Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (Hindi)

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4.5/10
Release Date:
December 03, 2010

1930, British India: In the province of undivided Bengal lies the sleepy, peaceful port of Chittagong. In this unassuming little town a revolution is about to begin; a revolution which will forever wake all of Chittagong and inspire the entire nation. April 18. 1 night. 5 simultaneous attacks. A band of 64 – 56 innocent yet fearless young boys, 5 defiant revolutionaries, 2 determined young women, and an idealistic leader Surjya Sen, a school teacher by profession. This group of 64 represents a little known chapter in history; a forgotten night that reigned terror on the British through a series of calculated attacks.

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a true story of these forgotten heroes and the narrative takes us through every step of the action from the initial trepidation, to the thrill of the attack, to the underground movement, daring escapes and tragic captures, and most importantly, their undying legacy. A period thriller, the film is based on the book 'DO and DIE: The Chittagong Uprising' by Manini Chatterjee

1930, British India: In the province of undivided Bengal lies the sleepy, peaceful port of Chittagong. In this unassuming... Show More

Wogma

Editor   Dec 03, 2010 08:09  

Khele Hum Jee Jaan Se certainly evokes emotion. Even if it's only towards the end. By climax time if you don't want bad things to happen to the characters, however small their roles were, something has gone right somewhere. Only, I wish it got me involved right from the beginning. On the other hand, the closing credits themselves made the film for me, doubt they would have worked if I had not seen the story that was told before them. So yeah, mixed feelings because of the execution, and because it's a perfect history lesson. A must-know story with dull narration.

Partha Pratim

Editor   Dec 03, 2010 10:42  

Watch this movie even if you have better things to do in life.

CinemaaOnline

Editor   Dec 04, 2010 10:22  

One of the most crucial elements of reviewing an adaptation of a literary source or a true story on to celluloid is the ability to differentiate the base story from the film itself. The film is a container that carries the story and in these cases, the two become separate entities feeding off each other. A successful adaptation is one that balances the two entities well, thus retaining the fabric of the source while building upon it cinematically. Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Ashutosh Gowariker’s latest offering, based on the Chittagong Uprising of 1932, fails miserably at this balancing act, opting for grandiose cinematic values while ignoring some of the most crucial aspects of the base story. Thus, while it may satiate the yearnings of a grossly ill-exposed audience, purely on the strength of telling a lesser known story and the impeccable production values, it is by far the most dishonest film to have come from Gowariker.

priyashah

Jan 10, 2011 00:28  

This movie was worth watching once. It was good and clear which exposed lost names in history. Well enough to learn from and with good acting from all its cast, this movie was overall a good movie. I rank it a 6/10.

jeeten