‘Chandu Champion’ movie review: The true story of India’s first Paralympic gold medalist

Kartik Aaryan’s most awaited film ‘Chandu Champion’ was released in theaters yesterday (June 14). The story of the film is based on the life of the country’s first Paralympic gold medalist Muralikant Petkar. The film’s director Kabir Khan held a special screening of the film a day earlier, those who saw the film at that time could not stop praising it and even today the film has started screening in theaters since morning. Some people have called it the best film of 2024. Critics rated the film 4 stars out of 5. It is said that Karthik Aryan portrayed the character of Muralikant Petkar very well. Directed by Kabir Khan, this film is a biographical sports drama, showcasing both Murali’s victories and defeats.

Movie name

Champion Chandu

Directed by

Kabir Khan

Written by

Sumit Arora, Kabir Khan, Rohit Shukre

Category

Sports

Made by

Sajid Nadiadwala

Main actor

Kartik Aaryan, Shraddha Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Bhuvan Arora, Adonis Kapsalis

Music by

NA

Filmed by

NA

Edited by

NA

Production company

Nadiadwala nephew entertains

Presented by

NA

Distributed by

NA

Release date

June 14, 2024

Nation

India

Language

Hindi

Budget

NA

Chandu’s champion cast

  • Katrina Kaif
  • Shraddha Kapoor
  • Kartik Aaryan as Murlikant Petkar
  • Vijay Raaz as Coach
  • Manoj Anand as Indian Diplomat
  • Adonis Kapsalis as Carlos Pedroza
  • Bhuvan Arora
  • Stuart Whelan as boxing fan
  • Palak Lalwani
  • Daniel Eghan as Indian Army General Hari Singh
  • Bharat Mistri as Indian Army General BN Chaudhri
  • Sonia Goswami as spectator swimmer
  • Ed Robinson as French Commentator
  • Himanshu Jaykar
  • Antti Hakala as German Race Starter
  • Aniruddh Dave as Jagannath Petkar
  • David Chrisman as Jim McKay
  • Mike Kelson as Sultan’s coach
  • Vinita Sharma as Indian Diplomat
  • Christian PK Reeve supporting role (Athlete)
  • Ritchi Edwards as 4th Runner-up
  • John Polivka as Italian Army Officer
  • Shahan Chaudhry as spectator swimmer
  • Sandeep Choudhary as spectator swimmer
  • Ema Ekaete as spectator swimmer
  • Lee River as swimming referee
  • Kento Yoshioka as Toshio Sato
  • Dan A. Sultan as Player Tt 1
  • Preeti Malhotra as Indian Diplomat
  • Bogumila Bubiak as spectator swimmer
  • Harsha Mistri as Indian Diplomat
  • Michael McKenzie as Jean Bouchard
  • Kevin Tran as Tokyo Police
  • Valeria Kosmidis as Olympic Referee
  • Alienna Nova as referee
  • Usman Mir as Luttif Afif
  • Elena Skryabina as Swimming Spectator
  • Irina Svecova as swimming spectator
  • Ludovic Gautherin as Bulgarian Boxer
  • Elle Jones as Indian Diplomat
  • Gheorghe Schitan as Policeman (more)
  • Olga Alexan as swimming spectator
  • Jyoti Sharma as Indian Diplomat
  • Sumana Bhattacharyya as Indian Diplomat
  • Jean Luc Fontaine as New Zealand Coach

The story of Champion Chandu

The film begins with an old Murali, who is sitting in a police station and telling the story of his good times to some policemen. He told them why even today, 40 years later, he still deserves to receive the Arjuna Award from the government. The story goes into a flashback and from there Murali’s life begins. How a boy born in a small village in Maharashtra wanted to win an Olympic gold medal for India from a young age. He is a fan of Dara Singh and because of this he learned wrestling. He took boxing training in the army and later became the ‘Wonder Boy from India’. Every aspect of Muralikant Petkar’s story is shown in this film.

How is Kartik Aaryan’s performance?

Although Kartik Aaryan has always performed well in his roles, for this film, his hard work is evident in his transformation and other things. To play the character of Murlikant Petkar, Kartik had to practice a lot on his expressions and body language and his hard work paid off, the audience loved him in the film.

Direction by Kabir Khan

The direction of the film is also great

Kabir Khan did a great job directing this movie. The boxing ring scenes and war sequences in the film are very well done. Along with that, the cinematography is also excellent. The story of the film is shown to be around 50 to 60 years old and the makers have succeeded in presenting it realistically on screen. The movie’s duration is 2 hours 23 minutes, maybe less.

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