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Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007)

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal poster
Original title
धन धना धन गोयल
Directed by
Vivek Agnihotri
Genre
drama film, association football film
Country
India, United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 47m
Rated
UA
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A South Asian community in London faces racial prejudice while trying to succeed in professional football. A coach and a group of players work to overcome hostility and achieve their sporting goals.

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What happens

Goal (marketed as Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal; transl. Get Set Goal) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Vivek Agnihotri and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the banner UTV Motion Pictures. The film is based on the horrific racial prejudice that former Arsenal-Barcelona Footballer and legendary football coach, Judan Ali endured at the hands of fans during the period of fascism in London in the early 1990's when he was aiming to be accepted as the first professional footballer with an Asian appearance. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, and Boman Irani. The soundtrack was composed by Pritam with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar, while the background score was composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury. The story follows the South Asian community in the United Kingdom, told through the setting of professional football. Released on 23 November 2007, Goal received negative reviews from critics. It didn’t perform well at the box office and was declared "below average" by Box Office India. The film was also screened in the Tous Les Cinémas du Monde (World Cinema) section of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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