Kaur Singh, the boxing legend is an all but a forgotten man struggling to repay the loan he borrowed from a private lender to fund his cardiac treatment.
Kaur Singh rose to fame in 1982 when he bagged the gold medal in the 1982 Asian Games and got decorated with the Arjuna Award in 1982 and bestowed the prestigious Padmashri in 1983.
Kaur had joined the Indian Army in 1947. Even during his discourse in the Army, he won dignitaries like the Vishisht Sewa Medal in 1988 and the honourable Sena Medal for his valour in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
Despite the laurels of national boxing championship and winning over six gold medals in international boxing tournaments, Kaur did not get the required support he deserved when financial crises struck him.
A pension from the Punjab government for his coaching job and a pension from the Army did not seem to cover his expenses. His debt still stood at Rs 2.5 lakh.
What is heartbreaking is during 1982, the then Punjab government had announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh after he clinched a gold in the New Delhi Asiad, but the money never reached him.
The movie depicts the extraordinary comman man Kaur Singh struggling for life despite being an asset to his country~ a setback quite often experienced among sportsmen
