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Interpretation: Diljit Dosanjh, Pannu Taapsee, Angad Bedi, Danish Hussain, Satish Kaushik
Director: Shaad Ali
The love of Bollywood with the movies sports are not something new. But lately we have had a series of traditional sagas with sportstars taking centrestage. These stories, about the outsiders, their triumphs and their struggles, are essentially entertaining and catchy stories. But, unfortunately, not all stories are told in an interesting way. Many of these stories that could be exciting and touching are finally defeated by their arch of history and the desperation to show the main character as a God-like being. Worse still, some Hindu movies exacerbate the situation by adding free romance and sentimentality that end up looking more like a special after school than a shrewd look at sport and the inner dynamics. Soorma, executive producer and director Shaad Ali, could have had a winner in his hands despite not having a lot of bite, since he knows exactly what to highlight. It's the recovery and miraculous return of hockey player Ace Sandeep Singh, nicknamed "Flicker Singh" for his penalty-corner drikes, which have been instrumental in the fate of many games that he has disputed. But yielding to too many useless demands of commercial cinema, Ali lets history float on the surface of the familiar turf, rather than digging deeper to reveal what propels it.
As a child, Sandeep Singh (Diljit Dosanjh) is intimidated by his trainer, Kartar Singh (Danish Hussain), and becomes discouraged and unmotivated to go on the field again. On the other hand, his older brother Bikram (Angad Bedi) continues to make the pride of his family by being a player who has in him to go to places. Fate has other plans however. As an adult, when Bikram does not qualify for the National Hockey Team, a fraternal discussion of chance follows a revelation about Sandeep's extraordinary talent for dredging. Encouraged by his love affair, a hockey player, Harpreet Singh (Taapsee Pannu), Sandeep begins to relive his dream of becoming big. And so begins his training under the dreaded coach Kartar Singh again. At first glance, Soorma is the story of the triumph of the human spirit and of a player who made the headlines of his wonderful comeback after an imminent death experience. It is his determination, his hard work and his incessant pbadion for the game that make him so inspiring that even when the odds are against him, he is not the one who gets bogged down. The start seems good, but fate comes again, and this time, it is not on his side. When a shot accidentally hits him during a train trip, his life collapses and he becomes paralyzed at the waist, which results in his pbadivity and immobility for life.
Singh 's life has too many people waiting for him to be the pinnacle of success, and when he suffers, there are others who are as much a part of his misery and sorrow. Everyone's dreams are shattered, but his parents, his faithful brother and his uncle rally around him with unconditional support. For the director Ali, the story of a man so rough should have been enough. But he uses the slogan that says, "The biggest story back of hockey legend Sandeep Singh," and that can be a little far-fetched, because without any imagination, Singh was or is a "legend." To be honest, Singh fought against all odds and got back on his feet to make a comeback to international hockey in 2008. Subsequently, India won the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup under its management and has qualified for the 2012 Olympics but is Singh a good player? This could well be a debate that reiterates another cycle of controversy as our national game is perpetually in prey.
The film derives from a romantic tale and digresses from Singh's struggles. What happens in the film's favor is the performance of Diljit Dosanjh. He puts his heart and soul into Singh's tough road to sports celebrity in 2006-07, and makes you love him as he walks to describe Singh as a determined slugger. In Soorma, Ali may have found the perfect player for a personal stakes game, a guy with leg intensity and childlike enthusiasm, although Dosanjh could have worked on his body a bit to look like a fitness player ready to challenge the game in the international arena. Nevertheless, it's its eye-on-the-ball exuberance that carries the film beyond its often mechanical aesthetic. Too bad the story of Singh ends up becoming sweet and easy, with songs and tons of romance.
At best, Soorma maintains a dreamy mood in which the idea of hockey hangs in places, becomes repetitive and could use more rigid hand in the editing. In his effort to please with his seriousness, he limits himself to telling a fascinating story, but only in lightning. Most often, his effort is distilled to a game that represents immaculate innocence in a cruel and imperfect world. In a real life story as motivating, we probably would not see too many negative characters, but there are also bad guys. Besides a coach, there are also other obstacles that would not want to see Singh succeed. These characters may have been real, but in the movie we see them as cardboard figures, either threatening roaring or cunning and intriguing. Of the support actors, most of them lend good support. Ali does a bad job of merging the movie with the conventions to suck you up and make the villains' team seem real with their politics. The Danish Hussain, in particular, seems the most unconvincing. Besides Dosanjh, Satish Kaushik, Taapsee Pannu, Vijay Raaz, and most importantly, Angad Bedi are excellent too, in their respective roles.
The writer is a film critic and film critic for over 15 years. . He also writes about music, art and culture, and other stories of human interest.
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