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time for a sequel? without winning a medal,

hockey girls recreate ‘chak de india’ moment

The team coach Sjoerd Marijne wants a sequel to Shah Rukh Khan’s movie

as the players catch the nation’s imagination

Our Bureau Many users also shared a GIF of
Shahrukh Khan from the mov-
Tokyo/Mumbai ie Chak de India as the entire

he Indian women’s hock- country continues to marvel at
ey team might not have the achievement of the women’s
Twon a medal at the ongo- hockey side.
ing Tokyo Olympics, but their run In the Bollywood film ‘Chak
was nothing less than a fairytale de India’, Shahrukh Khan’s
and now the coach Sjoerd Mari- character ‘Kabir Khan’ guides
jne wants a sequel to Shah Rukh the women’s team to the world
Khan’s movie ‘Chak De India’. title. The movie is often said to
India suffered a defeat at the be inspired by the story of for-
hands of Great Britain in the mer India hockey player Mir
bronze medal match on Friday Ranjan Negi. But the former
and after the game, SRK took to goalkeeper and the makers had
Twitter to congratulate Marijne clarified that it wasn’t his story
and skipper Rani Rampal’s side. and the makers didn’t have an
“Heartbreak!!! But all reasons idea about Negi’s story when the
to hold our heads high. Well scripting was done.
played Indian Women’s Hockey Meanwhile, actor Ayush-
Team. You all inspired everyone mann Khurrana, on Friday,
in India. That itself is a victory,” slammed those who hurled racist
SRK tweeted. comments and harassed Indian
To his tweet, women’s team hockey player Vandana Katariya
coach Marijne replied, “Thank and her family after the Indian
you @srk for all the love! It’s women’s hockey team lost their
great to have support from the semi-final match against Argen-
best in Bollywood. It’s time for tina in Tokyo Olympics.
Chak De part 2, what say.” Taking to his Instagram sto-
The women’s hockey team Indian women hockey team lost the bronze-medal game to Great Britain in a ry, Ayushmann posted Van-
had already created history by tight match (above); the hockey movie has become a symbol of sports in India dana’s picture and wrote, “Hurl-
entering the semi-finals of the ing casteist slurs on someone
Tokyo Olympics 2020 for the the film, the actor is famous for Shahrukh Khan in the Bolly- who has given her all for the
first time. Though, they lost the playing the coach who guides the wood movie ‘Chak de India’. nation is the worst form of disre-
match to Great Britain in a hard- women’s team to the title in the India beat Australia 1-0 as spect. This has to STOP NOW!”
fought bronze play-off match on world championship. The movie they moved into the semis of the alongside hashtag”#Support”.
Friday. Nonetheless, every Indi- is often said to be inspired by the Tokyo Olympics. This is the first It has been reported that
an would be proud of their re- story of former Indian hockey time that the women’s hockey a couple of people engaged in
lentless efforts and for reaching player Mir Ranjan Negi. team has reached the semi-finals celebrating and bursting crack-
the semi-finals. But the former goalkeeper of the Games. “Sorry family, I ers at a distance from the house
A few days ago, as the Indian and the makers had clarified that coming again later (sic),” tweet- of hockey player Vandana, a
women’s hockey team stunned it wasn’t his story and the mak- ed Marijne alongside a photo resident of Roshnabad in Ha-
Australia in the quarter-finals of ers didn’t have an idea about with the entire hockey squad. ridwar district, on Wednesday
the Tokyo Olympics, fans started Negi’s story when the scripting As soon as he posted the after the indian team lost the
comparing coach Sjoerd Mar- was done. photo on Twitter, fans started semi-final match. Vandana on
ijne to the fictional character Earlier, as the Indian wom- comparing him to Kabir Khan Saturday scored three of India’s
Kabir Khan portrayed by Shah en’s hockey team stunned Aus- and how the reel story trans- four goals against South Africa
Rukh Khan in ‘Chak de India’. tralia in the quarter-finals of the formed into a real story. “Two in the final pool A hockey game
In the hit Bollywood film ongoing Tokyo Olympics, fans people who transformed Indian as she became the first Indian
‘Chak de India’, SRK’s charac- started to compare coach Sjoerd women’s hockey team. Kabir woman to register a hat-trick at
ter Kabir Khan guides the wom- Marijne to the fictional charac- Khan (reel life). Sjoerd Marijne the Olympics at Oi Hockey Sta-
en’s team to the world title. In ter ‘Kabir Khan’ portrayed by (real life),” tweeted one user. dium- South Pitch.

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