Iqbal (Indian Cinema, Drama, Sports)

Movie:
Iqbal


Iqbal (Hindi: इक़्बाल) is a 2005 Hindi Bollywood film written by Vipul K Rawal and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and was released under Subhash Ghai's new banner, "Mukta Searchlight Films".

The story follows a cricket-obsessed boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcome his difficulties and become a cricketer and fulfil his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team.

Written by Vipul K Rawal, Iqbal tells the story of Iqbal (Shreyas Talpade), a deaf and mute boy, who dreams of playing cricket for India. However, he is discouraged by his father who thinks that Iqbal's daydreams are a waste of time. Instead, he wants Iqbal to help him tend to the crops and become a farmer like him, which would be a stable profession.

Iqbal's sister, Khadija (Shweta Prasad), however, helps him try out for a nearby academy run by Guruji (Girish Karnad), an influential former India captain, who accepts him for his talent. However, when Iqbal competes with a rich boy, Kamal, who is also the star of the academy, he is thrown out by Guruji out of fear of Kamal's father, who bankrolls the academy. Iqbal seeks help from the local drunkard, Mohit (Naseeruddin Shah), who was once a great cricketer and persuades him to be his coach. They are able to train in a nearby field, using Iqbal's buffaloes (named after actual members of the Indian cricket team) as fielders.

Mohit trains Iqbal and gets him a place on the Andhra Pradesh Ranji Trophy team, despite Iqbal not having any previous cricketing experience. Iqbal plays marvelously for the team, which was a weak team before he joined, and is soon noticed by the press and cricket selectors alike. However, when the final match of the season pits Iqbal against his rival, Kamal, Guruji tries to bribe Iqbal to bowl badly so that the national team scouts at the game would select Kamal for the national cricket team. Iqbal succumbs to his offer, out of concern for his father, who is facing financial difficulties and may lose his lands. Luckily, a sports agent is able to offer him a better deal, and Iqbal bowls with his usual fiery pace and wins the match for his team. He also impresses the onlooking national team selector Kapil Dev (in a special guest role), and wins a place in the national team.
In the end Iqbal is shown donning the Indian Colours.

The music is composed by duo Salim-Sulaiman and Himesh Reshammiya

Awards:
National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues - Nagesh Kukunoor
Zee Cine Critics Award - Best Actor - Shreyas Talpade

Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor

Produced by Subhash Ghai

Written by Vipul K Rawal

Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shreyas Talpade, Shweta Prasad, Yatin Karyekar.

Music by Salim-Sulaiman, Sukhwinder Singh

Cinematography Sudeep Chatterjee

Editing by Sanjib Datta

Distributed by Mukta Searchlight Films

Release date(s) 20 January 2006

Running Time: 2:07:45

Quality: 720 (High Definition)

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