Cricket, often referred to as a religion in India, has been a popular theme in Bollywood movies over the years. From iconic films like Lagaan to recent releases like 83, cricket has been the backdrop for stories of love, friendship, and patriotism. Here’s a list of movies made based on cricket:
Cricket, often referred to as a religion in India, has been a popular theme in Bollywood movies over the years. From iconic films like Lagaan to recent releases like 83, cricket has been the backdrop for stories of love, friendship, and patriotism. Here’s a list of movies made based on cricket:
Lagaan (2001) – Set in colonial India, this Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a group of villagers who challenge the British to a game of cricket to avoid paying taxes.
Iqbal (2005) – A heartwarming story of a deaf and mute boy who dreams of playing cricket for India.
Cricket, often referred to as a religion in India, has been a popular theme in Bollywood movies over the years. From iconic films like Lagaan to recent releases like 83, cricket has been the backdrop for stories of love, friendship, and patriotism. Here’s a list of movies made based on cricket:
Lagaan (2001) – Set in colonial India, this Oscar-nominated film tells the story of a group of villagers who challenge the British to a game of cricket to avoid paying taxes.
Iqbal (2005) – A heartwarming story of a deaf and mute boy who dreams of playing cricket for India.
- 5/14/2024
- by Desk Editorial
- GlamSham
Lace ‘em up, fans of top-notch sports docs: Netflix has renewed “Last Chance U: Basketball” for a second season and ordered what the streaming service is calling “Volume 2” of the excellent feature-length documentary series “Untold.”
The second season of “Last Chance U: Basketball” will return to East Los Angeles College Huskies (Elac) and head coach John Mosley. “Untold: Volume 2” will consist of four new stories told over four weeks, including a two-part film on Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te’o. Directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, that one will feature interviews with Manti Te’o and the catfisher behind the hoax, Netflix said.
Additionally, Netflix has ordered a new docuseries, “Bad Sport,” which examines “six unbelievable stories at the intersection of sports and crime.”
“Bad Sport” episodes include the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic figure skating scandal; superstar Indycar driver Randy Lanier’s marijuana-smuggling operation; the Arizona State University basketball point-shaving...
The second season of “Last Chance U: Basketball” will return to East Los Angeles College Huskies (Elac) and head coach John Mosley. “Untold: Volume 2” will consist of four new stories told over four weeks, including a two-part film on Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te’o. Directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, that one will feature interviews with Manti Te’o and the catfisher behind the hoax, Netflix said.
Additionally, Netflix has ordered a new docuseries, “Bad Sport,” which examines “six unbelievable stories at the intersection of sports and crime.”
“Bad Sport” episodes include the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic figure skating scandal; superstar Indycar driver Randy Lanier’s marijuana-smuggling operation; the Arizona State University basketball point-shaving...
- 9/10/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali
New Delhi, Dec 31 (Ians) Delhi Police's top officer Ishwar Singh, whose chance tapping of a telephonic conversation involving South Africa captain Hansie Cronje opened a Pandora box on cricket match-fixing in 2000, retires on Thursday "absolutely satisfied" after an eventful 38-year-two-month-long service.
Singh, 60, retires as Assistant Commissioner of Police, and after attending multiple farewell parties on Thursday, he will soon head to his paternal home in Igrah village in Jind district of Haryana to spend some time with his aged parents.
Singh has effectively been out of home for 50 years, since joining the Sainik School in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in 1970, with a desire to join the Indian Army. That, however, never happened.
Singh, a sub-inspector in 2000, became a globally recognised name after the Hansie Cronje scandal rocked and shook the cricket world.
Many years later, he was part of the pilot security entourage of American President Barack...
New Delhi, Dec 31 (Ians) Delhi Police's top officer Ishwar Singh, whose chance tapping of a telephonic conversation involving South Africa captain Hansie Cronje opened a Pandora box on cricket match-fixing in 2000, retires on Thursday "absolutely satisfied" after an eventful 38-year-two-month-long service.
Singh, 60, retires as Assistant Commissioner of Police, and after attending multiple farewell parties on Thursday, he will soon head to his paternal home in Igrah village in Jind district of Haryana to spend some time with his aged parents.
Singh has effectively been out of home for 50 years, since joining the Sainik School in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in 1970, with a desire to join the Indian Army. That, however, never happened.
Singh, a sub-inspector in 2000, became a globally recognised name after the Hansie Cronje scandal rocked and shook the cricket world.
Many years later, he was part of the pilot security entourage of American President Barack...
- 12/31/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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