Credited cast: | |||
Rajkummar Rao | ... | Mahinder Hooda 'Montu' | |
Nushrat Bharucha | ... | Neelima 'Neelu' | |
Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub | ... | I.M. Singh (as Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) | |
Saurabh Shukla | ... | Shukla | |
Satish Kaushik | ... | Montu's Father | |
Ila Arun | ... | Principal Ushal Gehlot | |
Jatin Sarna | ... | Dimpy Chautala | |
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Baljinder Kaur | ... | Montu's Mother |
Naman Jain | ... | Bablu | |
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Garima Kaur | ... | Pinky |
Rajiv Gupta | ... | Neelima's Father | |
Suparna Marwah | ... | Neelima's Mother | |
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Anil Chaudhary | ... | Maths Professor |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Vishal Ajmaria | ... | KID |
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Akash | ... | KID |
Chhalaang is a hilarious, yet inspirational journey of Montu, a PT Master from a semi govt. funded school for whom teaching PT is just a job. When circumstances put everything he cares for at stake, including Neelu who he loves, Montu is forced to do what he's never done- TEACH. Through his journey, the film humorously addresses the value of Sports Education in school curriculum.
After the outstanding web series Scam 1992, director Hansal Mehta delivered another entertaining movie. But this time he switches to a light-hearted zone. Chhalaang marks the fifth movie of actor Rajkummar Rao and filmmaker Hansal Mehta after Shahid (2013), CityLights (2014), Aligarh (2015), and Omerta (2018).
The movie has a simple, little predictable, yet enjoyable plot with a good message. The story also deals with the importance of sports education and gender parity. The first half has well-written characters and smartly written humour. The second half has well-executed Basketball and Kabaddi matches, although there was still room for tighter editing.
Rajkummar Rao never disappoints, he again delivers a diverting performance. Nushrratt Bharuccha gave a charming performance with her lovable Haryanvi diction. Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub looks convincing as the competitive PT teacher. The film also has a great ensemble cast, Satish Kaushik, Saurabh Shukla, Ila Arun, Jatin Sarna, Baljinder Kaur, Naman Jain, and all the young actors delivers a terrific performance.
Direction 3/5 Acting 3/5 Dialogues 3.5/5 Story 2.5/5 Screenplay 3/5