Ten upcoming Bollywood sports biopics
6 years, 6 months ago

Ten upcoming Bollywood sports biopics

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Soorma that releases this week is a biopic on the life of hockey player Sandeep Singh. The Saina Nehwal biopic:The film on the ace badminton player will see Shraddha Kapoor play the title role. The Mithali Raj biopic: Viacom18 Motion Pictures has announced a film on the life of the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team. The Pullela Gopichand biopic: An untitled biopic on ace badminton player Pullela Gopichand has been announced by Fox Star Studios along with Vikram Malhotra’s Abundantia Entertainment. The Dhyan Chand biopic: Filmmaker Pooja Shetty has announced a film on the life of the great hockey player.

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Soorma movie review: Dosanjh packs an unexpected kick
6 years, 6 months ago

Soorma movie review: Dosanjh packs an unexpected kick

Deccan Chronicle  

Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Taapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi, Danish Hussain, Satish Kaushik Director: Shaad Ali Bollywood’s love affair with sports films isn’t something new. In this week’s solo Hindi film release, Soorma, executive producer and director Shaad Ali could have had a winner on his hands despite not having much grist, since he knows precisely what to highlight. It’s the miraculous …

Soorma review: Diljit Dosanjh hits the target in an otherwise sloppy biopic
6 years, 6 months ago

Soorma review: Diljit Dosanjh hits the target in an otherwise sloppy biopic

India Today  

Watching Soorma one can't help but not so fondly remember Sultan, another film wherein a man is driven to pursue a sport only to win over a woman. The Diljit Dosanjh-starrer is a biopic of a real sporting icon in hockey player Sandeep Singh, the defender who captained India to victory in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2009; a herculean …

Soorma Movie Review: Diljit Dosanjh's film is more a drag than a flick
6 years, 6 months ago

Soorma Movie Review: Diljit Dosanjh's film is more a drag than a flick

India Today  

Soorma is meant to be about the inspirational tale of ace hockey player Sandeep Singh, who was accidentally shot in the back during a train journey in 2006. Sandeep starts playing hockey at the Shahbad local training center, just to be close to Harpreet, who is well on her way to make it to the national hockey team. To prove …

Diljit Dosanjh on Transforming into Sandeep Singh for ‘Soorma’
6 years, 6 months ago

Diljit Dosanjh on Transforming into Sandeep Singh for ‘Soorma’

The Quint  

Ace hockey player Sandeep Singh was shot on a train twelve years ago, which left the hockey player paralysed for two years. Soorma, starring Diljit Dosanjh as Sandeep Singh, tells the story of this nearly impossible feat. Sandeep Singh learned hockey for love, so when we asked him what Diljit can do for love, he had only one person in …

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