Chak De India

Chak De! India-A ready-made case study for Corporate and Institutes

NP Mohapatra

After a long time ,I got some quality time on Janmasthami to be with my family and decided to go to much talked picture Chak! De. Even if this was a fasting day, we decided to go ahead because next day was a holiday for kids. I relished Chak De! with other viewers fully.

The film revolves around the central character of the film, Kabir Khan, the ex-star player of Indian Hockey, who had lost an opportunity to score a goal under penalty stroke and was accused of fixing match with the Opposite team (Pakistan). After seven years, he emerges from nowhere to coach the Indian Women hockey team from scratches. Even he dares to challenge selectors have a clash with the formidable Indian Men team to get selected for participation in World Cup.

The initial entry of the players of the team is interesting. The players introduce themselves as representative of their respective states in the introductory session, except Vidya Sharma, who says that she is from India, which subsequently makes her way to be captain of the team.

Team building process in the film is very significant. Sixteen players from different parts of the country with different backgrounds and diversity meet for the first time for a common cause and the process part is important .The following points are worth considering;

1.Preeti Sabarwal (Sagarika Ghatge), the captain of Chandigarh team arrives late and is debarred from becoming a part of team. She is admitted to team only after she makes a round in the field in seven minutes. Punch point-punctuality

2.Komal Chautala (Chitrasi Nayak), the ace center forward of Haryana state gets punished for entering into an argument with Preeti and punished for a week with 5 similar offenders. Punch point-Disciplined

3.Kami Nayak, the right half senior most player for her lifetime from Railways is door

manted for her cool reaction in the field and become water girl for the team during the world cup .She is neutralized several times in the film for her ego. Even if she is most professional player of the team, she is not allowed to play for her undisciplined behaviour. Punch point-Discipline

4.when you need the best, by pass all your rules and call her. SRK goes and requests her to play when India has to confront Korea.She was the need of the time. Punch word-Compromise with the ego.

5.Preeti and Komal are the girls who play for them selves, not for the country. They hardly cooperate with each other. How ever, in the crucial final match, they come together and work together to ensure that India wins. Punch word-team work.

6.Abhimanyu Singh, the vice captain of the Indian cricket team and fiance of Preeti under estimates Preeti as well as the play Hockey.After the win, when he proposes, Preeti refuses to marry him. Punch line-woman empowerment.

7.Last but not the least-some times crisis and conflicts help in team building. The show down with the street Romeos in the McDowell outlay was the foundation of team building and confidence building. Punch point-When there is a crisis, the team members come together.

Chak De! India is a must for all families, Corporate and Institutions.Enjoy!!The film again proves that "Where there is will, there is a way'.If Lagaan was a case study for IIMs, Chak De can also be a case study for Corporates.try It !!