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A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?

Shah Rukh Khan
Kabir Khan

Vidya Malvade
Vidya Sharma

Sagarika Ghatge
Preeti Sabarwal

Shilpa Shukla
Bindia Naik
Chitrashi Rawat
Komal Chautala
Tanya Abrol
Balbir Kaur
Arya Menon
Gul Iqbal
Seema Azmi
Rani Dispotta
Nisha Nair
Soimoi Kerketa
Sandia Furtado
Nethra Reddy
Chak De! India is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of sports, coach, field hockey. Directed by Shimit Amin, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge. A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?
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