Champion (2003 film)

Champion
The poster for the film Champion
Directed byRabi Kinagi
Written byRabi Kinagi
Produced byShree Venkatesh Films
StarringJeet
Srabanti Chatterjee
CinematographyV. Probhakar
Edited byAtish Chandra Sarkar
Music byS P Venkatesh
Distributed byAshadeep Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 June 2003 (2003-06-06)
Running time
166 mins[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageBengali

Champion is a 2003 Bengali sports-drama film directed by Rabi Kinagi. The movie features Jeet and Srabanti Chatterjee.[2] It is Jeet's third movie and Srabanti Chatterjee's debut as a heroine.[3] The movie is a remake of the 1999 Telugu film Thammudu which was based on the 1992 Hindi movie Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar which in turn was inspired by the 1979 American movie Breaking Away.[4][5][6]

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