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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:57 am 
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Here are some screenshots from a DVD9 sample. :(

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:35 pm 
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The image looks stretched vertically! Is that really the case on the DVD too!? :(


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:20 pm 
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Anwar wrote:
The image looks stretched vertically! Is that really the case on the DVD too!? :(


No, the DVD is fine - it's the JPEG images that are stretched.

Why the sad faces, folks? The picture looks okay to me. Colours appear accurate from my memory of the film at the cinema and detail is decent. The video may not be prog, but pseudo-prog is good enough.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:22 pm 
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AR correct screen shots - although I'm not sure how the original ones ended up as 746x480 :?

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:02 pm 
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chak de to dom, these yrf crooks :)


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:52 pm 
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almost B&W or sepia effect :o


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:19 pm 
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Zoran009 wrote:
almost B&W or sepia effect :o


That's how certain scenes looked at the cinema also.


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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:31 pm 
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Zoran009 wrote:
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chak de to dom, these yrf crooks :)


but may be not like this lol.kidding


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:11 am 
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can anyone confirm if it indeed has DTS? as per the specs..

DISC 1: THE FILM
16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation (2.35:1 Aspect Ratio)
Optional Subtitles In 7 Languages-
International: English / Arabic / Spanish / Dutch / Portuguese
Indian: Tamil / Malayalam
5.1 Dolby Digital Sound, DTS
Optional Stereo Sound
Digitally Re-mastered From The Original Film
Feature Film Running Time: Approximately 152 Mins

DISC 2: SPECIAL FEATURES
32 minutes - Exclusive Deleted Scenes
The Making Of The Film
Music Videos: a) Kuch Kariye b) Ek Hockey Doongi Rakhke
Making Of Hockey Doongi Rakhke
Theatrical Trailor & Promos
Photo Gallery -
a) Posters
b) Working Stills
c) Player Profiles
• Chak De Hockey - CNN - IBN
• Cult of Chak De - NDTV 24X7
• SRK – A Presidential Experience - CNN - IBN
• Somerset House – UK Premiere


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:27 am 
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vjmajic2002 wrote:
can anyone confirm if it indeed has DTS? as per the specs..



No mention of DTS on the menus;

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:50 am 
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These are screen shots from the re-encoded and pre-processed source (taken from the original YRF DVD) - it's been de-interlaced to give a progressive frame output, compressed onto a DVD-5;

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.. taken from bwtorrents.com :o

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:06 pm 
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ali wrote:
These are screen shots from the re-encoded and pre-processed source (taken from the original YRF DVD) - it's been de-interlaced to give a progressive frame output, compressed onto a DVD-5;

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thats how this dvd should have looked like with twice as much bit rate than this compressed re encoded source! DTS was another FAKE LOGO on part of YRF that never existed in the first place!devil, leeches!

Some one did same process to DARLING! being small file, around 5GB to 4.3GB. changing fixed to VBR really served that dvd well! But doing this procedure to a field averaged crap like naya daur, replaces, combing to blur.. :(


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:14 pm 
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Glad to see tons of extras and deleted scenes in the Extras disc and main disc featuring the full original uncut theatrical version.

DVD encoding is good Pseudo-Progressive without the problematic chroma lag or 4th 5th frame info mix ups. I don't remember whether the theatrical screening too had dull colors like in the DVD. Perhaps that was the case ??

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BTW, that song that they showed in theatrical trailers " Hockey Doongee Ik Rakh Ke" was not in the film. There may have been a line or so, but not the one where the girls are showing a Hockey stick and saying "Hockey Doongee Ik Rakh Ke".

Film Length: 4135 meters (censor cert); 137 - 138 min. (Shouldn't it be 150 min @ 90 ft per min ??)
End credits had both DD & DTS logos.


"Hockey Doongee Ik Rakh Ke" song is in Extras DVD :D along with tons of other extras.

Theatre where I saw C D I, run time was 137-138 min. DVD cover states main feature run time to be 152 min, counter shows 150 min. :D

Extras DVD has tons of deleted scenes. That's the way it should be. Fast paced for theatrical showing and longer version for home video, where you can pause, scan, omit, research at your will. So, longer the version, the better. :D :D
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Indiafm details what's in the deleted scenes. I'm posting it here for ref.

