GOLD: Instances in which the Sports Feature differs from Real Story

#2 The ' Lesson in Ball Control ' to Germans

1936: Berlin Olympics Field Hockey Final

The film kicks off against the backdrop of 1936 Berlin Olympics, with India and Germany facing each other in the summit clash. It highlights the rough and aggressive game played by the Germans and the inclination of the match officials towards the hosts.

The movie depicts the German goalkeeper brutally shoving away Samrat, the character inspired by Major Dhyan Chand. At this point, India was trailing by two goals. It shows Samrat's bleeding nose, an injury which fires him up to blast away the opposition with his dexterous stickwork, netting the ball on five occasions.

However, legend says that India never trailed Germany, although the home side restricted their lead to one goal till half time.

Major Dhyan Chand lost a tooth in a collision with the particularly aggressive Germany goalkeeper Tito Warnholtz, which particularly fumed him up. It was at this point that the Hockey Wizard instructed his players to teach the Germans a 'Lesson in Ball Control '. The Indians took the ball in the German court, only to backpedal, also scoring 8 goals in the process.