''Chaamp'' is a 2017

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n Bengali-language sports

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directed by

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakrabo ...

with story written by Dev. Produced by Dev, the film stars him in the lead role, along with

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, in her debut film and

Chiranjeet Chakraborty Deepak Chakraborty (better known in film career as Chiranjeet Chakraborty; born 2 November 1955), is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legisla ...

Priyanka Sarkar Priyanka Sarkar is an Indian film and television actress who mosty works in Bengali films. Her first successful film was ''Chirodini Tumi Je Amar'' (2008) directed by Raj Chakraborty. She was married to actor Rahul Banerjee. Filmography Te ...

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who stars in other pivotal roles. After releasing initially in West Bengal on 23 June 2017, the film released all over India on 30 June 2017. The concept of the film was penned by Dev.

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 *

as Jaya Sanyal ; Shiba's wife *

as Coach Buro Bagchi *

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as Shiba's mother *

Supriyo Dutta Supriyo Dutta is an Indian Bengali language film and theatre actor from West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along wi ...

as Narukaka ; A local grocer *

as Sathi Bagchi ; *

as Reporter Shantanu ; Main Antagonist * Padmanava Dasgupta as Shantanu's friend *

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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 *

as Swathi's husband / Cameo Appearance

Production

In September 2016, ''

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'' reported that Dev was going to launch

through a new production of his directed by

. It was reported that

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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. 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

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in India.

Critical reception

'' praised the film, giving ''Chaamp'' 3.5 stars out of 5 and calling the film a must watch. Their review praised the directing by

, 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.

was praised for a debut performance, being called a natural in the review. The rest of the cast was commended for their performances, including

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, 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

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's story but didn’t get the rights to it, hence Chaamp was made.

Soundtrack

There are 2 additional songs by

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and

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which were not in the film but in the soundtrack. The soundtrack was initially released on

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on 14 May 2017, and was later released on other streaming services like

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on 10 June 2017.

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, one of the composers of the soundtrack, expressed disappointment with the inclusion of

and

on the soundtrack. 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

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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. , - , 2018 , Dev , Best Actor ,

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, , Filmfare Awards East , , - , 2018 ,

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, Best Singer (Male) ,

, , Filmfare Awards East , , - , 2018 ,

, Best Debut (Female) ,

, , Filmfare Awards East
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References

External links

* {{Raj Chakraborty 2017 films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Indian boxing films Indian sports drama films Films scored by Jeet Ganguly Films scored by Anupam Roy Films scored by Raftaar 2010s sports drama films Films directed by Raj Chakraborty Films produced by Dev (Bengali actor) 2017 drama films