Chengiz Movie Review: Bengali superstar Jeet’s pan-Indian gangster drama is an average film that does not bring anything new to the table. Perhaps, the Bengali filmmaker Rajesh Ganguly has rushed into making a commercial gangster drama inspired by the likes of South Indian films like KGF, Pushpa and more.
Chengiz Movie Review Rating: ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5
Chengiz Movie Cast: Jeet, Rohit Roy, Ayush Das, Susmita Chatterjee, Shataf Figar
Chengiz Movie Director: Rajesh Ganguly
Chengiz Movie Story: The film is set in Calcutta’s underworld from the 1970s to the mid-1990s. Chengiz ruled the streets at the time. In an interesting way, the film chronicles his life journey.
Chengiz Movie Review
Jeet starrer Chengiz starts off strongly but could build up to the expectations as the film goes on. The director, Rajesh Ganguly, tries to somehow evoke interest with a few catchy scenes and dialogues, but the film lacks that particular spark which a gangster drama should have. It is a nice attempt from the Bengali cinema but definitely something of which they can’t be really proud. There are a lot of areas which need improvement in the film.
From the story to the screenplay to the editing, the film lacks in all that departments. Chengiz never really gets going and almost feels like a half-baked gangster drama that tries to entice the viewers but does not have the material to keep the hype sustained. Background music did not help out the cause of the film at all.
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Another thing which Chengiz does totally wrong is the length of the movie. The film has a runtime of 153 minutes which is around 3 hours. It is an extremely long film in today’s era. The editor, Malay Laha, should have edited out about 30-40 minutes to make Chengiz a bit crispier. The current version lacks the steam that a gangster drama should possess.
Jeet has done a commendable job as Chengiz, and he is supported well by the cast members Rohit Roy and Susmita Chatterjee. But the story of the film and the screenplay could not support their brilliant act. In the end, Chengiz turns out to be an ordinary drama which has nothing new to offer.