Yeh Ballet (2020)

Directed by

Sooni Taraporevala

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two boys from Mumbai's underprivileged neighborhoods discover ballet and pursue their passion against the odds. The film follows their training, struggles, and growing friendship as they aim for a dance competition.

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What happens

Yeh Ballet (lit. 'This Ballet') is a Netflix Original film written and directed by Sooni Taraporevala and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur. The film features two newcomers—Achintya Bose as Amiruddin Shah, and Manish Chauhan portraying Nishu (a character based on his own life), as the leads. The film also stars Julian Sands, Jim Sarbh, Danish Husain, Vijay Maurya, Heeba Shah, and Kalyanee Mulay. The film is streaming now on Netflix. The film is a fictionalized version of a short documentary by Taraporevala by the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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