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Synopsis: 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 betw
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director(s): Nagesh Kukunoor
Production: Tip Top Entertainment
  3 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2005
132 min
506 Views


What kind of ridiculous test is

this...

...please tell him not to waste

his time here.

You'll keep doing this

everyday till I give in?

Okay, from tomorrow...

I will teach you bowling.

From tomorrow.

Now you go.

Mother!

-Coming.

Mother, come quick.

What happened?

Mother, I think brother has

finally gone mad.

Don't talk nonsense.

-He says he found another coach.

Is that true?

Damn! First my dad, then this kid.

Why can't you just leave me alone?

What have I done to deserve this

honor?

Stick that damn thing in

and give me those pills too.

Also, give me something

for this headache.

One stubborn son of a b*tch.

I... lied to you.

...lied to you.

I had no intention of coming

back to coach you.

Okay I'm done confessing

whether he heard it or not.

You'll are such terrible actors

go and watch your match.

Brother! Brother!

What took you so long, boy?

If you had taken any more time,

I would have hit the bottle.

We are a little short on

willpower these days.

Okay... okay...

Let's not get too excited.

I am not entirely sure about this.

This is on a trial basis.

If I suck too badly,

then you're on your own.

It's ok...

How are you going to get

what I am saying?

Come on... plant the stumps.

Ooh, bad omen.

Even after twenty years... I guess

if you have it, you never lose it

Sh*t, sh*t!

Just one quick swig and my nerves

will be steady as a rock.

One swig, kid.

Just a teeny little one, please.

Who's training who?

Why do I need to bowl

in the first place?

All I need to do is give you a few

pointers and you can do the rest,

right?

I'm the bloody coach here.

Oh, that feels good.

That's all for today...

...done.

I figured you might say that.

First thing... we need a translator.

If father finds out that

I bunked school, he'll kill me.

Okay tell me.

I'll teach him what little I know,

okay?

It has been a long time and with

the amount of alcohol I've drunk

Can we dispense with the speeches

and get straight to the point?

You don't like me, do you?

I don't want to see him

disappointed again.

Besides this is only temporary...

and you will go back to your

drinking.

That's what I keep telling him.

But he won't listen.

Since we're both stuck,

why don't you pretend...

...that you like me and

we can get on with this charade?

God says drinking is bad.

God continually says a lot of things.

I drink so I don't have to listen to

Him.

If we're done discussing the merits

of my character, can I begin?

Just one small sip, I bet the

Any chance?

I know where we can start.

Let's go kids.

Do you trust him?

Can we come in?

Good job.

Found it!

But this is the same as

Guruji's training schedule.

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Nagesh Kukunoor

Nagesh Kukunoor (Telugu: నాాగేశ్ కుకునూర్) (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Bollywood. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as Hyderabad Blues (1998), Rockford (1999), Iqbal (2005), Dor (2006), Aashayein (2010), Lakshmi (2014), and Dhanak (2016). Kukunoor has received seven International Awards, and two National Film Awards for his works.In 2003, he directed 3 Deewarein, which was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2003 International Film Festival of India. The film was also premiered at the Kolkata Film Festival. After having been screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, where it was well received, the film was screened at the Commonwealth Festival at Manchester, it was nominated as one of the top five films, at the gala presentation. Nagesh Kukunoor has also received the Filmfare Award for Best Story.In 2006, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, for directing Iqbal. In 2014, he received the Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for Lakshmi. In 2015 he directed the road movie, Dhanak, which won the Crystal Bear Grand Prix for Best Children's Film, and Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film has also garnered the Best Film Award in the main category-Children's Feature Film Competition-Cinema in Sneakers (film festival), and the Best Film Award - at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM). The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for 2016. more…

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