Breakaway (2011)
A hockey enthusiast since 12 years of age, Toronto-based Rajvinder Singh, even went to the extent of trimming his hair, discarding his Pagri/turban, did not complete his education, incurred the wrath of his father, Darvesh, who wanted him to be involved in the family business as well as confirm and respect Sikh religion principles and values. Hoping to play professional hockey, Rajvinder, along with other fellow Sikh players, instead finds himself treated as the object of ridicule, referred to as a 'joker', by mainstream Caucasian players. Even his friends tease him and ask him to take up 'Guli Danda' and Kabaddi', while his father makes him work for Uncle Sammy as a truck driver. He is attracted to stunning law student Melissa Winters while her brother, Dan, offers to coach Rajvinder and his team. Unable to get themselves included in any team, they form their own...
- Data de estreia
- 2011-09-30
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (28)
- Duração
- 1 h 40 min
- Géneros
- Comédia, Drama, Romance
- Realizador
- Rob Lieberman
Elenco
- Vinay Virmani — Rajvinder Singh
- Camilla Belle — Melissa Winters
- Rob Lowe — Dan Winters
- अनुपम खेर — Darvesh Singh
- Russell Peters — Sonu Singh
- Gurpreet Ghuggi — Uncle Sammy
- Sakina Jaffrey — Livleen Singh
- Noureen DeWulf — Reena Singh
- Kashish Suri — Gurveer Singh
- Pamela Sinha — Aunty Jasleen
- Prem Singh — Deva Singh
- Al Mukadam — Inderjit Singh
Curiosidades
Breakaway is a 2011 sports-comedy film directed by Robert Lieberman, and produced by Akshay Kumar and Paul Gross. The film stars Vinay Virmani in his debut performance opposite Camilla Belle, with Rob Lowe, Russell Peters and Anupam Kher in pivotal roles. It also features Akshay Kumar, Drake and Ludacris in cameo roles. In addition, this was the last film directed by Lieberman before his death in July 2023. The film also contains songs in Hindi and Punjabi.
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