Veracious finds some feminist glitches in Chak De India:

The thing is, I adore this film to bits. It’s refreshing, it’s gripping, it’s got a cast of absolutely terrific characters and some rare, fascinating female-female dynamics that are usually reserved for relations between the sexes or just between men in Indian cinema. And yes, it is awesomely feminist — boldly, explicitly saying, girls should be able to go out and do stuff, and they can do all stuff as well as men. So what I’m about to say is not to undermine the film’s obvious achievements, it’s more to examine it more closely.

But – ah, there’s always a but, isn’t there? – as the movie was winding down, and we see the last of Shahrukh Khan’s character Kabir’s journey, my friend commented, “But the girls couldn’t have done it without a man, huh?”.