Of the many disappointments in Chak De India, the most disappointing is Shah Rukh Khan’s passionless performance.

Let’s look at two crucial scenes in Chak De India: the first comes early in the movie when Shah Rukh Khan says he’s resigning as coach of the Indian women’s hockey team following opposition from the players to his style of training.

Coming towards the end of the movie, the second critical scene involves Shah Rukh Khan’s confrontation with two egoistic players Komal Chautala (the pint-sized Chitrashi Rawat) and Preeti Sabarhwal (pretty face Sagarika Ghatge) on the eve of World Cup Final between India and Australia.

In what should have been the crowning moments of the movie, Shah Rukh Khan a.k.a. King Khan in India utterly fails to rise to the occasion, delivering flat performances that rank amateurs would be embarrassed of rendering on screen. Ironically, in the second critical scene the two girls do a better job than the more-experienced Shah Rukh Khan.

Where’s the passion, Shah Rukh?

After 50+ films and 15 years in movies, if such listless, uninspiring performances are all that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is capable of, it’s a mighty poor reflection of his acting skills and a sad commentary on the Indian film industry.

In Chak De India, Shah Rukh Khan plays Kabir Khan, the coach of a ragtag women’s hockey team that he whips up into shape.

A former captain of the men’s Hockey team, Kabir Khan is also looking to reedem Continue Reading…