Breakaway

Breakaway

101 mins | Comedy | Sept. 30, 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...

Breakaway

101 mins | Comedy | Sept. 30, 2011

Breakaway
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...
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Téléfilm Canada, Don Carmody Productions, Whizbang Films Inc., Movie Central, CBC, First Take Entertainment, Akshay Kumar Productions
Original title Breakaway
Directors Rob Lieberman
Writers Noel S Baker, Vinay Virmani, Jeff Schechter, Matty Simmons

Cast

Vinay Virmani

as Rajvinder Singh

Camilla Belle

as Melissa Winters

Rob Lowe

as Dan Winters

Anupam Kher

as Darvesh Singh

Russell Peters

as Sonu Singh

Gurpreet Ghuggi

as Uncle Sammy

Sakina Jaffrey

as Livleen Singh

Noureen DeWulf

as Reena Singh

Kashish Suri

as Gurveer Singh

Pamela Sinha

as Aunty Jasleen

Prem Singh

as Deva Singh

Al Mukaddam

as Inderjit Singh

Ali Hassan

as Nikku Singh

Rup Magon

as Jassi Singh

Lee Romohr

as Dave Murden

Judah Katz

as Smitty

Charlie Wadhwa

as Mr. Patel

Kabul Singh

as Granthi

Liam Ruparell

as Young Rajveer

Parminder Singh

as Parminder Singh / Commentator

Amarinder Singh

as Amar Singh / Commentator

Daniel DeSanto

as Churchnick

Pamela Lajoie

as National Anthem Singer

Meher Pavri

as Tiya

Anoop Singh

as Young Rajveer

Maahim Suri

as Akshay's Son

Navi Dhanoa

as Officer Diaz

Jamie Stephens

as Jail Mate

Joe Bowen

as Commentator

Ranjit Chowdhry

as Mr. Patel Senior

Drake

as Drake

Akshay Kumar

as Akshay Kumar

Ludacris

as Ludacris