Chandu Champion movie review: Kartik Aaryan punches his way to a podium finish [Video]

Filmmaker Kabir Khan is good at telling tales of social misfits and underdogs. The writer-director has this rare ability to amalgamate fact and fiction for a multiplex audience that wants to watch something ‘real’ but doesn’t have the patience to experience the slice of life getting stewed. After 83, this week, Kabir has put together yet another rousing sports drama; the difference is that he has picked an unsung hero this time.

Drawn from the inspirational real-life story of Murlikant Petkar, India’s first Paralympic gold medalist in 1972 who made headlines after years of obscurity when he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018, the action unfolds in mud pits, boxing rings, and swimming pools, but essentially is a celebration of taqdeer ke khel, the game destiny plays with us.

Told in flashback, here is a tiny Maharashtrian boy who wants to make a name in wrestling after watching the victory procession …