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Adam Wallish is not a cinema critic and has no relationship with Bollywood. In fact, he is chief executive of Hockey Victoria in Australia. He is an influential person in Australian Hockey. Chak De India was shot in Australia and Adam Wallish had the opportunity to see the shooting of the movie there.

DNA India reported:

Wallish is also the chief executive of Hockey Victoria, and 'Chak de India' was shot in their State Netball Hockey Centre.

"It was a wonderful experience witnessing the whole unit of the film shooting at our stadium, which was also the venue for the finals of the hockey tournament in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games," he said.

Wallish also said the authorities had a tough time controlling the mainly Indian crowds gathered outside the stadium to have a glimpse of Shah Rukh.

"During the shooting I realised that hockey may not be of any great interest for Indians but Shah Rukh is! We hope hockey gets back its interest via the superstar," he said.

I fully agree with Wallish. However, there is just one catch. Chak De India has to be successful in the box office in the first place. If the movie flops then it will not create a lot of enthusiasm about hockey.