Unknown Facts about Chak De India: The film ‘Chak De India’ with superhit songs like ‘Chak De India’, ‘Teeja Tera Rang Tha Main To’ resides in the heart of every Indian. Everyone liked the story of the film and even today people watch this film. You must have heard this song every 15th August and this film not only won the hearts of the audience but also earned well at the box office.
It has been 17 years since the release of the film ‘Chak De India’, yet the film remains a favourite among the people even today. ‘Chak De India’ is one of the best films of Shahrukh Khan’s career. Here are some unheard stories of the film that you should know about and also tell you how much it earned?
‘Chak De India’ completes 17 years of its release
The film Chak De India, released on 10 August 2007, was directed by Shimit Amin. The film was produced by Yash Raj Films. The film Chak De India had music by Salim Suleiman and its songs were also hits. The film had a long star cast of female actors in which actresses like Vidya Maldane, Chitranshi Rawat, Sagarika Ghatge, Tanya Abrol and Shilpa Shukla played important roles, while Shahrukh Khan was the lead actor of the film.
Chak De India box office collection
This film was so successful because of Shahrukh Khan who played the role of captain of the women’s hockey team. The climax of the film touched everyone’s heart. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film Chak De India was Rs 20 crore which collected Rs 109.20 crore worldwide at the box office. The verdict of the film Chak De India was a superhit.
Untold stories of ‘Chak De India’
The film Chak De India not only made a name for itself at the box office but its songs also created a stir. You must have seen the film many times but do you know the important things related to it? Here we are telling you its interesting stories, according to IMDB.
1. This film further increased the passion of Indians to play hockey. After the release of this film, there was a 30% increase in the sale of hockey sticks.
2. The film ‘Chak De India’ was based on the life of legendary hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi. He also helped in writing this film and was also associated with this film.
3. All the actresses shown in the film were taught hockey before shooting and they also took training for about 3 months.
4. In a scene of the film, coach Kabir Khan punishes Preeti Sabarwal for being late by making her run 10 rounds of the ground for 7 minutes. Actually, a hockey game lasts for 70 minutes and that is why Kabir Khan gives the punishment of 7×10.
5. In the movie Chak De India Shahrukh Khan Shahrukh’s acting was liked a lot. Not only this, when India wins in the climax, people used to get emotional on Shahrukh’s acting. Shahrukh got his 7th Filmfare Award for this film.