Chaamp

{{short description|2017 Indian Bengali sports drama film by Raj Chakraborty}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Chaamp

| image = Chaamp Bengali movie poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Chaamp Movie Poster

| director = Raj Chakraborty

| producer = Gurupada Adhikari
Dev
Raj Chakraborty

{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes

| label1= Dialogues by

| data1= Padmanabha Dasgupta

| label2= Inspired from

| data2= Shiba and Shibar Phire Asha by Moti Nandi

}}

| screenplay = Padmanabha Dasgupta
Raj Chakraborty

| story = Dev

| starring = Dev
Rukmini Maitra

| music = Songs:
Jeet Gannguli
Anupam Roy
Background score:
Indraadip Dasgupta

| cinematography = Soumik Haldar

| editing = MD. Kalam

| studio = Dev Entertainment Ventures
Geetsangeet Productions
Raj Chakraborty Entertainment Productions

| distributor = SVF Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|06|23|West Bengal|2017|06|30|All India}}

| runtime = 155:40 Minutes

| country = India

| language = Bengali

| budget = ₹3 crore

| gross = approx. ₹9 crore{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/photo-features/highest-grossing-bengali-movies/game-rs-8-95-crore/photostory/65320239.cms|title = Chaamp - List of Highest grossing Bengali movies|website = The Times of India}}

}}

Chaamp is a 2017 Indian Bengali-language sports action drama film co-written and directed by Raj Chakraborty. Conceptualized and produced by Dev under the banner of Dev Entertainment Ventures, the film is loosely based on Moti Nandi's famous novels Shiba and Shibar Phire Asha.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/dev-to-play-a-boxer-in-his-second-production/story-dRksIrOS6Z46tWgiIr0wzH.html|title=Dev to play a boxer in his second production|newspaper=Hindustan Times|accessdate=1 Nov 2016}} It stars Dev himself in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Rukmini Maitra in her debut, Chiranjeet Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar, Laboni Sarkar, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, Biplab Chatterjee and Supriyo Dutta.{{cite news|url=http://epaper.telegraphindia.com/details/227572-17143727.html|title=Dev and Rukmini hit it out of the ring with Champ|newspaper=The Telegraph (Calcutta)|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803132259/https://epaper.telegraphindia.com/details/227572-17143727.html|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=dead}} It revolves around the rise and fall of an aspiring boxer Shibaji, who makes a comeback to sports due to the circumstances.

The film was officially announced in September 2016 under the tentative title, Dev 29 as it is Dev's 29th film and the official title was announced in November 2016. Principal photography commenced in December 2016. It was predominantly shot in Kolkata, with a minor schedule in Delhi, and wrapped by mid-April. The film has music composed by Jeet Gannguli, Anupam Roy and Raftaar, while Indraadip Dasgupta provided its background score, with lyrics penned by Anindya Chatterjee, Srijato and Raja Chanda. The cinematography was handled by Soumik Haldar and editing was by MD. Kalam.

Chaamp was released on 23 June 2017 theatrically in West Bengal, while it was released worldwide on 30 June 2017.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dev-chooses-closed-door-show-over-gala-premiere/articleshow/59336567.cms|title=Dev chooses closed-door show over gala premiere|newspaper=The Times of India}}

Plot

Shibaji, a famous Indian boxer, loses fame overnight when he meets a tragic accident that ruins his boxing career. After losing his title, he fights all odds to revive his career and become a champion again.

Cast

Dev as Shibaji "Shiba" Sanyal; A boxer
Rukmini Maitra as Jaya Sanyal; Shiba's wife
Chiranjeet Chakraborty as Coach Buro Bagchi
Laboni Sarkar as Shiba's mother (dead)
Ranajit Chatterjee as Shiba's late father (dead)
Supriyo Dutta as Narukaka; A local grocer
Priyanka Sarkar as Swathi Bagchi;
Kamaleswar Mukherjee as Reporter Shantanu; Main Antagonist
Padmanava Dasgupta as Shantanu's friend
Biplab Chatterjee as Chacha
Krishnokishore Mukhopadhyay as Mr. Sanyal; Jaya's Dad
Joydip Kundu as a businessman
Akbar Hasan as Prashant Singh; A boxer and Shiba's rival
Animesh Badhuri as a businessman
Arjun Dasgupta as a doctor
Raj Chakraborty as Swathi's husband / Cameo Appearance

Production

In September 2016, The Times of India reported that Dev was going to launch Rukmini Maitra{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dev-is-a-friend-who-will-forever-be-as-good-as-family-rukmini/articleshow/55291045.cms|title=Dev is a friend who will forever be as good as family: Rukmini|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=7 Nov 2016}} through a new production of his directed by Raj Chakraborty.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Finally-Dev-gears-up-to-launch-girlfriend/articleshow/54507423.cms|title=Finally, Dev gears up to launch girlfriend - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-06-09}} It was reported that boxing is the main core of the film, with Dev playing the role of a boxer and Chiranjeet, playing the role of a retired boxer who wants to fulfill his dream through Dev's character.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/-I-cant-deny-that-Rukmini-is-my-pillar-of-strength-Dev/articleshow/55290846.cms?|title=I can't deny that Rukmini is my pillar of strength: Dev|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=7 Nov 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1161111/jsp/t2/story_118453.jsp#.WKq0SdJ97Dd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114114749/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161111/jsp/t2/story_118453.jsp#.WKq0SdJ97Dd|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2016|title=CHECK MATE!- Dev-Rukmini get chatty with t2|work=telegraphindia.com|accessdate=20 Feb 2017}}

The film is Dev's debut production with his company, Dev Entertainment Ventures.

