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MONEY
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Made its money back 6.3× over at the box office.
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Chak De! India
2007 2h 28m HI
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 397
Drama
Synopsis
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A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Shah Rukh Khan
Kabir Khan
Vidya Malvade
Vidya Sharma
Sagarika Ghatge
Preeti Sabarwal
Shilpa Shukla
Bindia Naik
Chitrashi Rawat
Komal Chautala
Tanya Abrol
Balbir Kaur
Arya Menon
Gul Iqbal
Seema Azmi
Rani Dispotta
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shimit Amin
- Writers
- Jaideep Sahni, Jaideep Sahni, Samar Shaikh
- Languages
- English, Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Shimit Amin, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sulaiman Merchant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Amitabh Shukla shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Shah Rukh Khan and Vidya Malvade and Sagarika Ghatge carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0871510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Shimit Amin directs. Sudeep Chatterjee behind the camera. Sulaiman Merchant scores. Amitabh Shukla cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 6.3× over at the box office.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
- 4Directed by Shimit Amin, shot by Sudeep Chatterjee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Sulaiman Merchant. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Amitabh Shukla shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Shah Rukh Khan and Vidya Malvade and Sagarika Ghatge carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0871510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sudeep Chatterjee
- Original score
- Sulaiman Merchant
- Editing
- Amitabh Shukla
- Costume design
- Mandira Shukla
- VFX supervisor
- Haresh Hingorani
- Sound
- Anuj Mathur
- Runtime
- 148 min · 2h 28m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,300,000
- Box office
- $40,000,000
- Return
- 635% of budget
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- PG
Awards
- IIFA Award for Best Cinematography
- Apsara Award for Best Film
- Apsara Award for Best Director
- Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Zee Cine Award for Best Film
- Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue
- Zee Cine Award for Best Cinematography
- National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
- Zee Cine Award for Best Editing
- IIFA Award for Best Actor
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Shimit Amin
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Yash Raj Films
IN
Film Victoria
AU
Key crew
- ProducerAditya Chopra
- ProducerYash Chopra
- EditorAmitabh Shukla
- Assistant DirectorKaran Kashyap
- Sound Re-Recording MixerAnuj Mathur
- Art DirectionSukant Panigrahy
- Assistant DirectorBhavna Gautam
- Production ExecutiveGyandeep Chetry
- Costume DesignMandira Shukla
- Digital CompositorPrakash Bhoir
- Digital CompositorSnehal Kumar Mohapatra
- Casting DirectorAbhimanyu Ray
- Sound EditorGanesh Gangadharan
- Second Assistant DirectorVicky Vijay
- Production ManagerElla Lehaf
- Assistant Art DirectorPankaj Pol
- Storyboard ArtistSamar Shaikh
- Visual Effects SupervisorHaresh Hingorani
- Production ExecutiveMohammed Haider
- Visual Effects SupervisorArjun Mitra
- Executive ProducerAashish Singh
- Visual Effects SupervisorKeitan Yadav
- First Assistant DirectorStephen Jensen
- Still PhotographerRavi Kachhawa
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sports
- coach
- field hockey
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-08-10PG
- Digital2025-11-01PG· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- Chak De IndiaIN
- Chak De! India – Ein unschlagbares TeamDE
- สู้..สุดชีวิตTH
- Let's Go! IndiaUS
- Naprzód, Indie!PL
- Вперед, Индия!RU
