Episode 029: Khel Khiladiyon Ka - Bollywood Sports Movies

Show published: Dec 22, 2016 Download the show hereIn honor of ‘Dangal’ releasing, we talk about sports movies in Bollywood with a very special guest - author Diptakirti Chaudari.There’s actually been a crazy variety of sports featured in Indian cinema, including everything from wrestling and boxing, to track and cricket (duh), and even rooster fighting and kabaddi.Wrestling: Dangal, SultanDara SinghCricket: Iqbal, MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, Lagaan, Patiala House, Victory, Azhar, Awwal NumberSpecial appearances by cricketers: Salim Durrani in Charitra (opp Parveen Babi), Sandip Patil in Kabhi Ajnabi They (villain Syed Kirmani), Sunil Gavaskar in Malaamaal, Ajay Jadeja in KhelLove Marriage starring Dev Anand as a cricketerHockey: Chak De IndiaBoxing: Mary Kom, Boxer, Apne, Ghulam, BrothersTrack: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Paan Singh TomarCycling: Jo Jeeta Wohi SikandarFootball: De Dhana Dhan Goal, SahebHonorable Mentions: Aadukalam, Virumaandi, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (Badlapur Boys)What are NOT sports movies: Any Khiladi movie, Chamatkar, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Karan Johar movies (esp Student of the Year) Follow us via iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | SoundCloud | Feed