Bhubaneswar, June 8 -- In a good news to the hockey lovers across Odisha, first Odia documentary 'The Mountain Hockey' has been released on popular OTT platform Hotstar on Friday.

The documentary is based on the struggle and success story of a selfless hockey coach Rajendra Kujur, who goes through trying times and a lot of hardships in teaching the game to poor tribal girls in a remote village of Amalikhaman in Sundargarh district. The entire documentary has been shot in this village.

Debashis Mohapatra and Abinash Pradhan who have jointly directed the film say the idea behind the documentary struck them first during the successful hosting of Hockey World Cup 2018 in Bhubaneswar. However, the duo later came to know about the heart-wrenc...