Punjabi-Hindi film on a village of Olympian hockey players
13 Dec 2017
ShaadAli has much to be concerned about. While he is diligently and unconditionally focusing on his hockey bio-pic on SandeepSingh, not too far away from whereShaadis shooting in Punjab, another filmmakerRohitJugrajis busy putting finishing touches to yet another film based on the game of hockey, this one far bigger in canvas. Entitled KhidoKhundi Jugarajs bi-lingual Hindi-Punjabi film will take us to the village in Punjab which has given India as many as 14 Olympian medallists. Jugarajwho has helmed 3super hit Punjabi films JattJames Bond,Sardaji and its sequel Sadarji 2 (with Diljit Dosanjh in the title role) says this ambitious film will shed light on a village that has done India proud. Do you know there is a small village in Punjab Which has given 14 Olympians to our nation? Many Olympic gold , silver, and bronze medals came from that one village for Indian hockey. Of course the heroes areforgottennow (like all good things). The village is calledSansarpur. The legend is calledKhidoKhundi.Khidomeans a ball made of torn clothes.Khundimeans a curved stick. Thats how hockey was born. Ours is a story of two brothers who come back to that village and revive a team and win. Suddenly hockey seems to be a much-favoured sport in our films, what with Reema Kagti s AkshayKumarstarrer Gold ,ShaadAlisDiljitDosanjhstarrer Soorma and now Rohit Jugarajs KhidoKhundi coming one after another. SaysRohit, There are many hockey films being made right now in our country, we are the first one torelease and the most definitive one, because ours is not about a single person or a single event. Our film is about the fierce bravado, the heroism underlining our national game. The sheer passion that has gone into making KhidoKundi is phenomenal it makes me salute every member of my team and above all every hockey player who has ever played for our country. And believe me there are many. Many of them sadly unsung and forgotten. My film makes an effort to resurrect some of these prides of the nation.