Release

The film released in West Bengal on 23 June 2017, and released in the rest of India on 30 June 2017. The film was distributed by SVF Entertainment in India.

= Critical reception =

The Times of India praised the film, giving Chaamp 3.5 stars out of 5 and calling the film a must watch.{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/chaamp/movie-review/59349918.cms|title=Chaamp Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2017-07-21}} Their review praised the directing by Chakraborty, saying that the film shows his coming of age as a director. Despite calling him "deadpan as usual", the review notes that Dev has been played to his strengths and has the perfect body language. Maitra was praised for a debut performance, being called a natural in the review. The rest of the cast was commended for their performances, including Chakraborty, Sarkar, Kamaleshwar Mukherjee, and Supriyo Dutta. The review also commended the crew, specifically cinematographer Soumik Halder, art director Tanmoy Chakraborty and editor Md Kalam. However, the film's story was criticized for its similarities to Sultan, a 2016 Hindi film also about the comeback of an athlete. Dev told they wanted to do a film based on a Moti Nandi's story but didn't get the rights to it, hence Chaamp was made.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/check-mate/cid/1409946|title=CHECK MATE!|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=December 20, 2018}}

Soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Chaamp

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Jeet Gannguli,
Raftaar & Anupam Roy

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 10 June 2017

| recorded = 2017

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = {{Duration|m=22|s=26}}

| language = Bengali

| label = Zee Music Bangla

| producer = Dev

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Chaamp

| type = Soundtrack

| single1 = Tu Hi Hai Chaamp

| single1date = 16 May 2017

| single2 = Jaya Tomari

| single2date = 27 May 2017

| single3 = Dekho Dekho Chaamp

| single3date = 2 Jun 2017

| single4 = Tumio Chaamp

| single4date = 10 Jun 2017

| single5 = Maula Re

| single5date = 14 Jun 2017

| single6 = Shibaji Shibaji

| single6date = 29 Jun 2017

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Jeet Gannguli

| type = soundtrack

| prev_title = Boss 2: Back To Rule

| prev_year = 2017

| title = Chaamp

| year = 2017

| next_title = Dekh Kemon Lage

| next_year = 2017

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Raftaar

| type = Soundtrack

| prev_title = One

| prev_year = 2017

| title = Chaamp

| year = 2017

| next_title = Kaabil

| next_year = 2017

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Anupam Roy

| type = Soundtrack

| prev_title = Arani Takhon

| prev_year = 2017

| title = Chaamp

| year = 2017

| next_title = Uma

| next_year = 2018

}}

There are 2 additional songs by Raftaar and Anupam Roy which were not in the film but in the soundtrack. The soundtrack was initially released on Saavn on 14 May 2017,{{Cite web|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/bengali/Chaamp-2017/66uhw9iDacI_|title=Chaamp|date=14 May 2017|website=Saavn}} and was later released on other streaming services like Apple Music on 10 June 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chaamp-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/id1246218342|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224054254/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chaamp-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/id1246218342|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2018|title=Chaamp (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP on Apple Music|website=iTunes|access-date=2017-07-21}}

{{track listing

| headline = Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist(s)

| all_lyrics =

| all_music =

| title1 = Tu Hi Hai Chaamp

| note1 = Title Track

| length1 = 4:09

| lyrics1 = Anindya Chattopadhyay

| music1 = Jeet Gannguli

| extra1 = Supratip Bhattacharya

| title2 = Jaya Tomari

| note2 =

| length2 = 3:49

| lyrics2 = Raja Chanda

| music2 = Jeet Gannguli

| extra2 = Dev Negi

| title3 = Dekho Dekho Chaamp

| note3 =

| length3 = 2:36

| lyrics3 = Raftaar

| music3 = Raftaar

| extra3 = Raftaar, Dev

| title4 = Tumio Chaamp

| note4 =

| length4 = 3:07

| lyrics4 = Anupam Roy

| music4 = Anupam Roy

| extra4 = Anupam Roy

| title5 = Maula Re

| note5 =

| length5 = 5:36

| lyrics5 = Anindya Chattopadhyay

| music5 = Jeet Gannguli

| extra5 = Arijit Singh

| title6 = Shibaji Shibaji

| note6 =

| length6 = 3:07

| lyrics6 = Srijato

| music6 = Jeet Gannguli

| extra6 = Shayon Biswas

| total_length =

}}

Jeet Gannguli, one of the composers of the soundtrack, expressed disappointment with the inclusion of Anupam Roy and Raftaar on the soundtrack.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/dev-was-kiddish-and-hurt-me-by-using-anupams-song-to-promote-his-film-jeet-gannguli/articleshow/59528815.cms|title=Dev was kiddish and hurt me by using Anupam's song to promote his film: Jeet Gannguli|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-07-21}} He explained that he initially composed four tracks for the soundtrack, and felt that since he had already done that, he should complete the soundtrack by composing the rest of the music. Gannguli further explained that he is not fond of the trend of hiring multiple composers for a single soundtrack album, a trend which has become popular in the Hindi film industry.

= Album critical reception =

"Jaya Tomari" has been described as a runaway hit, and was commended along with "Maula Re" and "Tumio Chaamp".

Accolades

The film was nominated for multiple awards at the 2018 Filmfare Awards East.{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-jio-filmfare-awards-east-2018_-26583-2.html|title=Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018|date=13 February 2018|work=Filmfare|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/all-winners-of-the-jio-filmfare-awards-east-2018_-26653.html|title=All winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018|date=17 February 2018|work=Filmfare|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en}}

| 2018

| Dev

| Best Actor

| Filmfare Award

| {{nom}}

| Filmfare Awards East

| 2018

| Arijit Singh

| Best Singer (Male)

| Filmfare Award

| {{nom}}

| Filmfare Awards East