Munish Nagar:
A Punjabi movie, ‘Khido Khundi’-a local dialect for ‘ball
and hockey’ has been showcasing the glorious past of the village Sansarpur
known as Nursery of Indian hockey.
The movie is releasing next week and it’s a blend of non-fiction and fiction about the contribution of the village in field hockey. The village is known for its hockey legacy, with 15 Olympic medals won by Sansarpur players.
The movie will depict the old memories of Indian hockey in which the village Sansarpur made a great contribution. It will also show the lost sheen of the village in the present scenario.
The story is about the two Punjabi brother who are settled in UK and move back to their ancestral village Sansarpur where there father used to play hockey for Indian team.
Producer-Director Rohit Jugraj along with the star cast launched the poster of the movie on Friday.
Prominent Punjabi singer and actor Ranjit Bawa is the male lead and Mandy Takhar is the heroine.
BOLLYWOOD ACTOR, IRANIAN MODEL IN THE CAST
Manav Vij, who has acted in Bollywood films such as ‘Udta Punjab’ and ‘Naam Shabana’, is also in the cast.
Even you will see Iranian model Naaz Norouzi in the movie who is debuting.
SANSARPUR, A BOON TO FIELD HOCKEY
In the world of field hockey, it's almost impossible that any player or fan is ignorant about Sansarpur. It's a small village in Punjab.
The village has given 16 Olympian hockey stars to the world.
14 OLYMPIANS BEAR SAME SURNAME 'KULAR'
An interesting fact about this village is that all the 14 Olympians bear same surname "Kular" and all were from the same street in this village of Sansarpur.
No village or place in the world can claim to have more hockey stars than this village.
The village is located just outside of Jalandhar in Punjab. The tradition of following one hockey star after another was achieved by this famous village without any funding from government agencies and without any foreign trained coaches. Even without having a hockey ground or astro-turf, the players of this village have always had their spirits up.
EL CHOTA VILLAGE IN ECUADOR FOLLOWS SANSARPUR
In the world of
soccer, we can compare it a little bit with the "El Chota" village
of Ecuador, because "El Chota" has given seven soccer stars to
Equador's national team. These seven soccer players also play for the world's
renowned soccer clubs. Even then "El Chota" will be placed in
second position after Sansarpur, because the number of stars produced by
Sansarpur is more.
ONCE THE VILLAGE WAS NURSERY OF INDIAN HOCKEY
There was a time
when national and international hockey matches were impossible without
including players from Sansarpur. Once it was called the "Nursery of
Indian hockey." Sansarpur boasts eight gold medals, one silver, and six
bronze medals in the Olympic Games and four gold and eight silver medals in
the Asian Games. Five Olympians have also won the Arjuna Award, which is the
highest sports award in the country.
SANSARPUR OLYMPIANS
1. Col Gurmit Singh Kular 1932
2. Udham Singh Kular 1952, '56, '60, '64
3. Gurdev Singh Kular 1956
4. Dashan Singh Kular 1964
5. Balbir Singh Kular 1964, 68
6. Col. Balbir Singh Kular 1968
7. Jagjit Singh Kular 1964, 68
8. Tarsem Singh Kular 1968
9. Ajit Pal Singh Kular 1968, '72, '76
REPRESENTED KENYA
1. Late Hardian Singh Kular 1968, '72
2.. Hardev Singh Kular 1956, 1960
3.. Jagjit Singh Kular 1968
4.. Harvinder Singh Kular 1988
REPRESENTED CANADA
1. Bindi Singh Kular 2000
ASIAN GAMES
1. Udham Singh Kular 1958
2. Gurdev Singh Kular 1958, '62
3. Balbir Singh Kular 1958
4. Gurjit Singh Kular 1958
5. Darshan Singh Kular 1962
6. Balbir Singh Kular 1966
7. Col Balbir Singh Kular 1966
8. Jagjit Singh Kular 1966
9. Tarsem Singh Kular 1966
10. Ajit Pal Singh Kular 1970, '74
ARJUNA AWARDEES
1. Udham Singh Kular 1965
2. Jagjit Singh Kular 1967
3. Col Balbir Singh Kular 1968
4. Ajit Pal Singh Kular 1970
5. Balbir Singh Kular 2001
