From Ammy Virk To Ranjit Bawa: Which Actor Looked Best As A Hockey Player?

Film industry has come a long way in making movies about sports. With Hockey being India’s national game, filmmakers have made movies like ’Harjeeta’, ‘Soorma’, ‘Khido Kundi’, and ‘Chak De! India’ based on the game.

Here in this article we’ll see the actors who had aced the role of a Hockey player in their movies.

Ammy Virk

Ammy Virk plays the role of Harjeeta Singh in the Punjabi movie, titled ‘Harjeeta’. He is a young man raised in poverty, who dreams of joining Indian national field hockey team and win the World Cup. The movie starred Pankaj Tripathi along with him.

Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh plays the role of Sandeep Singh in a Hindi biopic ‘Soorma’. The movie is based on the life of the hockey player Sandeep, who was accidentally shot in his lower back and paralyzed his lower body. Taapsee Pannu starred opposite Diljit as her love interest.

Ranjit Bawa

Ranjit Bawa plays the role of a Hockey player in the Punjabi film ‘Khido Khundi’. The movie depicts the reality of Indian hockey players, who have zeal to play the game in Punjab. Released in 2018, the movie starred Manav Vij, Mandy Takhar, and Guggu Gill along with them.

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Chak De! India’ was released in 2007, and became an instant hit. The actor plays the role of a former hockey player who begins coaching the Indian women’s national hockey team.

Who aced the role of the Hockey player according to you?