Chintu Ji Movie Reviews
3.5
Taran Adarsh | bollywoodhungama.com
Sometimes, big things come in small packages. The expectations from CHINTUJI are zilch. Even the pre-release promotion is extremely low-key. Also, the awareness is as good as nil. But CHINTUJI springs a pleasant surprise. It packs in a solid punch in those 2 hours. No, this isn't the best film made this side of the Atlantic. Nor does it boast of A-list stars or gloss and scale to catch our attention. But CHINTUJI works because it narrates a simple story of simple peopleRead full review3.0
Rajeev Masand | ibnlive.com
A charming little treat of a film, Chintuji, written and directed by Ranjit Kapur, is a clever satire that stars Rishi Kapoor as an exaggerated version of himself. The action unfolds in a fictional Indian small-town named Hadbahedi whose locals discover that Rishi Kapoor the movie-star was born on their soil 55 years ago. Hoping to draw some attention from the state and receive adequate facilities like 24-hour electricity supply, the townsfolk of HadbahediRead full review3.0
Sarita Tanwar | Mid-Day
In the time and age of grandeur and hype, when a rather simple film that's simply told comes your way, it's a welcome change. That's what's so endearing about Ranjit Kapoor's Chintuji. Part fact, part fiction, the film is about an actor Chintu (Rishi Kapoor almost playing himself). This once-successful hero who has fallen upon hard times is wooed into a 'chota shaher' called Hadbahedi, to further his political ambitions.Read full review2.5
Udita Jhunjhunwala | DNA India
When you watch this heartfelt, charming satire, you can't help but be amazed that Rishi Kapoor played this titular role. He plays a not-all-positive version of himself with energy, becoming the part and taking the audience on an unexpectedly enjoyable ride. The residents of a fictitious village, Hadbahedi, live a pure, simple, Gandhian life. But they want to put their village on the map. During the search for a brand ambassadorRead full review2.0
Avijit Ghosh | Times of India
Everyone is happy at Hadhbahedi, a village almost nauseating with goodness. Here policemen are unemployed because the crime rate is zero and everyone goes on a nirjal upwaas as penance after telling a lie. Hadhbahedi's neighbour and 'other' is Trifala, a village of vice teeming with liquor shops and wheeler-dealers. In this setting, director Ranjit Kapoor paratroops his boorish protagonist Chintuji, played by Rishi Kapoor , and cleverly fuses facts from the actor's real life with fiction.Read full review