Zoroastrians gather annually at Chak Chak, a mountainside temple closed to Muslims.
"Some shipments have good information; some don't," Mr. Chak said.
But "Chak De India" went on to become a blockbuster.
Their stories make very bad cinema, and "Chak De India" was a rare tribute.
So he wrote the screenplay for "Chak De India," which was rage masquerading as entertainment.
As it should, "Chak De! India" gives the women, in the closing credits, the last word.
Mr. Chak was presumably acting as an agent for a client determined to have his way, regardless of cost.
They range from the Gol-o-Golab (Rose and Rosewater) festival in Kashan in May, to the Chak Chak fire temple festival near Yazd in June, which celebrates the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism.
In "Chak De," the women's field hockey team overcomes India and other odds, and wins an international tournament.
CHAK SHAH MUHAMMAD, Pakistan — Chak Shah Muhammad, a small farming village of low brick houses, poultry farms and wheat fields, is reportedly one of Osama bin Laden's last hiding places.
The building is named after Chinese businessman Dr Chau Chak Wing, who donated $20m to the project.
