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The Film is based on
true story of Indian Hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi. Negi was the
unfortunate goalkeeper of the Indian Hockey Team which lost 7-1 to Pakistan
in Asian Games Hockey Final, back in 1982. Though the loss was engineered by
faults of the entire team, Negi the goalkeeper was dubbed the villain, and
was even tagged as a traitor. Such accuasations brought about an
untimely End of Negi's international career. Negi redeemed his lost glory 16
years later, when he coached the Indian Men's Hockey team in Bangkok Asian
Games 1998, where the team fetched Gold medal. He replicated the success
with Indian Women's Hockey Team as well in Manchester Commonwealth Games of
2002. Mir Ranjan Negi was hired as the Technical Advisor by Aditya Chopra.
Shamita Shetty's name features in the opening credits of the film. She
trained both Shah Rukh and the female actors who portrayed Hockey players.
Shah Rukh Khan plays the role of coach Kabir Khan, who guides the Indian
Women's Hockey Team to win Hockey World Championship.
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