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#4 Tapan Das - A Blend of Two Personalities

L: Kishan Lal, R: Akshay Kumar in a still from Gold

The decade of 1940s- The world was fighting a catastrophic war. There were numerous protests and agitations in the European colonies against their colonisers. 400 million people in India were dreaming of their independence.

At that point of time, two individuals were dreaming of unfurling their independent flag in the land of their colonisers. Those two men were Kishan Lal, the captain and AC Chatterjee, the Manager of Team India.

The role essayed by Akshay Kumar in the film is of Tapan Das, a frantic and patriotic Bengali who aspires independent India to win an Olympic Gold under her own flag.

He is shown as a source of constant support and motivation for the team, and also keeps himself self-motivated by the thought of national glory.

However, the two personalities from whom the character stems from are Kishan Lal and AC Chatterjee, the captain and manager respectively of the campaign.

These were the two individuals who fought against all the odds, built a new team after partition and instilled the feelings of hope and courage in the side.

Notably, the idea of playing bare-legged in the final on a muddy turf was also the brainchild of Kishan Lal.