IQBAL

Movie review
By-Saba khan
B.Ed Special Education
2nd year (L.D)
 General Information
Title Iqbal
Directed by Nagesh kukunoor
Produced by Subhash Ghai
Written by Nagesh kukunoor
Mir Ali Hussain
(dialogues)
Cinematography Sudeep Chatterjee

Music Himesh Reshammiya

Sukhwinder Singh
Salim–Sulaiman
Release date 26 August 2005
Running time 132 minutes
Country India
languages Hindi
Sign language
Budget ₹2.25 crore
Box office ₹5.60 crore
 Cast

Shreyas Talpade Naseeruddin Shah Girish Karnad Shweta Basu Prasad Yatin Karyekar
as Iqbal, a bowler as Mohit as Guruji as Khadija as Anwar

Prateeksha Lonkar Adarsh Balakrishna Kapil Dev as Himself

as Saida as Kamal (Special Appearance)
Awards and Ratings
 Storyline of the movie

Iqbal (Shreyas Talpade) is a deaf and mute boy, who dreams of playing cricket for India. However, he is
discouraged by his father who thinks that Iqbal's daydreams are a waste of time. Instead, he wants Iqbal to
help him tend to the crops and become a farmer like him, which would be a stable profession.

Iqbal's sister, Khadija (Shweta Prasad), however, helps him try out for a nearby academy run by Guruji (Girish Karnad), an
influential former India captain, who accepts him for his talent. However, when Iqbal competes with a rich boy, Kamal, who is
also the star of the academy, he is thrown out by Guruji out of fear of Kamal's father, who bankrolls the academy. Iqbal seeks
help from the local drunkard, Mohit (Naseeruddin Shah), who was once a great cricketer and persuades him to be his coach.
They are able to train in a nearby field, using Iqbal's buffaloes (named after actual members of the Indian cricket team) as
fielders.

Mohit trains Iqbal and gets him a place on the Andhra Pradesh Ranji Trophy team, despite Iqbal not having any previous
cricketing experience. Iqbal plays marvelously for the team, which was a weak team before he joined, and is soon noticed by
the press and cricket selectors alike. However, when the final match of the season pits Iqbal against his rival, Kamal, Guruji tries
to bribe Iqbal to bowl badly so that the national team scouts at the game would select Kamal for the national cricket team.

Iqbal succumbs to his offer, out of concern for his father, who is facing financial difficulties and may lose his lands. Luckily, a
sports agent is able to offer him a better deal, and Iqbal bowls with his usual fiery pace and wins the match for his team.
Surprisingly he also impresses the onlooking national team selector Kapil Dev (in a special guest role), and wins a place in the
Indian national cricket team.
In the end Iqbal is shown donning the Indian Cricket Team's Blue Jersey and walking in the ground to make his
international debut.
Trailer of the movie
Some visuals from the movie
 Creative elements of the
movie
❖ The script is the king and this movie is no exception. The subtle
humor as always with Kukunoor's movie is sprinkled adequately.
The movie does expose a few manipulations, favourites and the
power play by the high and mighty.
❖ The dialogues, costumes and makeup of the characters is
amazing.
❖ The movie setting is so realistic, the costumes attire, dialogue
and behavior of characters are in village context.
❖ The differentiation between some elite class and village people
is clearly seen through the costumes, makeup and dialogues of
the characters.
❖ Cinematography is excellent and gives a realistic spacious
feel to the village setting.

❖ Music is awesome and background score is very pleasant

as it contributes to the mood. I especially like the uplifting
song, 'Aashayein'.
 My views about the movie

• Iqbal is one of the best Indian movies where the lead role was a special/disable case (a deaf and dumb guy).
This story entirely revolves around Iqbal Khan, a deaf and mute 18 year old and his ambition of playing for the
Indian cricket team as a fast bowler. His physically challenged state never hampers his ambition, his greatest
strength is his commitment and his desire to chase his dreams no matter what happens. His never-say-die
attitude is the highlight of the entire movie.
• It's a story every young person can associate with and can be inspired from. The best part of the movie is the
acting of Shreyas Talpade and Nasserudin-Shah. Shreyas did not even have a word worth of Dialogues in the
whole movie but his expressions and character portrayal spoke a million words. The film has lot to teach:
determination, strong will, focus in life, self-belief and so on…..
• Lesson which I learned from this movie is never give up on your dreams. No matter how much difficulties you
face or how far you have to go. Never Give up. You'll get your goal one day.
• Another good point is everything is natural in this movie. The scripts and acting is at its best. Its truly
inspirational. It gives you a new life and inspires to give fresh start to life.
• The only downside I found in Iqbal is: there are no real surprises, plot wise, in the film. There are the usual
villains, the cricket academy coach and his star player, Kamal (Aadash Balakrishna).
• Even the ending is a foregone conclusion long before it arrives. But Kukunoor handles everything with such
care, it's obvious he loves this clichéd and predictable story.
• This is really worth watching. Another best point is the close feel of Indian village culture in this movie. There
are no artificial materialism in this movie. Everything feels so natural and touches your heart.
 Message of the movie

• The movie “Iqbal” gives a message that anyone with a disability is only impaired on the outside not on the inside. He
has the same dreams, aspirations and capability, maybe even more than anyone else. True talent always shines
through whether it is hidden in a perfectly formed body or an imperfect one.
• GOAL ACHIEVIENG SKILLS FROM THE MOVIE “IQBAL”
➢ Set clear goals
➢ Work hard and never lose your heart
➢ Never take shortcut to achieve the goal
➢ Take proper guidance to achieve the goal
➢ Avoid the persons who demotivates you
➢ Never depend on your luck just work hard
➢ Never loose sight of the target, if you want to achieve

• This movie teaches us that if we put our heart and soul in achieving our goal,
the destiny will show us the path to accomplish it.
 WHAT I LEARN FROM THE MOVIE:
• Never give up on your dreams.
• Role of a family in a child’s life.
• Role of a teacher or mentor in
achieving success.
• A teacher or special educator should:
Motivate, Inspire, Support & Appreciate
the child so that she/he could achieve
their goals in lives.
• Winners don’t do the different things,
but they do the things differently.
“Iqbal was not just a movie about cricket but it
shows how determination and hard work takes
you to the place that you deserve. It told us that
despite all the difficulties, we must not sit back
and accept failure but we should keep on putting
our efforts.”

“Never loose sight of the target, if you want to

achieve.”