Synopsis

Breakaway (2011)

A hockey enthusiast since 12 years of age, Toronto-based Rajvinder Singh, even went to the extent of trimming his hair, discarding his Pagri/turban, did not complete his education, incurred the wrath of his father, Darvesh, who wanted him to be involved in the family business as well as confirm and respect Sikh religion principles and values. Hoping to play professional hockey, Rajvinder, along with other fellow Sikh players, instead finds himself treated as the object of ridicule, referred to as a ‘joker’, by mainstream Caucasian players. Even his friends tease him and ask him to take up ‘Guli Danda’ and Kabaddi’, while his father makes him work for Uncle Sammy as a truck driver. He is attracted to stunning law student Melissa Winters while her brother, Dan, offers to coach Rajvinder and his team. Unable to get themselves included in any team, they form their own…
Rob Lieberman
Vinay Virmani, Camilla Belle, Rob Lowe, Anupam Kher, Russell Peters, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Sakina Jaffrey, Noureen DeWulf, Kashish Suri, Pamela Sinha, Prem Singh, Al Mukaddam, Ali Hassan, Rup Magon, Lee Romohr, Judah Katz, Charlie Wadhwa, Kabul Singh, Liam Ruparell, Parminder Singh, Amarinder Singh, Daniel DeSanto, Pamela Lajoie, Meher Pavri, Anoop Singh, Maahim Suri, Navi Dhanoa, Jamie Stephens, Joe Bowen, Ranjit Chowdhry, Drake, Akshay Kumar, Ludacris, Manjeet Singh Ral, Jassi Sidhu
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