For many years now the energy and flamboyance that defined Shahrukh Khan’s best cinematic moments in the 1990s have not been in evidence. The actor showed the dangers of getting typecast relatively early in his career.

When he then tried an image changing film like Swades he seemed strangely insipid in the role even if the effort came across as sincere. But Shahrukh Khan has now got the balance right in Chak De India. This is his most endearing performance in quite some time. He is suitably restrained in the part without appearing enervated as he did in Swades. His performance also complements the film’s larger themes.

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