How Shah Rukh Khan inspired billions with Chak De India. On Throwback Thursday

Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak De! India will turn 15 on August 10. As India's women and men hockey team make us proud at the Tokyo Olympics, we dedicate this week's throwback Thursday to the brilliance that was Chak De India!

"Sattar minute, sattar minute hai tumhare paas...". Shah Rukh Khan's iconic lines from Chak De! India is remembered to date. The expressions, the patriotic feeling and of course, Shah Rukh Khan makes the monologue the heart of Chak De! India. The film is more of an emotion than a movie. Written by Jaideep Sahni, the Shimit Amin directorial venture, that will turn 15 on August 10, has become especially relevant now thanks to the exemplary performances by the women's and men's hockey teams at Tokyo Olympics 2020. The Indian women's hockey team may have lost the semis against Argentina at Tokyo Olympics 2020, but the sounds of Chak De! India kept resonating in our ears as the team made it to their maiden Olympic semis. No mean feat. On the other hand, the men's hockey team won the bronze at the Games, 41 years after Moscow Olympics 1980. So, since hockey is the mood of the nation now, we dedicate our Throwback Thursday to the brilliance that was Chak De! India and what makes it a cult classic.