Chakravyuh

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Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Chakravyuh

Prakash Jha has always had an inclination for politics when it comes to his movies. Like every filmmaker he has attempted yet again to reflect realities of the various issues afflicting the society. Be it Damul or Aarakshan, his previous movies, Jha has exposed the significant political issues. The movie seems amateurish rather than being pragmatic and interesting. Chakravyuh is based on the Naxalite movement which focuses on the tribals conditions amidst the Naxals, the cops and politicians as well as the progress against displacement. Furthermore the story concentrates on the dispute between two friends due to the Naxals movement.   

       

The story revolves around SP Adil Kha (Arjun Rampal) a cop and Kabir (Abhay Deol) a lively soul who are thick friends. Adil takes posting to a sensitive area constantly scanned by Naxalites where no cops would dare to go He has just arrested an old Naxal ideologue Govind Suryavanshi (Om Puri) and aims to catch the Naxal leader.  Kabir then joins him to penetrate the Naxalite movement to reach to the person behind the movement by becoming a Naxalite so that he can pass on the secrets to Adil. However the tables turn and Kabir being influenced by the Naxalites becomes the chief comrade.   

Being an electronic expert he helps them by tracking radio frequencies and wins trust of Maoist head Rajan (Manoj Bajpayee), Juhi (Anjali Patil) and others. This creates distance between the friends and becomes a fight between the two. Set on a business-political background the story then brings Mahanta Steel (Kabir Bedi) a business tycoon who needs land for his project whereby the villagers have to evacuate from their homes. With support of the corrupt politicians he fulfils his aim. Adil and Kabir split, unit and diverge with the changing equations and keep us engrossed till the tragic end. Besides there is no love triangle but a colleague from college days (Esha Gupta) comes along in the movie.

  

Arjun Rampal surely amazed us with this new cop role. Abhay Deol fits into his role effortlessly and does a good job. Manoj Bajpayee is just apt for his part and Anjali Patil does a remarkable job. Esha Gupta is not that persuasive but Om Puri is brilliant. On the whole the cast is just perfect.

The movie script is not strong enough and could make an impact but failed to match the expectations caused with the hype.