Chintu Ji Movie Reviews

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 people

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 Hadbahedi

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.

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 ambassador

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.