On National Sports Day, here's looking back at as many as 15 movies which would never be same if there wasn't a game involved in it
It is the day to celebrate sports! It is also well known about how sports and Bollywood go hand-in-hand. Since it marks National Sports Day, how could Bollywood connect be any far? So, in order to celebrate the day today, there are a few films which would be incomplete without these sports.
Take for example - can you imagine Kuch Kuch Hota Hai without basketball, or Bhaag Milkha Bhaag without a race? It all just seems pretty incomplete. Here's taking a look at all the times when sports became an important component in movies.
Check them out...
1. Mirzya - Archery
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Although Harshvardhan Kapoor's debut movie Mirzya might have tanked at the Box Office, it promised visuals and gave us a glimpse of the sport of archery.
2. Competitive dancing in 'Disco Deewane'
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Although the focus of 'Disco Deewane' in 'Student Of The Year' was on Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, it got all students of the college to compete against each other, making the song a visual treat and a fun activity.
3. Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal - Football
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Early in his career, Shoojit Sircar, who is passionate about football, made a movie on the sport featuring John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Bipasha Basu and Boman Irani in pivotal roles.
4. Chaska - Volleyball
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The song 'Chaska' from 'Badmaash Company' gave us a glimpse of volleyball, before the focus shifted back to fun between the friends.
5. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - basketball
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Karan Johar's directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai would look incomplete is there wasn't a game of basketball in it. How would anybody know that 'Rahul is a cheater' if it wasn't for the sport, after all?
6. Lagaan and MS Dhoni: The Untold Story - cricket
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Aamir Khan attempted to glamourize cricket way back with Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan. The other person who could manage to play the sport with finesse was Sushant Singh Rajput as the legendary cricket captain Dhoni, in MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.
7. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar - cycle
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Would you get as much thrill if the epic Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar did not end with a cycle race? We doubt it.
8. Dangal and Sultan - wrestling
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Back in 2016, both Salman Khan and Aamir Khan introduced wrestling in Bollywood with first Sultan, followed by Dangal. It was, of course, difficult to compare their performance since they both got us deeply involved with their characters and acting.
9. Mary Kom - boxing
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Priyanka Chopra was one of the first people to take up a biopic. She picked the topic of Mary Kom, a boxer, who was a rebel. We're not even sure how many people could pull off the daring attitude and bald look like PeeCee did.
10. Ta Ra Rum Pum - car racing
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Remember the knot in your stomach when Saif Ali Khan went ahead with the dangerous car racing in Ta Ra Rum Pum? We got a glimpse of that in Race as well.
11. Chak De India - Hockey
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No Bollywood film could possibly show the sport of hockey better than Shah Rukh Khan and his sattar minute speech for team in Chak De India!
12. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani - hiking
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The scene where Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and team go for a hike extends from Ranbir flirting with Evelyn Sharma and hiking with Deepika around night, to Dippy realizing she is smitten by the man she climbed a mountain with.
13. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara - bull fighting and scuba diving
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara gave us a glimpse into many adventures, including the Tomatino festival, but most memorable of them undoubtedly was bull fighting and scuba diving, which changed Hrithik Roshan as a person, and introduced Katrina Kaif to his life.
14. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag - racing
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Even though there might be cars and bikes for racing, the excitement around race where humans run for their lives, still remains intact. That was beautifully captured in Farhan Akhtar starrer Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
(All photos via YouTube)
15. Saina - yet to release
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The much-awaited biopic on Saina is still in works with Parineeti Chopra. This biopic would focus on the badminton player, her challenges and victories.
(Image via Instagram)
