Chak De India. The film has already attracted lot of attention.
the film is based on the life of an Indian hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi who is originally from Uttarakhand .Negi was the hockey goalkeeper of the Indian team during the Asian Games 1982. During the Asian games, India faced a defeat with the score of 1-7 against Pakistan. This was a humiliating experience for Negi. Later in his life, Negi coached the National Women's hockey team and the team went on to win Gold at the Manchester Commonwealth games. Chak De India is said to have a similar storyline and SRK seems to be portraying Negi's character in the film. Interestingly, Shah Rukh sports slight stubble in the film which resembles Negi's look.
Mir Ranjan Negi however remains tightlipped about the film and does not let out details but confirms that the film is based on his life. In fact, it is said that Negi had also accompanied Chak De India unit to Australia to guide them on the hockey field during the shoot. Shah Rukh, a college level hockey player himself, also didn't take long to pick up the game.
Our senior member MS Mehta ji with sri Mir Ranjan Negi and his book "From Gloom to Glory"
Daju your video of Dehradoon.. I captured this from ETV news and uploaded in youtube. (M S Mehta)
www.merapahadforum.com Mir Ranjan Negi, famous Hockey Player from Uttarakhand.