(150 min of main feature and 35 min of deleted/ extended scenes should make 170 - 185 min total run time.
Any volunteers to sort out how much time is repeat in extended scenes to find full non-repat run time ??)
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http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/11 ... index.html
The DVD comes with number of added features such as

- Exclusive Deleted Scenes
- The Making Of The Film
- Chak De Hockey - CNN - IBN
- Cult of Chak De - NDTV 24X7
- SRK - A Presidential Experience - CNN - IBN
- Somerset House - UK Premiere
- Music Videos: a) Kuch Kariye b) Ek Hockey Doongi Rakhke
- Making Of Hockey Doongi Rakhke
- Theatrical Trailor & Promos
- Photo Gallery - a) Posters b) Working Stills c) Player Profiles

Of course, what takes the cake is 35 minutes of DELETED SCENES which more than compensate the price of the DVD. Instead of some random shots of one off irrelevant scenes left out on the editing table, the section here has more elaborate sequences. In fact most of the 22 scenes (yes, you read it right - 22 scenes) make you wonder if they may would as well have been brought to the big screen as a part of the narrative.

The biggest beneficiary out of most of these 22 scenes is the girl who played Gul Iqbal. While the theatrical version of the film had it's focus on the likes of Preeti Sabharwals and Bindia Naiks and Komal Chautalas and Vidya Sharmas and Balbir Kaurs of the team, it was Gul Iqbal who merely had a fleeting appearance. Well, it was her role which was left out on the editing table but now has been compensated for in the DVD viewing. Watch out for the sequences where she transforms from a girl burdened by her lineage to someone who rises up the occasion and lives up to her own identity.

Deleted scenes also give a viewer a chance to know more about what happened when:

- Kabir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) returned to the camp; now as a coach
- The three senior players didn't turn up at the camp for the first morning and the practice was halted followed by the punishment
- The girls were assessed for their strengths and weaknesses
- Girls got into conversations with different partners in the rooms
- Shah Rukh got into an uncomfortable 'bhangra' with the girls after their win over men in a hockey match
- Shah Rukh cam face to face with Vidya's husband

- Girls played antakshri during their visit to Australia
- Balbir Kaur tried teaching English to the girls from Jharkhand
- Indian and Pakistani fans brought home made food for the hockey team
- India won it's semi-final match v/s Germany (a superb not to be missed sequence!!)


MAKING OF THE FILM is different from numerous behind the scenes happenings which is showcased for number of films. Here it lasts for just 22 minutes but in this short duration it has Jaideep Sahni, Shimit Amin and Shah Rukh Khan talking about what prompted them to make the film, how screen tests were done for choosing the right girls for the right roles, how was the entire look designed, what transpired during joint script reading sessions, the real time practice for girls to fit into the character of a hockey player, Dhanraj Pillai's visit and a lot more!

Another interesting addition to the DVD is a 32 minutes open house debate CHAK DE HOCKEY on CNN-IBN which was aired after the film's release. The episode not just features most of the cast and crew of the film but also special guests like Dhanraj Pillay and Diana Eduljee along with real life members of Indian hockey team. What works for the episode is it's topical nature because it clearly narrates Dhanraj Pillay's doubts around the film really having made an impression big enough apart from it's cinematic entertainment. He argues that once the film's euphoria would settle down after a few months, it would be back to cricket for most. Though many seem to disagree with him in the episode, it seems so very true today!

Later comes a 16 minutes episode of CULT OF CHAK DE on NDTV 24X7 where three principal characters from the film are brought on face to face with the real hockey players. As the six women share their on screen and off screen experience, it is difficult to ascertain who inspired whom?

Towards the end of the DVD it is Shah Rukh Khan all the way as he shares experiences about his meeting with the President of India Mrs. Pratibha Patil for whom a special screening of the film was arranged for. Titled SRK - A PRESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE - CNN - IBN, it has Shah Rukh Khan at his verbose, exciting and overwhelmed best. Yet another evidence of his super stardom is visible when the DVD takes a viewer through the UK PREMIER at SOMERSET HOUSE.

For those looking for more behind the screens happening, there is an interesting looking MAKING OF HOCKEY DOONGI RAKHKE which not just shows what happened in front of the camera but also what happened in the recording room when each of the girls sung their own lines. Also the music videos of the song 'Ek Hockey Doongi Rakhke' as well as the cult track 'Kuch Kariye' are shown in their full versions.

In the end, what one misses though is the Director's Commentary.


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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:48 pm 
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rana wrote:
I don't remember whether the theatrical screening too had dull colors like in the DVD. Perhaps that was the case ??


It was indeed from what I remember.

So, a very good DVD from YRF at last! Wonders will never cease. :D


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:08 pm 
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For reference, added deleted scenes details as given by Indiafm in my post above.

Why did directors choose dull colors for the film. Makes no sense. Or, was it a film processing flaw ?? I'd prefer lively colors.

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150 min of main feature and 35 min of deleted/ extended scenes should make 170 - 185 min total run time.
Any volunteers to sort out how much time is repeat in extended scenes to find full non-repat run time ??


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