India Chak De! India returned 6.3× its production cost, earning $40.0M against a $6.3M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
चकदे! इंडिया
A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?
Audience Engagement
286 audience reviews — more than 97% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 28m runtime, production spent $43K per minute on screen and earned $270K per minute back.
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The 2006–2008 India Window
Among 151 India films we catalog from this window, Chak De! India places #13 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in India, 454 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chak De! India premiered alongside 52 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 52 other India films in 2007.
The 607th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #350 of 1,983 India films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #257 of 1,132 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Yash Raj Films |
| Runtime | 2h 28m |
| Release Date | August 9, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0871510 |
| Official Site | www.yashrajfilms.com |