CHAKRAVYUH manages to speak the right language . Review on Chakravyuh

CHAKRAVYUH -> Prakash Jha has a habit of making films on socially relevant "at length" debatable topics which have always been a sore point in the democratic functioning of our great country. With our myriad opinions n viewpoints, we have always had divided notions over sensitive issues of Rajneeti, Apaharan, Aarakshan or Naxalism.

Hence to make a movie on them and by n large being successful in portraying them in a way which donot pinch either sides of the diaspora, is a marvellous job already and once again, with Chakravyuh, which deals with naxalism, Prakash Jha - The Director has held his own. Remarkably, the movie never allows you to settle down , keeps you on the tenterhooks, even the classic confrontational scenes between the ardent son of the soil, SP Adil Khan (Arjun Rampal) and his best friend, the wild son gone on the other side of the law, Kabir (Abhay Deol), hold your attention. Om Puri is as easy on the eyes as ever with a wonderful cameo sque performance. Manoj Bajpai is as reliable as ever portraying the role of Rajan, the zonal commander of the "Lal Salaam". He exudes that baritone n dialect spoken in the tribal heartlands of WB, JHARKHAND, CHATTISGARH, ODISHA n AP which is very realistic. He surely is on a roll since his GOW days. Anjali Patil (playing he role of a naxal as "juhi") deserves an applause for a stand out performance. Lead Actors do fine , though I surely missed Ajay Devgan, in this film of his favourite director. The wide camera angles capturing the guerilla warfare b/w the police n the naxals are a highlight of this movie. The company trying to start a mega budget project in the forested habitat of the poor tribals and the related issues of rehabilitation and the fight for the rights, do have an uncanny resemblance to the shelved TATA project at WB or VEDANTA in ORISSA (company is called MAHANTA group ). Its here that the film does manages to show what goes on in the thousands of such villages uprooted at the cost of development , "development" which wud have yielded the right results but for the corrupt bureaucracy n the nexus b/w the politicians n the growth hungry industry moghuls. The anger, desperation n helplessness is used to perfection by the people who motivate them to pick up arms n fight to establish their own "AZAD CHETRA" (free country) , these people ultimately hold sway over these poor unsuspecting souls n are feared by them till death.

They are the ultimate sufferers both ways. The film never gets judgemental in showing one side as gud or bad, but it surely emotes a plethora of thoughts among the posh audience leaving the multiplexes at the end of a wunderful hard hitting movie. It says " this desease which has since long weakened the democratic foundations of our country n sacrificed thousands of police men n innocent poor tribals is a serious concern for internal security of our country" . Steps should be taken urgently to address this issue with due sensitivity n understanding. The internal war INDIA fights everyday has to stop for good . For now, LAL SALAAM to the director for an honest attempt in this direction ! Deserves a watch :)