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2007 · Hindi · 2h 28m · Drama · CBFC U
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Filmi Score
Very good
8 reviews
77
4 exceptional4 very good
What the critics say
Critics largely praise Shah Rukh Khan's restrained performance and the ensemble's raw authenticity in this underdog hockey drama tackling gender and regional prejudice, though several note a slow opening hour and an overlong final match.
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Summary
Chak De! India (2007, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 77 from 8 critic reviews, is rated 7+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?
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A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?
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The critic calls Chak De! India a near-classic feminist sports drama, praising Jaideep Sahni's writing, Shimit Amin's subtle direction, and the… Read it there →
The Hollywood Reporter calls it new-wave Bollywood at its best, likening it to "Bend It Like Beckham" and "A League of Their Own," praising its… Read it there →
Mohamed calls the film compelling and predictable in equal measure, singling out Shah Rukh Khan's outstanding, internalised performance and a… Read it there →
The critic finds Chak De! India engaging, feel-good and well-acted, praising Shah Rukh Khan and the ensemble cast, but faults regional… Read it there →
BBC finds Shah Rukh Khan restrained while the ensemble of women players carries the film's energy, praising Jaideep Sahni's script for… Read it there →
Variety finds the opening hour slow and overlong before the film 'finds its feet' in a rousing tournament second half, praising the young cast,… Read it there →
Variety calls it an old-fashioned entertainment "despite its flaws," faulting a slow, unoriginal opening hour and a script that skirts lightly… Read it there →
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66
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 8 readings; 1 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch Chak De! India?
Chak De! India is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada), YouTube (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Chak De! India?
Chak De! India has a Filmi Score of 77 (Very good), the mean of 8 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 66 (Variety) to 87 (Times of India). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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