Bollywood Home » Bollywood Movies on Cricket A good number of Bollywood movies on cricket have been made. Most of the films have become great success and some of them have proved to be chart buster. In fact, the subject of cricket has always been a major source of fascination for the film producers and the movie goers. The trend of including the subject of cricket in the movie is not new. Fascination for cricket and Bollywood has always been a prized obsession for the Indians. Obsession with cricketers and movie stars is so immense that they are almost idolized like God. Among all the Bollywood Movies on Cricket, Lagaan is supposed to be the most successful one. Cricket plays a pivotal role in the story of the great film Lagaan which was also nominated for the prestigious Oscar Awards.

The inspiring story of Lagaan is based on a cricket match between the rustic villagers and their English rulers. The villagers are supposed to be underdogs in comparison with the English who are quite trained in the game of cricket. The terms agreed before the start of the match was that if the villagers would win, the English rulers would waive off their Lagaan or the land tax of 3 years. As the match proceeds, the viewers are enthusiastic the see the defiant fight of the ill equipped villagers against the great English team. Ultimately, the team of the villagers rose to the occasion and gave the English a crunching defeat.



Another recent movie that has its plot beautifully woven around cricket is Nagesh Kukunoor's "Iqbal." The film creates immense fascination of a dumb and deaf boy for the game of cricket. "Iqbal", the pivotal character of the film makes his way to be a pace bowler with his hard work and sheer struggle. Ultimately he is included in the Indian cricket team in pursuance of his big dream.

A recent addition in the Bollywood movies on cricket is Milan Luthria's "Hat Trick." The story of the film is beautifully woven around 5 main characters that are linked to cricket in many ways. Kunal Kapoor and Rimi Sen play the die hard fans of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film has stars Paresh Rawal who plays the character of a cricket fan based in England. The character played by Nana Patekar has immense hatred for anything associated with cricket. The story of the film revolves round the World Cup.

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