Soorma Trailer Review: It Will It Break The Jinx On Sports Films?

Admittedly I’ve not been a major fan of Diljit Dosanjh’s recent films. It would not be erroneous to say that when it comes to Hindi cinema, he has gone from bad (Phillauri) to worse(Welcome To New York) in no time at all.

Over-confident to the point of being cocky Diljit has become painfully uninspired with every film.

The status quo is about to change. Soorma where the singer-actor plays hockey legend Sandeep Singh is Diljit’s return to form in full cinema’s scope. He is sincere passionate funny dramatic and as real as it can get,playing the hockey denizen who lost it all after a gunshot injury and regained it through sheer resilience.

A motivational story that could easily suffer the wages of maudlinism, the trailer of Soorma avoids getting over-sentimental by giving the protagonist the room to fly from his wheelchair.So to speak.

The trailer is an exhilarating experience.It shows Diljit wooing hockey colleague Tapsee Pannu and even getting into the game seriously just to be near her. I suspect it won’t only bring back Dilijit into the fray it will also bring director Shaad Ali back into the fray.

After a series of duds Shaad takes charge of his hero’s life story with a firm grip .

Soorma looks like every sports bio-pic we have ever seen. And that’s the beauty of telling a story that motivates us into believing in the power of self-discipline. There is a shot of Diljit standing forlornly with his wheelchair on a hilltop. The visual image of the moment threatens to overpower the story of a man who fought all odds to overcome a crippling accident.Quickly Shaad Ali winds down the visual imagery for the more immediate task of letting Sandeep Singh’ s story tell itself out.

“Why are we spending so much a handicapped man?” a boorish sports authority is heard asking in the crippled hero’s hearing distance.

Subtlety is not a virtue that either Indians or mainstream Indian cinema can be accused of. Soorma wallows in the larger-than-life tenor, sacrificing none of the original story’s bravado just to win brownie points foe subtlety.

Tact can wait. Now is the time to tell the world about a hockey legend whom crippling adversity couldn’t hold down.Soorma has to be seen.

Trailer Rating: ***(3 stars)