Victory (I) (2009)

Director:

Ajit Pal Mangat

Writers:

Darab Farooqui (dialogue script), Kannan Iyer (screenplay),

Stars:

Harman Baweja, Allan Border, Mike Hussey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harman Baweja	...	Vijay Shikhawat
Allan Border	...	Himself
Mike Hussey	...	Himself
Simon Jones	...	Himself
Brett Lee	...	Himself
Tony Greig	...	Himself
Sajid Mahmood	...	Himself
Dmitri Mascerhanes	...	Himself
Waqar Younus	...	Himself
Brad Hogg	...	Himself
Michael Slater	...	Himself
Amrita Rao	...	Nandini
Smita Hai	...	Shakuntala
Anupam Kher	...	Ram Shikhawat
Arun Bakshi	...	Chander

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

English Hindi

Release Date:

30 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Victory: From Ashes to Glory

Filming Locations:

Cochin, Kerala, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Victory Moving Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Excellent cricket movie

Victory is perhaps one of the best sports movies i have ever seen. Of course its predictable but so are all sports movies. Harman's acting was the only reason why i didn't vote it 10/10. The script is taut, emotional and very racy. I loved amrita rau;s performance, she's very pretty too. Victory is beautiful because its not a typical bollywood flick, the romance is not typical bollywood, there's no dancing and prancing around the trees and there's no melodrama despite being strong on emotions. The simple story of a cricketer who rises from ashes to glory is very simply put without going overboard with fancy gimmicks or fancy camera movements. In fact i remember Richard attenborough's quote after Gandhi that "the best films are the ones which are most simply told without complicating issues and without letting technique overtake the storytelling" and i would say the director ajitpal mangit has done exactly that. He is a master storyteller, one of the best from bollywood. VICTORY TO VICTORY