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8.6/10   1,100 votes
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Director:
Nagesh Kukunoor
Writer:
Nagesh Kukunoor (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 January 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Plot:
India - a Nation obsessed with cricket - and it is not very often one comes across anyone who loathes cricket as much as farmer Anwar Khan... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Very classy Flick more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Naseeruddin Shah ... Mohit
Girish Karnad ... Guruji
Shreyas Talpade ... Iqbal
Shweta Prasad ... Khadija
Yatin Karyekar ... Anwar
Prateeksha Lonkar ... Saida
Dilip Salgaonkar ... Bipin
Jyoti Joshi ... Farida
Aadarsh Balakrishna ... Kamal
Gururaj Manepalli ... Akash
Rajita Joshi ... Doctor
Srikanth Chitrao ... Sunil Mitra, the Selector
Vikram Inamdar ... DeSouza, the Team Manager
Elahe Hiptoola ... TV Reporter
Balaji Manohar ... Mohammed, the Team Captain
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Additional Details

Country:
India
Language:
Hindi
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mohit: [to Guruji] For a long time I wanted to say this to you, my father and all others who wanted my good, go to HELL! more
Soundtrack:
MUTTHI MEIN AASMAN... more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Very classy Flick, 12 September 2005
8/10
Author: abhaybhargav from India

I went to this movie just today. I heard great reviews from everybody and I finally watched it today. Nagesh Kukunoor has the knack of coming up with some good films, especially off late after Teen Deewarein(Which was brilliant). This movie I think is another feather in his cap. This story is about a deaf mute, Iqbal (Shreyas Talpade), who lives in the small village of Kolipad and dreams of becoming a great cricketer. His father is totally against his love for the game but his mother and sister push him towards his dream. Iqbal is first coached by a devious Girish Karnad, who ditches him for a rich kid. His only refuge is the village drunk Mohit(played brilliantly by Naseeruddin Shah), a former Ranji cricketer. The relationship between Iqbal and Mohit is beautifully brought out on screen. Iqbal's sister (played by Shweta) also gives a brilliant performance. But the cherry on the cake belongs to Naseeruddin Shah. His charm is infectious. He breathes life into the character of Mohit with effortless ease. Shreyas Talpade has also brought in a very good performance. He has really emoted very well and has done justice to his role as the deaf mute. The actor playing Iqbal's father also does a very good job. I think this movie is for the masses as well as the classes. It will be enjoyed by one and all. As the movie's bylane rightly puts it. "It is a story above Cricket."

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