Cricket, "Naam hi kafi hai". For the film producers and the movie goers in India, the subject of Cricket is one of the major sources of fascination. The craze for the game and for Bollywood has always been a prized obsession for the Indians. Blending these two popular aspects of entertainment, a good number of Bollywood movies have been made. Most of the films have become great success and some of them have proved to be chart busters. Among all the Bollywood movies based on Cricket, we have picked up five that provided the Cricket loving audience of India a nice mixture of both the game and the Bollywood "masala".
Lagaan
Cricket plays a central role in the inspiring story of the film Lagaan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film, starred by Aamir Khan, was also nominated for the prestigious Oscar Awards. Lagaan was set in the Victorian period of the British Raj, and it tells about the resilience, spirit, inspiration and team work of the rustic villagers. With almost one hour of cricket match between Britishers and the villagers, the film was a big hit as it was able to strike the cord in people's mind.
Iqbal
Iqbal, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, depicts the love and passion for Cricket. It's a story of a deaf and dumb boy from a remote Indian village, played by Shreyas Talpade, who fights all the odds to fulfil his dream, to play for the Indian National Cricket Team. Convincingly narrated and sensitively handled, Iqbal succeeds in touching the core of your heart a number of times in those two hours. The movie works, because you want the 18-year-old deaf and dumb village boy, to succeed in his endeavour. Nagesh Kukunoor's IQBAL not only looks at the sport, but also at the politics that come with it.
Patiala House
Patiala House is the most recent movie in this genre, in which Akshay Kumar has showed his bowling abilities. Yes, he has played the role of a young cricket loving British Indian whose passion for Cricket falls in conflict with his father's aspirations. Directed by Nikhil Advani, Patiala House is also a story about family ties and duty, a yearning to follow one's dreams, and trying to make sense of the dichotomies that life presents when one's family has migrated to another land.
Awwal Number
Another Aamir Khan movie on Cricket. Directed by a diehard Cricket fan Dev Anand, Awwal Number was probably one of the first few movies that pioneered the theme of sports based jealousy, passion, love and the spirit. The story revolves around cricket where a new star Sunny (Aamir Khan) has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny (Aditya Pancholi). All this creates hatred in heart of Ronny against Sunny though Sunny respects him. In short, Awwal Number' had all drama that attracted Bollywood filmmakers to make films on themes like this.
Dil Bole Hadippa
"A girl dresses up as a boy to play cricket for the village team. There's romance and songs on the way". Viewers were amazed to see Rani Mukherjee playing Cricket onscreen in disguise as a male player. The movie, directed by debutant Anuraag Singh, tries to capture the spirit of the game and the aspirations of a sportsperson. It is the story of an ordinary girl who aspires to play cricket for the national team and to fulfil her dream, how she pretends to be a man to join an all-male cricket team.
Lagaan
Cricket plays a central role in the inspiring story of the film Lagaan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film, starred by Aamir Khan, was also nominated for the prestigious Oscar Awards. Lagaan was set in the Victorian period of the British Raj, and it tells about the resilience, spirit, inspiration and team work of the rustic villagers. With almost one hour of cricket match between Britishers and the villagers, the film was a big hit as it was able to strike the cord in people's mind.
Iqbal
Iqbal, directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, depicts the love and passion for Cricket. It's a story of a deaf and dumb boy from a remote Indian village, played by Shreyas Talpade, who fights all the odds to fulfil his dream, to play for the Indian National Cricket Team. Convincingly narrated and sensitively handled, Iqbal succeeds in touching the core of your heart a number of times in those two hours. The movie works, because you want the 18-year-old deaf and dumb village boy, to succeed in his endeavour. Nagesh Kukunoor's IQBAL not only looks at the sport, but also at the politics that come with it.
Patiala House
Patiala House is the most recent movie in this genre, in which Akshay Kumar has showed his bowling abilities. Yes, he has played the role of a young cricket loving British Indian whose passion for Cricket falls in conflict with his father's aspirations. Directed by Nikhil Advani, Patiala House is also a story about family ties and duty, a yearning to follow one's dreams, and trying to make sense of the dichotomies that life presents when one's family has migrated to another land.
Awwal Number
Another Aamir Khan movie on Cricket. Directed by a diehard Cricket fan Dev Anand, Awwal Number was probably one of the first few movies that pioneered the theme of sports based jealousy, passion, love and the spirit. The story revolves around cricket where a new star Sunny (Aamir Khan) has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny (Aditya Pancholi). All this creates hatred in heart of Ronny against Sunny though Sunny respects him. In short, Awwal Number' had all drama that attracted Bollywood filmmakers to make films on themes like this.
Dil Bole Hadippa
"A girl dresses up as a boy to play cricket for the village team. There's romance and songs on the way". Viewers were amazed to see Rani Mukherjee playing Cricket onscreen in disguise as a male player. The movie, directed by debutant Anuraag Singh, tries to capture the spirit of the game and the aspirations of a sportsperson. It is the story of an ordinary girl who aspires to play cricket for the national team and to fulfil her dream, how she pretends to be a man to join an all-male cricket team.
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