recalled that, "M K Kaushik and his girls taught us all we knew about hockey. Then he recommended Negi to us, because when we finished writing and finished casting, we needed someone to train the girls. Negi assembled a team of hockey players to train the girls." Kaushik also stated in the same interview, "I taught him everything about the game, starting from how the camp is conducted, how the girls come from different backgrounds and cultures, the psychological factors involved. Also how the coach faces pressure to select girls from different states and teams." Sahni also contacted Negi and asked him to coach the actors portraying the hockey team. Negi agreed and trained both the girls and Shahrukh Khan for over four months. References External links Olympics Database Profile 1955 births 2021 deaths Indian field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players of India Olympic gold medalists for India Recipients of the Dronacharya Award Recipients of the Arjuna Award Olympic medalists in field hockey Indian male field hockey players Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Mumbai Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India