Chittagong Movie Review

Chittagong (Hindi)

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7.0/10
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6.0/10
Release Date:
October 12, 2012

Set against the backdrop of a little known saga in 1930s British-occupied India – where a group of schoolboys and young women, led by a schoolteacher, Masterda Surya Sen (Manoj Bajpai) dared to take on the Empire – Chittagong is the story of a diffident 14 year old boy, Jhunku (Delzad Hiwale). Swept up into this seemingly impossible mission, the reluctant teenager battles with his own self-doubts to achieve an improbable triumph.

The film is a riveting action-drama, made more so by the fact that it is true.

Set against the backdrop of a little known saga in 1930s British-occupied India – where a group of schoolboys and young... Show More

Shot ever so beautifully, Chittagong is a textured film, but too many songs and an overlong narrative causes your attention to dither towards the end

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IBN

Pain’s film is terse, straight, fuss-free and simple. It does begin to flag a little in the middle, the narrative threatens to get out of hand, but remains largely affecting

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Outlook

Pain’s film is low on big stars but high on integrity. You can see the story and the performances shine through

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Indian Express

Chittagong is the kind of film that will leave you with a heavy heart, and moved

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DNA

While Chittagong falls well short of being a great film, it can't help but be an important one. And Pain keeps it honest.

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Rediff

Director Pain and his co-writer Shonali Bose create a taut narrative and the film works as a socio-political drama

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India Today

This is a warm, affecting film

Firstpost

One rare gem that deserves to be seen and appreciated

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nowrunning

Chittagong certainly isn't a drab and dreary history lesson. It manages to be a gripping human drama without being either a sweeping Hollywood-style adventure or a Bollywood-inflected patriotic saga cranked up to a defeaning pitch for easy consumption

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NDTV

The movie takes time to blossom - but when it does, it's beautiful

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Times of India

A film of immense significance. The performances are earnest and genuine to the core

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BollywoodHungama