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Article: Little shine in Bobby Deol's 'Chamku' (Film Review)

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August 31, 2008
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Mumbai, Aug. 31 -- Film: "Chamku"; Cast: Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Danny Denzongpa, Irrfan Khan, Riteish Deshmukh; Director: Kabeer Kaushik; Rating: * 1/2

First things first - what kind of a name is "Chamku"? Is it the name of a detergent or a whitener? No, it's the name of a Maoist-turned-government-assassin who later becomes an avenging angel.

This is director Kabeer Kaushik's second film and he had raised hopes after his gritty "Seher". One went to see the film with serious reservations about the name of the film and really nothing else.

One thought maybe Kaushik could turn around the luck of Bobby Deol, who is ...

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