"Chintu ka Birthday" Movie Review

Sometimes some films are not made with the intention of doing business. You feel good after watching the story, acting, and treatment of these films. The same goes for the recent release of the film 'Chintu Ka Birthday'. The film has been produced by AIB's Tanmay Bhatt, Gursimar Khamba, Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya. The film was ready for a long time but has been released now.

Story: The film's story begins in 2004 when the US forces in Iraq completed one year and Saddam Hussein was on trial. Madan Tiwari (Vinay Pathak), a resident of Bihar in Baghdad, also lives with his family. Although the Indian government had evacuated all Indians from Iraq, but Madan had reached Iraq on fake documents and a Nepal passport and remained stranded there. Madan's son Chintu (Vedanta Chhibber) has his sixth birthday and a party is organized on the occasion.

 Meanwhile, there is a loud explosion near Madan's house and 2 American soldiers arrive there. Madan's landlord is a Shia activist whom Americans consider a militant. After this, American soldiers take Madan's family hostage. Then what will happen to Chintu's birthday which was not celebrated even last year? For this, you will have to watch the film.

Review: 

It would not be wrong to say that the entire cast of the film, whether it be Vinay Pathak or Vedanta in the role of 6-year-old Chintu, have all done well. Vinay Pathak, Tilotama Shome, and Seema Pahwa are at their best as ever. Bisha Chaturvedi Madan's daughter Lakshmi's role is maturing more than her age, while Vedanta looks very cute in Chintu's role.

For the film, both the directors have to be praised that they have not allowed politics to be involved in this film at all and confined it to the human sentiments of the people and soldiers in a violence-stricken country. Madan Tiwari's family struggling to travel to India in the film and the depression of American soldiers troubled by the violence in Iraq does not let you have a negative feeling for any character in the story.

If the speed of the film is a bit slow then it may feel somewhat cumbersome at some places but since the film is small then it can be managed. The film has dialogues in Hindi, English, and Arabic, so those who do not read subtitles may have some problems. If you want to watch a film wearing political glasses, it is better not to watch it.