Breakaway

Sep 30, 2011

1h 40m

★ 5.4

Love. It's A Team Sport

Overview

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...

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

First Take Entertainment

Don Carmody Productions

Whizbang Films

Téléfilm Canada

CBC

Movie Central

Hari Om Entertainment

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Cast

Rajvinder Singh

Vinay Virmani

Melissa Winters

Camilla Belle

Dan Winters

Rob Lowe

Darvesh Singh

Anupam Kher

Sonu Singh

Russell Peters

Uncle Sammy

Gurpreet Ghuggi

Livleen Singh

Sakina Jaffrey

Reena Singh

Noureen DeWulf

Gurveer Singh

Kashish Suri

Aunty Jasleen

Pamela Sinha

Deva Singh

Prem Singh

Inderjit Singh

Al Mukaddam

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