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Sunny
(John), an Asian footballer, plays for an English team but a bitter
racist experience forces him to leave the club.
Meanwhile
Southall United football club is going through a major crisis. The
team has no stars, no sponsors and no spectators.
Shaan (Arshad), the club's captain, hopes to win the cup and so
hires coach Tony Singh (Boman), who in turn ropes in Sunny as the
new striker.
As
the training intensifies, so does the team spirit as they slowly
reach their goal in this sporting drama.
Unlike
the blockbuster hit film, Chak De India, director Agnihotri concentrates
on the subject of racism rather than the game itself as suggested
by the movie's title.
Racism
exists everywhere but Agnihotri goes to extremes in hammering the
point home when there is no need, diluting viewers' interest.
Performance
wise, John Abraham enacts the role of a typical footballer with
realism and flair looking every inch a professional footballer.
Renowned
for his comic roles, Arshad Warsi this time portrays a sombre and
serious character with ease, proving yet again the versatility of
a very talented actor.
No
Bollywood is complete without a love angle and this is rightly provided
by Bipasha Basu playing Romana, the team's physiotherapist who falls
for the charms of Sunny, the David Beckham of Southall United!
On
the whole this film is more emotional, with sporting moments few
and far between.
Watch
it if you are an ardent John Abraham fan!
Reviewed
by Manish Gajjar
BBC
Bollywood Correspondent
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