10 greatest sports films made in India

Saala Khadoos (2016)

Initially released in Tamil as Irudhi Suttru, the film traces the journey of, a failed boxer, played by R Madhavan, who falls victim to the politics within the federation. A decade later, he returns as the coach of the Women’s team and is extremely frustrated with the selection policies. He is then falsely accused of sexual harassment following a rift with the federation.

Then one day, he comes across a young fish seller, who sees thrashing the judges, adjudicating in an event where her sister was competing and her fighting skills impress him to the extent that he offers to coach her daily for a few hours.

After not getting along initially, Madhi began to put in the serious yards after finding out the sacrifices made by her coach. But things again take a wrong turn when Madhi’s proposal to her coach is rejected and following a loss to her sister, the coach misinterprets to be an intentional loss, thereby throwing her out of a camp.

After a series of events, that included a resignation from the coach and a few early losses, Madhi raises her game when her coach turns up at the venue and knocks her opponent out to finish on a high.