India Synopsis
“Love. It's A Team Sport”
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…
The 2010–2012 India Window
In the crowded 2010-2012 India release window, Breakaway sits at #153 of 202. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Breakaway premiered alongside 62 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 62 other India films in 2011.
The 862nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 51% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Breakaway, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sikhism · 4
- toronto · 3
- ice hockey · 1
- canada · 9
- sports · 59
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,614 of 1,983 India films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #511 of 648 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, India |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Akshay Kumar Productions, First Take Entertainment, Don Carmody Productions, Whizbang Films, Téléfilm Canada |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | September 30, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1736552 |