cricket team has been going through a "rough patch".
Karan and his magical bat are inducted into the Indian cricket team as the opening batsman along with the captain, Varun. When Karan marches onto the pitch and wins the match for India, he soon becomes the nation's heartthrob. Although he was formerly rejected by adopting couples, he is now the most sought after kid in the country. However, Raghav, the orphanage bully, hates him and feels that if Karan did not have the magic bat he would have never made it to the cricket team. Raghav now wants the magic bat at any cost. Karan and Varun develop a strong emotional bond deeper than fellow cricketers. Karan has no parents and Varun has parents, but is estranged with his father and does not want to accept him. Karan strongly believes that parents are the best gift endowed by God and succeeds in uniting Varun with his father.
At the final 5th one day match between India and Pakistan, events spiral out of control and Karan's magic bat is destroyed by Raghav. Karan is a nervous wreck, but Varun makes him realise that the bat was in fact just an ordinary bat, and it was a mere coincidence that two players viz. Karan and Kapil Dev who used that bat were both incredibly talented batsmen. Karan could get the magic back forever, if he places faith in himself instead of the bat. With Karan's help, India wins the match. After the match, Karan decides to stop playing and re-join the team when he is older. Varun and his fiancé, Malini, decide to adopt Karan.
Cast
edit- Zain Khan as Karan
- Rahul Bose as Varun Roy
- Meera Vasudevan as Malini
- Nassar Abdullah as Mr. Roy, Varun's father
- Rajesh Khera as John Kakkad
- Vijay Crishna as Indian Cricket Team coach
- Deiptimaan Chowdhury as Dabboo
- Raj Bhansali as Raghav
- Susheel Parashar as Bholu Dada
- Kapil Dev as himself (cameo)
- Nasir Khan as Commentator (spl app)
- Kunal Ganjawala as himself in song "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii"
Music
edit| Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 8 May 2007 |
| Recorded | 22 March 2007 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 30:31 |
| Label | Saregama |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phir Se Aa Gaya Sunday" | Armaan Malik, Sharavan Iyer, Kaustav, Chorus | |
| 2. | "Jhatka Phatka" | Kailash Kher, Vijay Prakash, Hrushitesh Kamerker, Mangal Mishra, John Stewart, Salim Merchant | |
| 3. | "Khulla Asmaan" | K K, Salim Merchant | |
| 4. | "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii" | Kunal Ganjawala |
Reception
editBox office
editChain Kulii Ki Main Kulii failed to get a good response at the box office. The film released after schools had re-opened, which resulted in collections in single digits, earning ₹890,000 in its opening week. In India, it grossed ₹6.4 million.[1]
Critical response
editKhalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, describing it as "tedious and requiring total suspension of disbelief".[2] Rajeev Masand gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "an honorable attempt and a film you wouldn’t be embarrassed to take your children to".[3] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 1.5 out of 5 stars, writing "On the whole, Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii is an ordinary fare that might attract kids in its opening weekend. But the three tough oppositions next week will marginalize it completely."[4] Rediff.com's Patcy N., however, complimented it as a watchable and "cute film". She gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, writing ″Though the orphanage angle is copied from Annie (1982) and Great Expectations, the cricket angle adds newness to the film. All in all, not a bad movie.″[5]
References
edit- ^ Mirani, Vinod (25 June 2007). "Chain Kulii opens poorly". Rediff. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Mohamed, Khalid (23 June 2007). "REVIEW: Chain KuliiKi Main Kulii". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Masand, Rajeev (4 December 2020). "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii review". rajeevmasand.com. Rajeev Masand. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (22 June 2007). "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ N, Patcy (22 June 2007). "Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii is watchable". Rediff. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.