Iqbal

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8.1/10

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Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu Prasad, and Shreyas Talpade in 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.

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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.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.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
Stars

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

18K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Nagesh Kukunoor
Writers
- Nagesh Kukunoor
- Vipul K. Rawal
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 17 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 1:43

Iqbal (2005) Trailer

Photos37

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Storyline

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Trivia
This was Shreyas Talpade's first movie to enter Bollywood.

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 Dhanak (2015)

Soundtracks
AASHAEIN...
Composed by Salim Merchant and Salim Merchant
Lyrics by Irfan Siddique
Sung by Krishnakumar Kunnath

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Featured review

10/10

A great feel good movie

This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The movie is funny in a subtle way and the acting is brilliant. It is rare that such gems come out of the Indian Film industry. Overall a refresher amongst the crap which normally plays in theaters.

The story involves a young deaf and dumb boy who is crazy about cricket, and how he hides behind buffaloes to watch a coaching camp and learn bowling. Eventually he finds a teacher in a failed cricketer(played by Nassiruding shah) who leaves his drinking habit and makes it his personal battle to place Iqbal in the Indian cricket team.This movie also touches upon the corruption in the selection system and commercialization of cricket.