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Yeh Ballet

  • 2020
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.6K
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Manish Chauhan and Achintya Bose in Yeh Ballet (2020)
Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams.
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Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams.Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams.Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams.

  • Director
    • Sooni Taraporevala
  • Writer
    • Sooni Taraporevala
  • Stars
    • Julian Sands
    • Mihir Ahuja
    • Kalyanee Mulay
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sooni Taraporevala
    • Writer
      • Sooni Taraporevala
    • Stars
      • Julian Sands
      • Mihir Ahuja
      • Kalyanee Mulay
    • 37User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Julian Sands
    Julian Sands
    • Saul Aaron
    Mihir Ahuja
    Mihir Ahuja
    Kalyanee Mulay
    Kalyanee Mulay
    • Nishu's Mother
    Jim Sarbh
    Jim Sarbh
    • Academy Head
    Sarah Jane Dias
    Sarah Jane Dias
    • Show judge #2
    • (as Sarah-Jane Dias)
    Rahul Khanna
    Rahul Khanna
    • Show judge #3
    Ajit Ranjan
    • Latif (Hotel Driver)
    Vijay Maurya
    Vijay Maurya
    • Nishu's father
    Heeba Shah
    Heeba Shah
    • Asif's mother
    Danish Husain
    Danish Husain
    • Asif's Father
    Kurush Deboo
    Kurush Deboo
    • Percy
    Suraj Rikame
    Suraj Rikame
    • Murtaza
    Aishwarya Chaudhary
    Aishwarya Chaudhary
    • Dean
    • (as Aishwarya Choudhary)
    Mikhail Yawalkar
    • Arjun
    Achintya Bose
    Achintya Bose
    • Asif
    Nizamuddin Shah
    • Asif's brother
    Manish Chauhan
    • Nishu
    Takesh Singh
    Takesh Singh
    • Neena's Father
    • Director
      • Sooni Taraporevala
    • Writer
      • Sooni Taraporevala
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    User reviews37

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    7i_odin

    A film somewhere in between ABCD and Gully Boy

    Yeh Ballet has something in common with both the above films. Poor slum boys making big because of their talent. But the film does something new. By now we are used to watching poor boys dancing on screens and making big (in every other reality show), but never have a film ever brought two male dancers performing ballet.

    Based on true story, this film tries to follow every cliche available in Bollywood's film making text book for dance movies. Angry father, talented kids, drama, a white face (for drawing in the audience -- as said by one of the characters himself) giving international validation. This film have everything. The only thing which doesn't have is a good screenplay. Perhaps in terms of story this is a good film (maybe because it is based on true story, because nothing beats that) but the screenplay which has been written on top of it is a big let down. I am not sure how Netflix is not bothered by its poor choice of acquisitions recently.

    All the films follow one single pattern. Poor script. Poor dialogues. Poor editing (in the case of Yeh Ballet, straight out bad). And poor direction.

    Although the casting of this film is quite good. The young New comers are a breath of fresh air. And good dancers.

    Overall this film is not bad. But could have been lot better if executed well in the writing or the editing rooms.
    10aniketsulejodhpur

    Wonderful

    After a long time. A very good movie on Netflix. Loved it. Have already seen it twice. Both the boys were brilliant and refreshing !
    9mayankmalviya

    Inspiring and pacy

    I personally love this genre of nobody becoming something. This movie has some of the nicest performances in both ballet and acting. I loved the music and flow of the screenplay. Dialogues are natural and they have picked the "Mumbai" tone rightly. Kudos to everyone associated with the film.
    10ranjitkaman

    A true gem by Netflix!!!

    Amazing movie by Netflix,inspired by true story, Shot at real locations of Mumbai,story of a two boys from slums of Mumbai and thr passion for dance,great performances by relatively new actors, excellent direction!! Story of struggle,passion n triumph!!! Must watch👍👍
    10ayushipuri

    A pleasant surprise

    The story is about two boys from the Mumbai slums with a passion to dance. Both live in terribly poor conditions and have to fight their families, society and poverty to learn ballet from a renowned teacher from Israel.

    The story is beautiful. The movie has been well directed and deserves to be more famous.

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    • Trivia
      Based on a real life story of Amiruddin Shah and Manish Chauhan. Amiruddin's role in the film is played by debutant Achintya Bose. Manish, however, appears in it as a fictionalized version of himself.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Flix Forum: Yeh Ballet (2022)

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2020 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • 孟買芭蕾男孩
    • Production companies
      • Netflix
      • Roy Kapur Films
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      • 1h 57m(117 min)
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