Chak De! India (English: Go India!) is a 2007 Hindi-language Indian sports drama film about field hockey in India. It is directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Yash Raj Films, with action by Rob Miller of ReelSports.
Chak De! India explores religious bigotry, the legacy of the partition of India, ethnic and regional prejudice, and sexism in contemporary India through field hockey. Production for the film began after Jaideep Sahni decided to write a fictional screenplay based on the winning of the Gold by the Indian women's field hockey team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games after reading about it in the newspaper.Thus the characters, while inspired by the real team and coaches, were invented by Sahni. Although some media outlets compared Shah Rukh Khan's role of Kabir Khan to real-life hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi, Sahani has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was coincidental.
Made on a budget of INR240 million (US$3.8 million), Chak De! India earned a worldwide gross revenue of INR1056.5 million (US$17 million). By the end of its theatrical run, Box Office India declared the film a "blockbuster." It also became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2007. Chak De! India was critically acclaimed and went on to win numerous awards in the Best Film category including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
The suspension of the Indian Hockey Federation in April 2008 emphasised the film's influence. After a new hockey council was formed, former hockey player, Aslam Sher Khan, stated in an interview, "We have to make a Team India as you have seen in bollywood blockbuster Chak De! India. There are players from several parts of the country. We have to unite them to make a powerful force.
Cast
General
Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir Khan, coach of the Indian women's field hockey team
Anjan Srivastav as Mr. Tripathi, the head hockey official
Javed Khan as Sukhlal
Vibha Chibber as Krishnaji, the assistant coach
Mohit Chauhan as Uttamaji, Kabir's hockey sponsor
Rinesh Barhoe in Special Appearance
Chak De girls
Shortly after the film's release, the media began referring to the 16 actresses who portrayed members of the team as the Chak De girls.The panel of judges at the Screen Awards also used this term when they awarded the 2008 Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress to the Chak De girls.
Actor Character Portrayed State Position
Anaitha Nair Aliya Bose West Bengal Right Out, No. 7
Tanya Abrol Balbir Kaur Punjab Full back, No. 3
Shilpa Shukla Bindiya Naik Indian Railways Center half, No. 5
Arya Menon Gul Iqbal Uttar Pradesh Left, No. 10
Shubhi Mehta Gunjan Lakhani Andhra Pradesh Right HalfM, No. 4
Chitrashi Rawat Komal Chautala Haryana Right In, No. 8
Kimi Laldawla Mary Ralte Mizoram Defender, No. 15.
Masochon Zimik Molly Zimik Manipur Left Half (back), No. 06
Sandia Furtado Nethra Reddy Andhra Pradesh Left Out, No. 11
Nichola Sequeira Nichola Sequeira Maharashtra Bench /Utility player, No. 12
Sagarika Ghatge Preeti Sabarwal Chandigarh Center Forward, No. 9
Kimberly Miranda Rachna Prasad Bihar Utility player, No. 14
Seema Azmi Rani Dispotta Jharkhand Right Defender, No. 2
Raynia Mascerhanas Raynia Fernandes Maharashtra Utility player, No. 16
Nisha Nair Soimoi Kerketa Jharkhand Defense, No. 17
Vidya Malvade Vidya Sharma M.P. Captain and Goalie, No. 18
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