Upcoming Bollywood Movies Based On Hockey

After the astounding success of Shimit Amin’s Chak De India, Bollywood seems to have taken a liking for movies based on field hockey. Cricket, no doubt is the most popular sport in India, but hockey has always been closer to the heart of Indians.The recent performances of the Indian team in International tournaments have prompted filmmakers to revolve their subjects around the game.While there have been many movies based on cricket, hockey has not featured a lot in Bollywood. This is going to change in the year 2015, with Bollywood planning not one or two but four movies based on hockey. Following are the upcoming movies which are based on field hockey:

#1 Udta Punjab

The movie which focuses on the drug abuse problem in Punjab has hockey as a major influence with actor Alia Bhatt playing a role of a hockey player. The actress recently posted a picture of a hockey stick on her Instagram page calling it her NEW FRIEND. In order to prepare for the role, she has been practicing hockey for two hours every day in Mumbai.

The movie also stars two other top Bollywood stars- Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor and also features Punjabi singer/actor Diljit Dosanjh. The movie will be produced by Anurag Kashyap and the shooting for it is expected to start this month.