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{{Infobox film
| name = Striker
| image = Striker poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Chandan Arora]]
| producer = Chandan Arora
| writer = {{ubl|Chandan Arora|[[Sunita Rajwar]]}}
| starring = [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] [[Usha Jadhav]] [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] [[Aditya Pancholi]] [[Ankur Vikal]] [[Anupam Kher]] [[Seema Biswas]] [[Anup Soni]]
| music = [[Vishal Bharadwaj]] [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] [[Blaaze]] Shailendra Barve
| cinematography = [[P. S. Vinod]]
| editing = Sajit Unnikrishnan
| studio = Indian Films Makefilms
| distributor = [[Studio 18]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|2|5}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Striker''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]] written, directed and produced by [[Chandan Arora]]. It stars [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Usha Jadhav]], and [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] in the lead roles, while [[Aditya Pancholi]], [[Ankur Vikal]], [[Anupam Kher]], [[Seema Biswas]], and [[Anup Soni]], among others, play supporting roles. The film had a theatrical release in cinemas throughout India on 5 February 2010. It also premiered on [[YouTube]] the same day, thus becoming the first ever Indian film to premiere on YouTube internationally on the same day as its domestic theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment-/entertainment/Premiere-of-Striker-on-YouTube/articleshow/5511489.cms |title= Premiere of 'Striker' on YouTube |author= Nikhil Menon |date= 29 January 2010 |work= [[The Economic Times]]|accessdate=2 February 2010}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Born into a poor family, Suryakant Sarang grows up with few luxuries. Poor health keeps him away from school often, and that is when his elder brother, Chandrakant, introduces him to [[carrom]]. Winning the Junior Carrom Championship at 12 is not enough to keep Surya's fire for the sport burning through adolescence. Hopes for a job in [[Dubai]] replace the passion for carrom as Surya grows into a young man. Duped by a bogus overseas employment agency, Surya loses all his hard-earned money he had saved for going to Dubai. Surya is forced to cross paths with Jaleel. Since the 70's when the settlements in the ghetto began, Jaleel had acquired a strong hold in the area. He had his hands in every illicit activity since then. Feeding on the weaknesses of people, Jaleel was the self-proclaimed king of Malwani. Reintroduced to carrom by his childhood friend Zaid, this time to the carrom [[hustling]] scene, Surya starts playing again. Being cheated of his hard-earned money by the same man who had caused misery for many families, Surya decides to take on Jaleel on his turf. His patience and cool attitude are his biggest strengths, but life has its own ways of testing it.

== Cast ==
* [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] as Suryakant Sarang
* [[Usha Jadhav]] as Rajni
* [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] as Madhu
* [[Aditya Pancholi]] as Jaleel (local crime boss)
* [[Ankur Vikal]] as Zaid
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Inspector Farooque
* [[Seema Biswas]] as Surya's mother
* [[Anup Soni]] as Chandrakant Sarang
* [[Vidya Malavade]] as Devi Sarang
* [[Nicolette Bird]] as Noorie
* [[Bhavya Gandhi]] as young Suryakant

==Box office==
The film fared very poorly at the Indian box office. Though it was given only a one-week theatrical run, it garnered critical acclaim. However, being the first film in history to premiere the same day on YouTube, the film garnered over 800,000 views in the first 2 weeks. Estimated profits from this are said to be over USD 1mn.{{cn|date=March 2021}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Striker
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Various Artists
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2010|01|12|df=y}}
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = {{duration|m=39|s=35}}
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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The soundtrack album of ''Striker'' consists of 8 songs composed by various artists such as [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], noted Tamil composer [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] in his Bollywood debut, [[Amit Trivedi]], rapper [[Blaaze]], Shailendra Barve and lyricist-singer [[Swanand Kirkire]], whilst lyrics are penned by Nitin Raikwar, Blaaze, Prashant Ingole, [[Jitendra Joshi (actor)|Jeetendra Joshi]], [[Swanand Kirkire]] and [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]. Shri was the music producer and composed the original soundtrack. The album was released on 12 January 2010.

{{tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 39:35
| title1 = Aim Lagaa
| lyrics1 = Nitin Raikwar & [[Blaaze]]
| music1 = Blaaze
| extra1 = Blaaze
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = Aim Lagaa - Ricksha Mix
| lyrics2 = Nitin Raikwar & Blaaze
| music2 = Blaaze
| extra2 = Blaaze
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = Bombay Bombay
| lyrics3 = Prashant Ingole
| music3 = [[Amit Trivedi]]
| extra3 = [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]]
| length3 = 5:07
| title4 = Cham Cham
| lyrics4 = Jeetendra Joshi
| music4 = Shailendra Barve
| extra4 = [[Sonu Nigam]]
| length4 = 7:12
| title5 = Haq Se
| lyrics5 = Nitin Raikwar
| music5 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| extra5 = Siddharth & Yuvan Shankar Raja
| length5 = 5:43
| title6 = Maula
| lyrics6 = [[Swanand Kirkire]]
| music6 = Swanand Kirkire
| extra6 = Swanand Kirkire
| length6 = 4:52
| title7 = Pia Saanvara
| lyrics7 = Jeetendra Joshi
| music7 = Shailendra Barve
| extra7 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length7 = 5:05
| title8 = Yun Hua
| lyrics8 = [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]
| music8 = Vishal Bhardwaj
| extra8 = Vishal Bhardwaj
| length8 = 5:10
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1573482}}
* [http://movies.sulekha.com/hindi/striker/default.htm ''Striker''] at [[Sulekha]]

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