In India, only two are discussed more than anything else these are - Movies and Sports especially Cricket. Even if our national game is called Hockey, but we have always been attracted to cricket, which as become synonyms for Sports in India. Bollywood produces over three hundred films a
year. Most of these are action or romantic films that star many big
banner heroes and heroines. And while sport is the only other big thing
in India, there are not many movies that have sports based themes.
Right now, we are producing like 2-3 sports movies in year. Seeing the condition of Sports, apart from Cricket and they we performed at London Olympics. Bollywood can motivate next gen of India through realistic sports movies. Bollywood can be the most inspiring element of Indian society and going
by this fact, the movie makers should dish out more and more meaningful
movies on sports as history has it records that sports and Bollywood is a
great combination and is certain to influence the Indian folks.
Check out this list of some awesome Sports movies from Bollywood :-
Ferrari Ki Sawari is a simple rise-of-the-underdog story of a
talented boy who dreams of making it big in the world of cricket. What
makes the narrative interesting is its less-taken route (through a
Ferrari) and the ensuing eventful journey. The slick sports car gives that additional momentum to the movie thereby ensuring a roller-coaster ride.
Cricket is the most common sport, Ferrari is the most uncommon car and
together they make for a lethal combo in debutante Rajesh Mapuskar's
film. The sport is something that everyone can relate to and the sports
car is something that every other person dreams of. At a broader level,
the Ferrari also stands as a metaphor for that larger-than-life
aspiration of any individual that might seem unachievable at the outset
but isn't entirely impossible.
Starring the reigning king of Bollywood, Shah Rukh
Khan, this film is acknowledged to be one of the best films on Sports movies. Chak De! India explores many
issues like attitudes towards women, religious bigotry, the after
effects of Partition, and the dominance of cricket over other sports in
India, with a sensitivity that is particularly heart warming. The title song of the movie “Chak De India”
seemed to have become the second national anthem for India, with the
song being played on almost every occasion the Indian players register a
win in the International arena. The songs picked at India's maiden T20 World Cup win year 2007, with India celebrating world cup triumph after 24 years.
The story of this movie is about a former hockey
player Kabir Khan (played by Superstar Shahrukh Khan) who was demonised
as a traitor when India lost a hockey match against Pakistan due to
Kabir’s mistake. He later comes back and assumes the position of the
coach of the national women hockey team. The women team was neglected
always despite having a talented bunch of players. Kabir after assuming
the post tries to bring discipline in the team. His efforts to uplift
the team’s performance works as the team finally wins gold medal at the
commonwealth games.
Iqbal, a movie that released in 2005, the story of undying faith and commitment of a young man , who is challenged by his senses, is a treat to watch. Iqbal
, a village boy who is deaf and dumb , aspires to get selected to the
Indian cricket team and his industrious efforts and never -say -die
attitude makes him live his dream.was the endearing
and gritty story of an eighteen year old deaf and mute boy who dreams
of playing cricket for his country. The film had Shreyas Talpade playing
the protagonist, while Naseeruddin Shah played local drunkard Mohit,
who, as Iqbal’s coach and helped the realisation of the boy’s dreams.
After getting rejected by a famous cricket academy, Iqbal seeks the help of Mohit (Nasseruddin Shah) who was once a great cricketer. Mohit trains Iqbal and Iqbal gets a chance to play for a weak Ranji team. The team finally manages to win the Ranji Trophy riding on the magnificent bowling of Iqbal. Iqbal overcomes all the hurdles and gets selected for the national team.
After getting rejected by a famous cricket academy, Iqbal seeks the help of Mohit (Nasseruddin Shah) who was once a great cricketer. Mohit trains Iqbal and Iqbal gets a chance to play for a weak Ranji team. The team finally manages to win the Ranji Trophy riding on the magnificent bowling of Iqbal. Iqbal overcomes all the hurdles and gets selected for the national team.
A classic Bollywood movie which will always be remembered as one of the
best movies made in India. It was a huge hit in 2001 when it was
released. It was also in the race for an OSCAR award in the ‘Best movie
in Foreign Language’ category. Directed by Ashutosh Gowriker , the movie is considered by many to be
the best Indian sport based movie made ever. It is the story of resilience and perseverance of British
ruled rural India. The movie showed how a group of villager agrees to
play a match of cricket with the British rulers to save their village
from the exorbitant taxes imposed on them. The uneducated group emerges
victorious despite not having any knowledge of the game.
The
villagers had no knowledge of the game cricket but were helped by the
sister of a powerful British officer. She decided to help as she was
impressed by Bhuvan’s courage to take on the British in their own game.
The match was a nail biting affair and the match went down to the wire.
The villagers won the match at the end when Bhuvan hit the last ball for
a six.
This story of love, revenge, hard work,
determination and self belief is built around a popular cycle race event
in the town of Dehradun. Winning this annual event is a matter of pride
for the colleges of Dehradun. Aamir Khan (in the lead role) is forced
to participate in the race representing the Modern college when his
elder brother, a potential winner of the race, gets injured due to the
evil intentions of his opponents. Another stellar performance from Aamir Khan came in the year 1992, in the movie Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander. The movie was directed by Mansoor Khan and was a huge box office success.
Aamir, a carefree youngster, rises up
to the occasion and practices hard to win the race for his college and
most importantly for his brother. On the day of race, his opponent from
an elite college called Rajput College tries every trick to strike Aamir
off the race but thanks to sheer determination, Aamir wins the race at
the end. The movie was a huge success and people
still remember the movie for its brilliant story, performances of the
actors and great sound tracks.
List of other Sports movies from Bollywood :-
Awaal Number , Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, Rok Sako To Rok Lo, Patiala House, Dil Bole Hadiappa, Paan Singh Tomar, Hip Hip Hurray , Boxer , All Rounder , Kabhi Ajnabee The , Maalamaal , Stumped , Awwal Number , Chamatkar , Chain Kulii ki Main Kulii , Hattrick , Say Salaam India , Ta Ra Rum Pum , Apne .
