ÂChak De India continues to inspire
- IndiaGlitz, [Thursday,April 24 2008]
There is an element of resemblance in the super hit film ÂChak De India and a legendry woman tennis player Billie Jean King.
We saw Shah Rukh KhanÂs girls exercising their muscles and beating a bunch of disturbing guys black and blue in the film. That fight scene was something that no one among the audience expected till just a scene before.
Thirty five years back a tennis player did the unthinkable and achieved a deed that was considered as impossible till then.
In tennis match known as the ÂBattle of the Sexes Billie Jean King, a female beat Bobby Riggs, a male at the Houston Astrodome.
The game inspired countless number of girls to take up tasks that were meant only for the man till then. In movie language the tennis match was a big hit and still is considered as the most watched one in the history and ÂChak De also became a super hit commercially and critically with a great story line about womenÂs power and spirit of sports.
So ÂChak De India getting the prestigious Billies award named after the legendry tennis player Billie Jean King in the entertainment category completes the circle.
The award is given to four members of the media who do an extraordinary job in the portrayal of girls and womenÂs sports and the winner is selected by a panel of distinguished panel of womenÂs sports historians and journalists.
This is also a great honor for the film just before the IIFA awards and a shot in the arm of the fast growing Bollywood.