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Cricket In Film And Television
Cricket, though one of the most popular sports in the world, has not seen the popularity that other sports have seen in the film and television industry. There are very few cricket themed movies and mini-series. Cricket themed Documentary * '' Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets'' (1897) (Australia) * ''Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism'' (1976) (Australia/Papua New Guinea) * ''Not Cricket: The Basil d'Oliveira Conspiracy'' (2004) (UK) * ''Cricket and the Meaning of Life'' (2005) (Canada) * ''An Aussie Goes Barmy'' (2006) (Australia) * ''An Aussie Goes Bolly'' (2008) (Australia) * ''Breaking Boundaries'' (2008) (Ireland) * '' Out of the Ashes'' (2010) (UK/Afghanistan) * ''Fire in Babylon'' (2010) (UK) * ''From the Ashes'' (2011) (UK) * ''Cricket Nation'' (2012) (Canada) * ''Cricket & Parc Ex: A Love Story'' (2015) (Canada) * ''Beyond All Boundaries'' (2014) (USA/India) * ''Death of a Gentleman'' (2015) (UK) * '' Sachin: A Billion Dreams'' (2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love You Da
''I Love You Da'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by C. Raajadurai. The film stars Raju Sundaram and Simran, with Raghuvaran and Prakash Raj in supporting roles. The film which had music composed by Bharathwaj, released in November 2002 to poor reviews. Plot Raju is a small time cricketer who makes it big. Priya is his neighbour in love with him. But Raju pretends that he does not care for her, as he knows that his brother Madhan has a crush on her. This creates some confusion but finally the lovers get united. In between Raju is selected in the Indian team and makes it to the World Cup. The finals are played between India and Pakistan. Priya's father is a bookie who tries to induce Raju into match fixing. But he does not fall into his trap and scores the required 20 runs to win the World Cup. Cast *Raju Sundaram as Raju *Simran as Priya *Raghuvaran as Rajkishore * Prakash Raj as Siddharth * Senthil as Raju's Grandfather *Janagaraj as Sadasivam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Cupp 2011
''World Cupp 2011'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language sports crime film directed by debutante Ravi Kapoor. Starring Ravi Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Manesha Chatarji in the lead roles, the film deals with match fixings and involvement of the Underworld. The film was released theatrically on 18 December 2009. Plot The backdrop of the film is sports. The film deals with the game of Cricket. Antagonism for World Cup 2011, the Indian team is going on and teams from different countries are participating. One of the very strong players Ravi Indulkar from India. In the end of the last decade of the 20th century, a slow but sure dispute between gangsters created roughness in the underworld. Some very high-profile people and businessman were extorted, but the media covered this news extensively and the government took a strict action against the underworld. And the braking impact was created when home minister R.R. Patil completely banned the dance bars in Mumbai. In such conditions when c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit For Six (film)
''Hit for Six'' is a 2007 Barbadian sports drama film starring Andrew Pilgrim and Rudolph Walker. A West Indian cricket player, once accused of match fixing, fights to play in an international tournament and earn the respect of his estranged father, a former player. The film also included West Indies cricket team players Tino Best, Philo Wallace, Everton Weekes, Wes Hall, Desmond Haynes, Gordon Greenidge, England cricket player Roland Butcher, Television cricket commentators Tony Cozier and Fazeer Mohammed. NotesBarbados cricket film hit for six BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broad ..., Friday, 20 April 2007, 15:50 GMT 16:50 UK References 2007 films Cricket films Films set in the Caribbean Films shot in Barbados 2000s sports drama films 2007 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory (2009 Film)
