Kabir Khan [Shah Rukh Khan] is the ex Indian Hockey team Captain who was expelled from his captaincy on charges of unethical behavior; but has now come back in the avatar of the Coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey team. He would coach a bunch of girls who have forgotten what it is like to play for the game they love. They have all forgotten the sharp thrill of just holding the hockey stick, keeping their eyes on the ball and playing for all they are worth. Kabir Khan makes them believe that they too can win only if they believe in themselves. He knows what it takes to get there. And what it means to return empty handed. He knows there are no second chances. Despite his past, he believes that if only the girls played as one, anything would be possible Chak De India is the story of a coach's fight of making his team, Team India by overcoming their diverse backgrounds, by learning to use everything that life hurls on them as a secret weapon. It's a story about honesty, sincerity and integrity. A story to remind the nation of its National sport
Extraaa Shots
This is Shimit Amin’s second film as a director. He was an editor based in Los Angeles, U.S.A, and was invited to Mumbai for a trip by a friend, who introduced him to Ram Gopal Varma. His impressive editing in Ram Gopal’s BHOOT (’03), was followed by a powerful directorial debut in the acclaimeed AB TAK CHHAPPAN (’04). Shahrukh knows Shimit from the time Shimit was a part of the ASOKA (’01) team.
Shahrukh Khan is a sports enthusiast, and has played different sports through his school and college days. He was the captain of his college’s hockey team. For his role in this film, Shahrukh grew a beard, since director Shimit Amin wanted him to look different from the usual look in his other films. Shahrukh says this worked for the character, but sporting a beard was uncomfortable, it would itch and he didn’t feel ‘clean’. He says he wouldn’t like to do it again!
Awards
Filmfare Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan
Filmfare Best Action - Robert Miller
