Sagarika Ghatge – Preeti Sabarwal
Sagarika Ghatge essayed the role of Preeti Sabharwal in the movie. She was one of the most good-looking girls in the hockey team and her character was shown to be dating a famous cricketer Well, it happened for real as she recently tied the knot with cricketer Zaheer Khan.
Chitrashi Rawat – Komal Chautala
Actress Chitrashi Rawat played the character of Komal Chautala, a tomboyish and competitive girl, even though she was the tiniest in the team. In real life too, she is a hockey player. She was seen in quite a few movies post this one and then participated in ‘Comedy Circus 2’ and is a television presenter now.
Shilpa Shukla – Bindiya Naik
Actress Shilpa Shukla essayed the strong character of Bindiya Naik, the senior-most player in the team with shades of grey. Hailing from a theatre background, the actress bagged many movies post the success of the movie.
Anaitha Nair – Aliya Bose
Actress Anaitha Nair played the character of Aliya Bose, a sweet girl in the movie. She was later seen in various Hindi and regional films. She is happily married with a kid now.
Sandia Furtado – Nethra Reddy
Actress Sandia Furtado essayed the role of Nethra Reddy in the movie. Now, she works as a PR professional in Mumbai.
Vidya Malvade – Vidya Sharma
Model-actress Vidya Malvade played the character of Vidya Sharma, the most calm-headed player in the team. She was the captain of the team in the movie and even earned praises for her performance. Post the movie, she was seen in quite a few movies and is not to be seen in the limelight now.
Tanya Abrol – Balbir Kaur
One of the most entertaining characters in the film was that of Balbir Kaur, the loud and aggressive Punjabi girl. Actress Tanya Abrol played the character to perfection. However, she is completely different from her onscreen persona. After the movie, she made an appearance in the television series 'CID' as Jaywanti Shinde.
Seema Azmi – Rani Dispotta
Actress Seema Azmi essayed the role of Rani Dispotta in the movie. Post that, she was seen as a narrator in the TV show 'Upanishad Ganga'.
Shubhi Mehta – Gunjan Lakhani
Actress Shubhi Mehta played the role of Gunjan Lakhani and her character had slight shades of grey. In real life, the actress is now running the corporate world, away from movies.
Arya Menon – Gul Iqbal
Arya Menon essayed the role of Gul Iqbal, the sole Muslim player in the team. After the movie, she was seen in few ads and then completely shifted to the advertising profession.
‘Chak De! India’ is one of the finest sports-based films made in Bollywood. King Khan’s portrayal of a hockey coach to an all girls team was much loved by his fans. It was truly one of Shah Rukh Khan’s finest onscreen portrayals. It also catapulted 17 girls to fame overnight, and made stars out of them. Some of them have achieved fame after the movie like, Shilpa Shukla, Sagarika Ghatge, Chitrashi Rawat,Vidya Malvade who later appeared in other movies or television, while some of them returned to their regular lives. (Also Read: Bollywood celebs whose honeymoon pictures are unmissable!)
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Have a look at the cast of ‘Chak De! India’ – Then and Now.
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