2008 Sunset Cinema Series – Chak De! India (India)

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Chak De! India (India, 2007)
Running Time: 153 Minutes

Years after facing humiliating defeat on the field, former hockey star Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan) returns to the game as coach of the Indian women’s national hockey team, striving to shape a ragtag bunch of female athletes into a playing force to be reckoned with. But the team’s problem isn’t a lack of talent; it’s the fact that the girls have never played with pure passion and have yet to embrace a true love of the sport

This program is supported by the Ford Foundation
Workshop Instructor: Vinit Parmar
Workshop Coordinator: Antony Wong
Technical Assistance: William Tam, Lawrence Tse

Author Bio

Vinit Parmar is a documentary filmmaker who has fought for the underdog to tell stories all over the world, such as impoverished Indian villagers finding renewable solutions to save their island Quest for Energy (2012), or children of war seeking refuge in Berlin (We Stay Here, 2021), investigating why the holiest river in India is the most polluted, and (Mosaik, 2026) finding home with a pseudo-mother at their German shelter. He left a career as a lawyer in New York State to teach filmmaking, and currently an Associate Professor at Brooklyn College/CUNY. He recently finished his first film Down The Line (2024) made in America with Steve Kim, his best friend in high school.