Iqbal (2005)

Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of a washed-up, alcoholic ex-player.

Director:

Nagesh Kukunoor

Writers:

Nagesh Kukunoor, Vipul K. Rawal (story)

Stars:

Shreyas Talpade, Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Prasad

Top Rated Indian Movies #60 | 9 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shreyas Talpade	...	Iqbal
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Mohit
Shweta Prasad	...	Khadija
Yatin Karyekar	...	Anwar
Prateeksha Lonkar	...	Saida
Girish Karnad	...	Guruji
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

Storyline

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, who feels that it is a waste of time watching some grown men playing, not only getting paid, but costing the nation millions of lost work hours. His family, especially his wife, Saida, does not quite agree with him. As a matter of fact, she broke water when watching a cricket match with a TV set perched on a branch of a tree with almost the entire village in attendance. This is how Iqbal was born, followed by the birth of his sister, Khadija. Iqbal, though deaf and dumb, shared his mother's and sister's passion for cricket, he would tend to the buffaloes, who though all female, had been named after male cricketers, including Kapil Dev. While tending to them, he would stop and watch youngsters being trained by the renowned Guruji. When Guruji finds out about Iqbal's interest in the game, he recruits him, but lets him go when a dispute flares up ...

---

Plot Keywords:

cricket the sport | character repeating someone else's dialogue | sign language | deaf mute | underdog | 

---

Genres:

Drama | Sport

---

Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [India] (English)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Икбал

Filming Locations:

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

INR 10,000,000 (India), 2 September 2005

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mukta Searchlight Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Naseeruddin Shah won the National Award for the Best Supporting Actor category for this movie.

---

Goofs

At the start of the movie when Iqbal practices bowling in the field, he closes his eyes and imagines a crowds roar as if in a stadium. He can never imagine this since he has never heard it. He clearly doesn't know what a crowds roar is like and can never have even the faintest idea about it since he is deaf and dumb since birth.

---

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!

---

Connections

Referenced in Rainbow (2015)

---

Soundtracks

JEETENGE JEETENGE...
Composed by Sukhwinder Singh
Lyrics by Subhash Ghai
Sung by Sukhwinder Singh

User Reviews

Iqbal the best movie in the world

I think Iqbal is a class apart movie n it deserves awards .I agree that Black was a beautiful movie but just see the simplicity in that film.The cast was just the best:-) 1 Shreyas Talpade was a class apart actor the way he did that role was beautiful.The scene where he cries because he is thrown out from the cricket academy was the best.You Rock! 2.Shweta Prasad really made u laugh n enjoy the movie.Her relationship with her brother was very good. 3.Nasserudin Shah deserved an award for this performance.Simply class apart.But as they say the world is not always fair On the whole the actors n last but not the least our very talented director Nagesh Kuknoor deserve a thumbs up for the movie May your next movie be a bigger hit. lots of luck Nonie