Iqbal (2005)

Directed by

Nagesh Kukunoor

Genre

drama film, sport film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village is obsessed with cricket. He works to overcome his difficulties and achieve his goal of playing for the national team.

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What happens

Iqbal is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film directed and co-written by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Subhash Ghai under Mukta Searchlight Films, the story follows a cricket-obsessed deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcome difficulties to become a cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues. The film was screened retrospectively on 18 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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