Why ‘Chandu Champion’ with Kartik Aaryan’s ‘big-splash’ classic performance deserves ‘entertainment tax-exemption’ ? by Chaitanya Padukone

With Chandu Champion movie , fast-rising talented star-hero Kartik Aaryan successfully breaks free from his romantic-comedy image to play the multi-talented Padma Shri awardee Murlikant Petkar, on screen ! A spectrum of contrast characters all combined in one role of ‘Chandu’-- a macho wrestler, a tough army jawan, a rugged knock-out boxer, a disabled freestyle swimmer who wins gold and ultimately his aged grey-haired character to the big screen. After a long hiatus a passionately-made sports-film-biopic ( co-produced by ‘showman’ Sajid Nadiadwala) has been released  and has appealed to the audiences.

This movie is a realistic eye-opener sports-biopic and is also a gripping entertainer with undercurrent of emotional-comedy ( Chaplinesque style ) and loads of young boyish buddy-friends camaraderie.  What is significant is that the movie ‘Chandu Champion’ is highly inspirational and motivates everyone not to surrender easily and acquire the power of resilience ( bounce back) facing all adverse-crisis situations and emerge victorious..

Which is why ‘Chandu Champion’ ideally deserves ‘entertainment-tax-exemption’ from its second week onwards. With the  brilliant authentic performances by Kartik Aaryan , Vijay Raaz Bhuvan Arora, Master Aayan Khan, Yashpal Sharma, Bhagyashri Borse  and the rest of the cast, and excellent high-class content by cinema-champion co-writer and director Kabir Khan, the movie’ Chandu Champion’ will surely be among the top contenders for the National Film Awards categories and the various Competitive Film Awards categories to be announced in next year ( 2025)  

 It is entirely Kabir’s vision and Kartik’s honesty to make the film an interesting watch. Formerly known as Rajjo and Sonu, Kartik now is a proud owner of a new name— Chandu Champion. His hard work, dedication, focus is evident throughout. Since he is synonymous to rom-coms and lighter roles, Chandu is easily a novel character for him in his filmography.

Shah Rukh Khan’s Chak De! India (2007), however, changed the face of sports films in Bollywood, Maverick director  Neeraj Pandey’s MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), a biopic on the iconic Indian Cricketer also qualified for the list of best sports films to date. In the past,  milestone sports-centric movies like Mary Kom ( 2014), Sultan (2016) and Dangal (2016) proved to be career re-defining films for Priyanka Chopra,  Salman Khan  and Aamir Khan  At the same time, apparently there was  lesser audience excitement and  limited discouraging support for  sports-centric movies like Azhar, Saina. Gold. Maidaan, Toofan, Rashmi Rocket, Shabaash Mithu, Freaky Ali, Hawaa Hawaai, Soorma, Panga and Ghoomer.  Unfortunately, some of these movies just disappeared, after a week’s struggling run at the b

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