10 greatest sports films made in India

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)

One of the best movies to have emerged out of the Indian film industry in the 90’s, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar tracks the journey of two school students- Ratan and Shekhar from two opposing schools, vying for top spot in the annual inter-college sports championships with its highlight being a cycle race as its main event.

Throw into this intense mix- Sanjay- played by Aamir Khan, who unlike his more serious brother Ratan is carefree and fun-loving and as a result with a series of lies, also woos the college beauty Devika.

But after a continuous sequence of events, that includes Devika dumping Sanjay after finding out about lowly status, the turning point in the movie arrives when Ratan falls off from a cliff one morning and is admitted to the hospital, in a critical condition.

It is during his recovery period that Sanju learns certain key values and after the doctors declare Ratan unfit to compete in the cycle race, he takes his brother’s spot in the race.

In a thrilling sequence that also sees a fight between Sanjay and Shekhar on top of the hill, the former pips the latter by the closest of margins to take home the top prize.

The movie won the Filmfare Best Movie award for that year.