Speedy Singhs (also known as Breakaway) [DVD]

Speedy Singh is a cross cultural family comedy set in the
Indo-Canadian community in suburban Toronto, Canada.Set in suburban Toronto,
the film tracks a young man struggling between traditional Indo-Canadian
family expectations and his dreams of hockey stardom. Rajveer Singh is a 21
year old young man dreaming of a professional hockey career. We open with him
dreaming of scoring a game winning goal, followed by a moment of bliss as
beautiful girls surround him. Unquestionably, he has the talent to be an
accomplished player, but faces many hurdles, the biggest of which is himself.
Raised as a traditional Sikh, Rajveer was forbidden as a boy to cut his hair
and had to wear a turban, this stopped him from playing hockey, the game he
loved. In his early teens, forsaking his family's religious traditions and
beliefs, he removed his turban and cut his hair so he'd be more accepted
within his country. His goal was to succeed in a traditional white man's
sport, but this conflicted with his father's wish that he'd devote his life to
his religion and the family business. Unable to find a foothold in the game,
Rajveer takes matters into his own hands by creating an all Indian hockey team
(The Speedy Singhs), finding a coach and then bringing on his Uncle Sammy's
trucking company as the team sponsor, doing all this behind his father's back.
Along the way to the championship game, he is faced with the questions he had
not wanted to address: family, friendship, loyalty and identity. And until he
can answer these questions, the podium will always be out to his reach. Review
Music composer and head of Columbia Records India, Sandeep Chowta has composed
music for Speedy Singhs with special features from RDB (Rhythm Dhol Bass),
Jassi Sidhu, Rishi Rich Productions, Bohemia. ,J-Hind and US Rapper Ludacris.;
Speedy Singhs is a smart little surprise package. Its a cheerful film that
makes you smile with its subtle humour, its repartee-filled screenplay, its
deftness at handling the umpteen relationships and its finely-nuanced
performances. Leading this pack of oddballs is Russell Peters who packs a
punch as the offensive, scheming Punjabi groom who not only wants the suitable
Punjabi girl as his bride..; Rajveer, on his part, is equally charming as the
diehard hockey player who smiles his way through; A little more spice and edge
to the delineation of the game itself would have made the film an action-
packed adventure too. Nevertheless, Speedy Singhs, with a guest appearance by
Akshay Kumar (as himself), is an entertaining watch.
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