Diljit Dosanjh, the heart-throb from Punjab who made an impressive acting debut in Bollywood with Udta Punjab (2016), returns with Soorma, playing the former captain of the Indian hockey team Sandeep Singh in a biopic, billed as ‘the greatest comeback story’. In 2006, Sandeep was hit by a stray bullet on a train barely a few days before the Indian team was to leave for Germany for the World Cup championships. Left paralysed for two years after the accidental gunshot, Sandeep not only recovered miraculously but also became the captain to take the Indian team to greater heights. The actor-singer talks to Outlook about Soorma, which hit the screens on July 13, and more. Excerpts from the interview: