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Harjeeta

2018 · 129 min

A warm, earnest underdog sports story that moves at a steady pace and lands its emotional beats without much flash.

Directed by
Vijay Kumar Arora
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ammy Virk, Sawan Rupowali, Pankaj Tripathi
Overview
HARJEETA, is based on the remarkable true story of Harjeet Singh, an Indian professional field hockey player, who captained the Indian squad at the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. His family, like so many families in this country was struggling with the biggest problem of our nation, poverty. How he comes a humble background, from being dumped by his love interest, just because he didn't have a cup at home to serve her tea, to winning the world cup for India. The Indian Hockey team that year went unbeaten throughout the tournament, eventually winning the Gold medal after 15 years and giving birth to a true sports legend.

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Directed by
Vijay Kumar Arora
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ammy Virk, Sawan Rupowali, Pankaj Tripathi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • class
    • family
    • sport
    • redemption
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Vijay Kumar Arora
    Written by
    Jagdeep Sidhu
    Starring
    Ammy Virk, Sawan Rupowali, Pankaj Tripathi, Sameep Ranaut
    Runtime
    129 min
    Country
    India
    Languages
    Punjabi

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