SRK has a field day

While filming Chak De, the makers were faced with the Herculean task of gathering large crowds at the stadium for the hockey matches. Director Shimit Amin realised that an effective way of gathering them was by invitation. Anyone interested, was invited to be a part of the crowd in the film. Newspapers stations had all dates and times of the shoots listed, radio stations announced the same all day. Most of the shoots in Sydney and Melbourne were at night and in spite of the inclement weather, hordes of people arrived at the hockey stadium, all in the hope of coming face-to-face with one of Bollywood's leading actors.

We managed to catch up with Shah Rukh Khan, who plays a hockey coach. He informed that he was a sportsman at one point in time, "Yes, I used to be a sportsman. I played hockey, soccer and cricket. But I hurt myself when I was young, and had to give up the sport," he said, and seemed happy to relive his good old days. Vidya Malvade who is part of a women's hockey team in the film seemed to be have learnt a good amount of the game hockey as she maneuvre her stick with precision several times and was in great form. Based on the story of a women's hockey team Chak De was shot largely in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia.