Victory (2009 film)

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Victory
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Poster for Victory
Directed by Ajit Pal Mangat
Written byAjit Pal Mangat
Produced byManmohan Shetty
AjitPal Mangat
Starring Harman Baweja
Amrita Rao
Anupam Kher
Gulshan Grover
Several International Cricketers [1]
Cinematography Attar Singh Saini
Music by Anu Malik
Distributed byVictory Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 30 January 2009 (2009-01-30)
Running time
159 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget 19 crore [2]
Box office 1.92 crore [2]

Victory is a 2009 Indian cricket-based sports film starring Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao and Anupam Kher. The film was filmed in Australia and India. [3] Victory tells the story of a struggling cricketer who defies all odds to realise an almost impossible dream.

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Plot

This cricket epic story revolves around the lives of Vijay Shekhawat and his father, Ram Shekhawat. Ram has great aspirations for his son Vijay, but alas, he dreams of playing for the Indian cricket team one day. His dream eventually comes true when Vijay makes it to the Indian team. His childhood friend Nandini has believed in him since the very first time he spoke the name of cricket and never ever doubted him. However, this happiness is short-lived as Vijay soon loses his place in the team, as well as the respect he has earned, when he lets his new-found fame get the better of him.

Vijay soon discovers how quickly the media and the public can make a villain out of a hero. Unable to bear the shock and humiliation, Ram suffers a brain hemorrhage. Nandini takes the responsibility to care for Ram and take in Vijay. Vijay and Nandini fly to Australia to have surgery on his back. The surgery is successful, and Vijay soon realises that Nandini, his childhood friend, could be his life partner. He nurtures his feelings for her, but Nandini is still healing after Vijay's bad side took over and is finding it hard to trust him and behave like his true friend again. They return to Jaisalmer, and Vijay vows to be a better cricketer for his country. He proves himself to his father and Nandini that he can play for his country, and his coach relies on him too. He gets selected once again to play in the major international cricket tournament. He injures himself while playing but vows to play no matter his health. He wins the cricket tournament and returns to his hometown, Jaisalmer, to see his father and Nandini. Vijay and his father reconcile, and just when everything is going fine, Ram dies in Vijay's arms. They hold the funeral, and we see Vijay and Nandini comforting each other in the end scene. We assume they get together. And it finishes with Vijay once again playing in a cricket match and playing for his country.

Cast

ActorRole
Harman Baweja Vijay Shekhawat
Amrita Rao Nandini “Nandu”
Anupam Kher Ram Shekhawat
Gulshan Grover Andy Singh
Dalip Tahil Indian Team Coach

Cameo appearances

Victory is notable for special appearances by several current and past international cricketers from India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and England. [4] This has been done to give the film an authentic look and feel. Some of the cricketers featured include:

Production

Victory has been produced by Manmohan Shetty and AjitPal Mangat under the banner of Walkwater Media and Moving Pictures, and directed by AjitPal Mangat. It was released on 16 January 2009.

Soundtrack

#TitleSinger(s)Length
1"Aisa Toh Socha Na Tha" KK (singer) 2:01
2"Balla Utha Chhakka Laga" Sukhwinder Singh 2:17
3"Mazaa Aa Gaya" Sonu Nigam, Suresh Wadkar, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Sudesh Bhonsle, Altaf Raja, Sumitra Iyer1:36
4"Money Money Money Show Me The Money" Krishna Beura & Anushka Manchanda 2:03
5"Tu Ne Re" Shaan 1:48
6"Victory"Dibyendu Mukherjee1:46
7"We Love Kirket" Kailash Kher 2:26

Reception

Box office

It only managed to gross 1.9 Crore and was declared a "disaster" by Boxofficeindia.com . It was Harman Baweja's second film which failed to do well at the box office. [5]

Critical response

Victory received negative reviews from critics. [6] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote, "Victory has all the right intentions, but its execution is bland." [7] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2 out of 5, writing, "On the whole, VICTORY is a strictly average fare. Barring a few moments in the second hour, there's not much that you carry home." [8]

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