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?
The 2006–2008 India Window
151 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Chak De! India sits at position #13.
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The 2000s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chak De! India premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 28m runtime, production spent $43K per minute on screen and earned $270K per minute back.
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 |