


After the fight, the women ask Khan to remain their coach. Khan, recognizing that they are finally acting as one for the first time, prevents the staff from intervening he only stops a man from hitting one of the women from behind with a cricket bat. During the lunch, local boys eve tease Mary Balbir attacks them, triggering a brawl between the boys and the team. When she finally succeeds, Khan angrily resigns however, he invites the staff and team to a farewell lunch at McDonald's. In response, Bindiya repeatedly encourages the other players to defy Khan. During his first few days as coach, he benches several players who refuse to follow his rules-including Bindiya Naik ( Shilpa Shukla), the most experienced player. Khan realizes that he can make the girls winners only if he can help them overcome their differences. Team Captain Vidya Sharma ( Vidya Malvade) must choose between hockey and the wishes of her husband Rakesh's ( Nakul Vaid) family, and Preeti's fiancé-Abhimanyu Singh ( Vivan Bhatena), Vice-Captain of the India national cricket team-feels threatened by her involvement with the team. Mary Ralte (Kimi Laldawla) from Mizoram and Molly Zimik (Masochon Zimik), from Manipur in Northeast India, face widespread racial discrimination, and sexual comments from some strangers. Komal Chautala ( Chitrashi Rawat), a village girl from Haryana, clashes with Preeti Sabarwal ( Sagarika Ghatge) from Chandigarh short-tempered Balbir Kaur (Tanya Abrol) from Punjab bullies Rani Dispotta ( Seema Azmi) and Soimoi Kerketa (Nisha Nair), who are from remote villages in Jharkhand. Khan finds himself in charge of a group of 16 young women divided by their competitive natures and regional prejudices. Initially skeptical, Tripathi agrees to the arrangement. Uttam, however, tells him that Kabir Khan wants to coach the team. According to Tripathi, the team has no future since the only long-term role for women is to "cook and clean". Tripathi ( Anjan Srivastav), the head of India's hockey association, meets with field hockey advocate Uttam Singh ( Mohit Chauhan) to discuss the Indian women's hockey team. Religious prejudice forces him and his mother ( Jayshree Arora) to leave town. The sporting gesture is misunderstood, and Khan is suspected of throwing the game out of sympathy towards Pakistan. Soon afterwards, media outlets circulate a photograph of Khan shaking hands with the Pakistani captain. His shot just misses, costing India to lose the match. When Indian team captain Kabir Khan ( Shah Rukh Khan) is fouled, he takes a penalty stroke.

Ĭhak De! India opens in Delhi during the final minutes of a Hockey World Cup match between Pakistan and India, with Pakistan leading 1–0. The festival was jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating India's 70th Independence Day. The film was screened in New Delhi on 17 August 2016, as part of the week-long Independence Day Film Festival. 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. 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. It received widespread critical acclaim, with praise for its direction, screenplay, performances and feminist themes.Ĭhak De! India won a number of awards, including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The film was released worldwide on 10 August 2007, coinciding with India's 60th Independence Day, and grossed ₹109 crores on a ₹20 crores budget, termed a "blockbuster" by Box Office India. 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. After a disastrous loss to Pakistan, Khan is ostracized from the sport upon which he and his mother are driven from the family home by angry neighbors. The film stars Shahrukh Khan as Kabir Khan, former captain of the Indian men's national field-hockey team. It tells 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, and explores various themes such as feminism and sexism, the legacy of the partition of India, racial and religious bigotry, and ethnic and regional prejudice. Let's Go! India) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni, sports scenes choreographed by Rob Miller and music by Salim–Sulaiman.

₹1.09 billion (equivalent to ₹2.8 billion or US$37 million in 2020)Ĭhak De! India ( transl. ₹200 million (equivalent to ₹510 million or US$6.8 million in 2020)
