Preview: Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
After flirting with crime as the theme in his directorial debut, Vivek Agnihotri's second film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, releasing Friday, November 23, puts sports in the spotlight.
Set in Britain, the film tells the story of Southall United Football Club which is going through its worst crisis ever – no money, no sponsors, no star players, no coach to lead them. And the final nail in the coffin comes when the city council sends an eviction notice.
It's a do or die situation for the Southall United as they must win the Combined Counties Football League, in their otherwise last season, to save the ground and their honour. The film tells the story of the players who rise and shine in their effort for the club.
Shaan (Arshad Warsi) takes up the challenge and the first help comes in the form of a disgraced ex-player, Tony Singh (Boman Irani) who agrees to join them as the coach. At each step they face mockery, criticism, but Shaan and Tony turn a deaf ear and work to gather the worn out team together.
Then comes Sunny Bhasin (John Abraham) whose dream to play for England crashes after his club does not select him because of the colour of his skin. Sunny, who always laughed at his own community and Southall United, joins the team at the behest of Tony.
However, Shaan is not too happy with the new induction because he and Sunny could not ever see eye to eye. Adding to their personal chaos is Shaan's cousin sister Rumana's (Bipasha Basu) fondness for Sunny.
