Iqbal | |
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Directed by | Nagesh Kukunoor |
Written by | Nagesh Kukunoor Mir Ali Hussain (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Nagesh Kukunoor |
Story by | Nagesh Kukunoor |
Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
Edited by | Sanjib Datta |
Music by |
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Distributed by | Mukta Searchlight Films |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi Sign language |
Budget | ₹2.25 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹5.60 crore[1] |
Iqbal is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film directed and co-written by Nagesh Kukunoor.[2] Produced by Subhash Ghai, under "Mukta Searchlight Films," the story follows a cricket-obsessed deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcome difficulties to become a cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.[3]
The film was screened retrospectively on 18 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Defense, commemorating the 70th Indian Independence Day.[4]