Chak De India - Brilliant
It's not often that a movie brings tears to your eyes without being sentimental, makes you smile without being patronizing, makes you feel proud without being jingoistic. It is to director Shimit Amins' credit that he has created exactly such a film. 'Chak De India' is one fine film, and even more credit worthy - it has come out of the Bollywood factory, more famous for over the top fantasies.
The story of a rag tag womens hockey team reaching the pinnacle of achievement on the world stage is mildly allegorical - it is easy to extrapolate the setting to the national level, and the challenge facing us of aligning our billion plus population to work together for the greater common good. It reflects the challenge we face of not having a charismatic leader, who has gone through suffering, learnt from it and willing to share his learnings so that the others benefit. And it definitely reflects the desire of many of us of excelling in team sports, and to see sports other than cricket get its due.
The story of a rag tag womens hockey team reaching the pinnacle of achievement on the world stage is mildly allegorical - it is easy to extrapolate the setting to the national level, and the challenge facing us of aligning our billion plus population to work together for the greater common good. It reflects the challenge we face of not having a charismatic leader, who has gone through suffering, learnt from it and willing to share his learnings so that the others benefit. And it definitely reflects the desire of many of us of excelling in team sports, and to see sports other than cricket get its due.
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