Soorma as the tagline says is based on the "Greatest Comeback Story of Hockey Legend Sandeep Singh". Some may not be aware of his achievements.
Interestingly Sandeep (Diljit Dosanjh) has no interest in hockey. Whereas his elder brother Bikramjeet (played by Angad Bedi) is a State level hockey player wanting to pursue hockey as a career and represent India. Sandeep on the other hand, is more interested in going to the fields to chase birds which disrupt the crops, which he does using a hockey stick and stones. The family lives in a small Punjab village Shahabad where hockey sport is the pulse with youngsters.
Sandeep comes across Harpreet, a family friend (played by Tapsee Pannu) a budding hockey player and gets attracted to her. Both fall in love with each other. Bikramjeet despite his talent is not selected in the national hockey team. He instead decides to bring forward his brother Sandeep because of his drag-flick ability which he developed during childhood chasing birds. Bikramjeet persuades his brother to pursue hockey as a career, as this will also help Sandeep in getting a job.
With elder brother Bikramjeet’s motivation and inspiration from his love Harpreet, Sandeep decides to pursue hockey seriously. He gets selected in the national team and represents India in International tournaments winning matches single handedly, however one fine day he meets with an almost fatal accident. One will have to watch the movie to know what happens to Sandeep thereafter.
Soorma is a very clean movie with crisp editing and keeps the viewer glued. Direction by Shaad Ali is good and can be considered as one of his best after Saathiya and Bunty Aur Babli. Credit also goes to the actor and first time producer Chitrangada Singh for backing this project and bringing forward this untold story.
Diljit Dosanjh shines in his brilliant portray of Sandeep Singh and gives his finest performance so far. Angad Bedi is excellent in his portrayal as Sandeep's older brother. Vijay Raaz leaves a mark once again with a good performance as the hockey coach with his mix of wit and humor. Performance by Tapsee Pannu, Satish Kaushik and Kulbhushan Kharbanda is flawless. Music of the movie by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is good and lyrics wonderfully penned by Gulzar.
Bollywood has produced many successful sports biopics, however Soorma will inspire and motivate all age groups because it has a different story to tell.
Overall a must watch.
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