The performances was bonding well on TV show-three Judges!

Rani Mukherjee will be back on silver screen with ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ after a long time, her last being ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’. She has taken special efforts in getting a toned body and flaunting it in a bikini. Nevertheless, she is taking keen interest in promoting the film along with her co-star Shahid Kapoor who is on a high these days post his success of ‘Kaminey’.

The duo was seen as special guests on the grand finale of the reality show ‘India’s Got Talent’ on 22nd August on Colors. Shahid awarded the trophy to The Prince Dance group who was declared the winner of this reality show after several relatives and friends of the group, apart from state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, corporate houses and social activists joined hands to vote en masse for them. They got a staggering Rs.50 lakhs (Rs.5 million) in cash and a swish newly-launched Maruti Suzuki Ritz car as the reward. The group, comprising 26 artistes, all below 22 years of age, spellbound everyone with their act, which was based on episodes from the Mahabharata.

The episode saw Shahid and Rani enjoying the performances and bonding well with the judges Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor.

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'Chal Chalein' is appear to be an amateur attempt -Ujjwal Singh!

Seldom has there been an instance in Bollywood when two films revolving around teenagers release at the same time. While ’Teree Sang’ looked at teen pregnancy, ’Chal Chalein’ challenges the parental pressure on children to be No.1 in studies.

In this context, first time director Ujjwal Singh raises a valid point. Should all children turn into engineers, doctors or bureaucrats? Or should they be free to explore opportunities in arts or literature as well? That’s the question asked by a bunch of students -- six boys and a girl, most of whom have a tough time balancing school, coaching classes and pressure at home.

Since the film deals with a topical issue, it’s not an easy task to make it entertaining enough. Of course there are the likes of ’Taare Zameen Par’, but such films come once in a decade perhaps.

But director Singh does try to tell an honest story despite the fact that ’Chal Chalein’ does appear to be an amateur attempt at times.

It’s a subject one can relate to. Kids being punished by their parents for not getting the highest marks in the class, teenagers being slapped for voicing their opinion, school principal not being available for his students, coaching classes pressure, comparison with other children pursuing admission to the IITs or aiming for the civil services -- all of this is life-like and shows that Singh has his heart at the right place.

What mars the effort to some extent though is the near-documentary feel the film takes at numerous junctures, especially during the first half. It comes across as sermonising, which can be a put-off for audiences. It, however, takes a surprising turn at the interval when one of the students commits suicide.

In fact, the drama builds up from here as Mithun Chakravorty, who plays an advocate, takes it upon himself to fight a case against the father of the boy who committed suicide.

’Chal Chalein’ gathers momentum as an entire bunch of students come together to file a case against their parents with a charge of undue pressure on them to study.

From the performances perspective, Mithun towers above all. Kanwaljeet and Rati Agnihotri do an average job. Among the teenagers, Tanvi Hegde does leave a mark.

At the box office though, the film has little chance. With near zero promotion and big competition in the form of ’Love Aaj Kal’, which is still going strong, and new release ’Agyaat’, ’Chal Chalein’ might just disappear unnoticed.

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