Soorma(2018)

Plot Summary

• Soorma tells the story of the international hockey player Sandeep Singh (Diljit Dosanjh), who was paralyzed and used a wheelchair for two years after an accidental gunshot injured him in 2006. The film's tagline is "The Greatest Comeback Story of the Hockey Legend Sandeep Singh". Fighting against all odds, Sandeep got back on his feet and made a comeback to international hockey in 2008. India won the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup under his captaincy and went on to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. The story also mentions the contribution of his brother in his life who stood like a pillar of constant support during these hard times and also shows his girlfriend Harpreet (Tapsee Pannu) who left him, so that he would be able to focus on recovering and doing well for himselfSandeep belongs to a small farming village in Punjab & is very hardworking. He is passionate for hockey, but doesn't like his univ coach's draconian methods. He quits the coaching academy and trains on his farm. Sandeep grows up. Sandeep's brother Bikramjeet Singh (Angad Bedi) continues to learn hockey at the same academy and grows up to a solid hockey player. Harpreet trains at the same academy and Sandeep meets her while bringing lunch for his brother. Sandeep begs his univ to let him train so that he can be close to Harpreet. The coach is angry at Sandeep and makes him complete 9 yrs of punishments before he lets him touch a hockey stick. He is tough on Sandeep even when he wins matches for his team. To complicate matters Harpreet is the univ coach's niece.When The coach finds out about the budding romance between Harpreet and Sandeep, he beats the hell out of Harpreet. Harpreet's brother Ajit (Amit Gaur) challenges Sandeep to make a career in hockey before asking for Harpreet's hand in marriage. Sandeep begs the regional coach Harry (Vijay Raaz) to coach him. Harry coaches Sandeep to be a defender. Meanwhile Harpreet is selected and plays for India. One night the HFI chairman (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) notices Sandeep practicing alone and encourages him. Soon Sandeep finds his groove as an expert drag flicker in regional tournaments. Harpreet notices that she is becomes a distraction for Sandeep, every-time he meets her. In 3 months Sandeep scores 60 goals and 8 man of the tournaments. He is selected to play for India.In the first international tournament, the 6 nations cup in Poland, Sandeep puts in a stellar performance despite being provoked by all rivals teams due to his short temper. in the finals, Pakistani players even break his nose to put him out of the game, but Sandeep plays through and scores a 2-1 win for India. He is dubbed Flicker Singh by the Indian media. He also gets a job with Indian Airways. Happily Sandeep goes to ask for Harpreet's hand in marriage, but is insulted by his Univ coach. But Harpreet still loves him. Sandeep is on his way to Delhi via train to catch a flight for his tournament, when an accidental gun firing from a policeman hits Sandeep in the lower spine in Aug 2006. The family has to sell everything in Sandeep's recovery effort. Bikram is the pillar of support for Sandeep during this perilous phase of his career.Harpreet meets Sandeep in hospital and finds that he is happy that she is with him. She realizes that if today she stays with Sandeep, he will never get back up. With a very heavy heart, she leaves Sandeep. Sandeep now wants to stand up on his feet and the HFI chairman recommends to the Sports Ministry to sponsor Sandeep's rehabilitation expenses of Rs 35 lakhs in Europe. Sandeep's treatment works and he is back on his feet by end 2007. Bikram now trains Sandeep and soon Sandeep returns to Harry to train for the Senior India hockey team. He is selected for a commonwealth games match in London in 2009, where Harpreet also now stays. He meets Harpreet and thanks her for leaving him, which gave him the strength to return to his feet. Harpreet comes to watch the match and India wins 4-3 against Pakistan, with Sandeep hitting the fastest recorded drag flick at 145 Km/H.

Storyline

• This is an inspiring true story of the triumph of the human spirit, about a player who faced a near-death experience when he was at his peak but emerged victorious by his sheer determination, hard work and unrelenting passion for the sport. Sandeep Singh , a penalty corner specialist in the Indian Hockey team from Shahbad, Haryana made headlines when he was hit in the spine by an accidental gunshot while traveling on a train to join the national team that was to fly to Germany for the World Cup in 2006. The injury left him paralyzed, with the medical community giving him a slim chance of ever walking again. However, not only did Sandeep recover from it but he also made a comeback and re-established himself as the best drag-flicker, going on to captain the Indian national hockey team in January 2009. Sandeep and Bikram are given punishment by their hockey coach as kids, following which Sandip quits the sport. Years later Bikram is a national-level player while Sandeep falls in love with Harpreet--also a hockey player--and rejoins the coaching academy. Harpreet and Sandeep fall in love, which doesn't please their coach, who is Harpreet's uncle and responds by abusing Sandeep. Bikram sees that Sandeep has a good potential of being a good flicker and tries his best to get him in the Indian hockey team. Sandeep becomes an ace hockey player known as Flicker Singh for his qualities. But at the peak of his career he is accidentally shot and left crippled. But his hopes don't die and he makes a triumph comeback. — alex.mjacko@gmail.com