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Chak De! India is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Shimit Amin released in USA on 10 august 2007 with Shahrukh Khan
Chak De! India (2007)
चक दे इंडिया
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 10 august 2007
Length 2h33
Directed by Shimit Amin
OriginInde
Themes Feminist films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Sports films, Musical films, Political films, Bollywood
Rating80%
Chak De! India (English: Go For it! India or Go! India) is a 2007 Hindi-language Indian sports film, directed by Shimit Amin and Rob Miller (sports scenes), produced by Aditya Chopra, with music by Salim–Sulaiman and a screenplay by Jaideep Sahni. It explores religious bigotry, the legacy of the partition of India, ethnic and regional prejudice and sexism in contemporary India in a fictional story about the Indian women's national field-hockey team which was inspired by the team's win at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The film stars Shahrukh Khan as Kabir Khan, former captain of the Indian men's national field-hockey team. After a disastrous loss to Pakistan, Khan is ostracized from the sport and he and his mother are driven from the family home by angry neighbors. Seven years later, to redeem himself, Khan becomes the coach of the Indian national women's hockey team and aims to turn its sixteen contentious players into a championship unit.
Chak De! India won a number of awards, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. On 30 August 2007, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences requested a copy of the film's script for a place in its Margaret Herrick Library. When the Indian Hockey Federation was reorganised in April 2008, former player Aslam Sher Khan said that he wanted "to create a 'Chak De' effect" in Indian hockey.
Synopsis
Chak De! India opens in Delhi during the final minutes of a fictional Hockey World Cup match between Pakistan and India, with Pakistan leading 1–0. When Indian team captain Kabir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) is fouled, he takes a penalty stroke. His shot just misses, costing India the match. Soon afterwards, media outlets circulate a photograph of Khan shaking hands with the Pakistani captain. The sporting gesture is misunderstood, and the Muslim Khan is suspected of "throwing" the game out of sympathy towards Pakistan. Religious prejudice forces him and his mother (Joyshree Arora) from their family home.Actors
Shahrukh Khan
(Kabir Khan)
Anaitha Nair
(Aliya Bose)
Aanjjan Srivastav
(Mr. Vishal Tripathi)
Tanya Abrol
(Balbir Kaur)
Javed Khan Amrohi
(Sukhlal)
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