Chamak Volume 1 Review: Rambling Revenge Saga Crescendos in the music section
About Chamack Volume 1
A musical thriller Chamak Follows Kaala’s journey to come to terms with her identity, from Vancouver, Canada to Punjab. The first volume contains six episodes that set the quest for a young man as he wants to unravel the unknown mysteries of the past. ChamakWhich premieres on SonyLIV on December 7, is a promising yet gritty tale of revenge and ambition.
Chamaki Volume 1: Narrative
Chamak’s story veers between past and present when famous Punjabi singer Tara Singh (Gippy Grewal in a special appearance) is murdered along with his wife Navneet Kaur. Years later, his son Kaala is growing up troubled in Canada. After a criminal case forces him to return to India, a young man faces some hard truths about his life and his parents’ past.
With help and obstacles from those around her, Kaala searches for answers and tries to establish herself as an artist in the Punjabi music industry. This is where the story falters as unnecessary drama is added and overpowered, even for the supporting characters. accent Chamak Needed to stay on Kaala and her quest to find the truth, but is enhanced by the added angle of past enemies.
Chamaki Volume 1: Music
The biggest plus Chamak There is a pleasant soundtrack that boasts some melodious songs. Several songs in the series like Khairaat and Ganda Banda are instant earworms by composers Manna Singh and Vikram Montrose respectively. It also helps that the show has hired top music stars like Grewal, Mika Singh, Malkit Singh, MC Square, Afsana Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Asees Kaur and many more to add to the soundtrack.
On the other hand, it’s a bit hard to believe that Kaala is such a musical prodigy that she can easily switch from rap, Punjabi film songs to Sufi music without breaking a sweat. He jumps these musical genres like it’s no big deal.
Chamaki Volume 1: Performances
Paramvir Singh Cheema as Kaala has an arresting presence as Kaala, but the show matches her character a lot. However, the actor takes on all Kaala’s challenges in the game. Isha Talwar as Jazz and Akasa Singh as Lata, the singers he meets on his journey through Punjab, are quite convincing in their parts.
Actors Manoj Pahwa, Mohit Malik and Suvinder Vicky are also commendable. Casting director Mukesh Chhabra also has an important role as the music producer who shoots Kaala. Not all musical performances (via lip sync) are as convincing as singers voicing their own parts.
Chamaki Volume 1: Criticism
Creator Rohit Jugraj can be credited for this grand musical saga, but in trying to balance the story with the soundtrack, the narrative seems to have suffered. Moreover, Kaala’s need for revenge seems to lose direction for the first six episodes of the first volume. Sometimes he is quite driven and sometimes he has no plan. It’s an aimless method of fleshing out the story, episode by episode, and adding filler by introducing other characters.
The series also borrows elements from real events in the state, featuring a murdered Punjabi singer, and adds drugs and family respect angles. Although the story is still unfinished, it is intriguing to know in what direction Chamak will lead as an already busy streak ends on a cliffhanger. Chamaki The story may be flat, but its music is pretty catchy.
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