November 2, 2025, was a day of celebration as Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 60th birthday. It was also the day when India’s women's cricket team won the World Cup. It immediately brought memories of SRK’s 2007 classic, Chak De India, where the women's hockey team similarly became world champions. Incidentally, a fan event was held yesterday at an auditorium in Mumbai, where Shah Rukh Khan remembered Chak De India.
The host presented SRK with stills from his memorable films and he talked about them. When he was shown a glimpse of Chak De India, Shah Rukh Khan began by saying, “This sport (hockey) is very important to me. My father (Meer Taj Mohammed Khan) used to play; I really wanted to be a hockey player and try to play for India. Then I suffered (an injury) and I couldn’t (pursue the sport). In a way, it was good as I became an actor.”
He continued, “When this film came to me, I realized that it could be a tribute to my father. I don’t like to give films more meaning than necessary. Films entertainment ke liye hai. But I remember I told Adi (Aditya Chopra) that ‘Yeh picture main karunga because I want to do it for my father’.”
He added, “I can play a little bit of hockey and hence, it was very interesting. I think all the people were quite impressed (with the film). The girls were very good. The girls were fantastic. It was very good to play hockey with them.”
SRK revealed, “Then I played football in Australia with the Australian team girls. They were so strong that they beat us boys 7-0 or something! They were fantastically strong ladies. So yeah, it’s a very special film and we didn’t expect it to become such a big hit. We expected that it would be a bit offbeat, but it ended up becoming such a defining sports film.”
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