Film Review: Soorma
Live MintIn a season of biopics, it is refreshing to see one where the director applies restraint and steers away from an overuse of platitudes. His signature move—the drag flick—ensures that he becomes the highest goal scorer in his first international tournament, earning him the nickname of “Flicker Singh”. Writers Shaad Ali, Suyash Trivedi and Siva Ananth gently follow a linear narrative to recount Singh’s story but the screenplay feels rather lazy and the drama of Singh’s inspirational story is barely felt. Yet he works well with his actors to transport us to Singh’s simple sporting world with a vicious local coach and a sweet family unit. Singh established a world record for the drag flick, became captain of the Indian national hockey team, played in the 2012 Summer Olympics and is an Arjuna awardee.