''Victory'' is a 2009 Indian cricket-based sports film starring Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao and Anupam Kher. It is Harman Baweja's second release after his debut film ''Love Story 2050'', which performed very badly at the box office. The movie was filmed in Australia and India. ''Victory'' tells the story of a struggling cricketer who defies all odds to realise an almost impossible dream. Plot This cricket epic story revolves around the life of Vijay Shekhawat ( Harman Baweja) and his father Ram Shekhawat ( Anupam Kher). Ram has great aspirations for his son Vijay but alas he dreams of playing for the Indian cricket team one day. His dream eventually comes true when Vijay makes it to the Indian team. His childhood friend Nandini (Amrita Rao) has believed in him since the very first time he spoke the name of cricket and never ever doubted him. However, this happiness is short-lived as Vijay soon loses his place in the team, as well as the respect he has earned, when he lets his ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural '' ies''. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites, because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent and this use persists in the languages that descended from Latin. The modern letter ' j' originated as a variation of 'i', and both were used interchangeably for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansie
''Hansie'' is a feature film, produced in South Africa by Global Creative Studios and directed by Regardt van den Bergh. It is based on the true story of cricketer Hansie Cronje Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (25 September 1969 – 1 June 2002) was a South African international cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. A right-handed all-rounder, as captain Cronje led his team to vi .... The movie was released on 24 September 2008 in South African cinemas and the Collectors Edition DVD on 24 November 2008. "How do you start over once you have betrayed a nation's trust?" The news of Hansie Cronje's involvement with Indian bookmakers and his resulting public confession rocked the international sporting community. An unprecedented rise to glory was followed by the most horrific fall. A tarnished hero fueled the nation's fury. Hansie, once South African cricket's golden boy, had been stripped of everything he had held dear: a glorious captai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannat (2008 Film)
''Jannat'' () is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic crime film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi opposite Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. It released on 16 May 2008 and was a huge success worldwide, receiving positive response from critics. Plot Arjun ( Emraan Hashmi) is a street-smart youngster with an obsession for making a quick buck. He has a chance meeting with a girl called Zoya (Sonal Chauhan) who's looking at an expensive ring inside a glass case. Arjun breaks the glass and retrieves the ring for which he is arrested. Inspector Shekhar (Sameer Kochhar) is amused but lets him go with a warning as he knows Arjun's father. Zoya gives him the reasons he was looking for to move out of his ordinary life and become rich for this girl. He steps up from playing small-time card games to becoming a bookie and strikes gold. After impressing Zoya with his wealth, he calls his father for lunch in his new house. His father, a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerabai Not Out
''Meerabai Not Out'', based on cricket, is a 2008 Hindi Bollywood film that stars Mahesh Manjrekar, Mandira Bedi, Eijaz Khan and Anupam Kher. It is a Pritish Nandy Communications presented movie, directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni. Mandira Bedi plays a deglam role of a cricket-crazy fan. Anil Kumble is also seen for a small role in the film. The film was released in India on 5 December 2008. Cast * Anupam Kher ... Dr. Awasthi * Mahesh Manjrekar ... Manoj Anant Achrekar * Mandira Bedi ... Meera A. Achrekar * Eijaz Khan ... Dr. Arjun Awasthi * Vandana Gupte ... Mrs. Achrekar / Aai * Prateeksha Lonkar ... Neelima M. Achrekar * Anil Kumble ... Himself Plot Meera Achrekar lives a middle-classed lifestyle in a Shivaji Park Chawl, along with her widowed mother; brother Manoj, his wife, Neelima, and their son, Mayank. After the passing of their father, Anant, Manoj, who was just 18 at that time, took over the financial reins of this family, while she, hers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say Salaam India
''Say Salaam India'' is an 2007 Indian Hindi language sports drama film, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor, and starring Sanjay Suri, Milind Soman, Anuj Pandit Sharma, and Sandhya Mridul. The film revolves around a group of four boys and their passion for the sport. Plot The film begins by introducing four boys, Viru, Mahi, Shakeel and Guri, and how they fight their circumstances and lack of resources to pursue their love of cricket. Meanwhile, in the elite Royal Heritage School in the state capital, a cricket coach Hari Sadu has the task of coaching the school team to win their sixth state championship, but faces opposition to his coaching methods by players on the team, who are talented but unwilling to work hard to improve. This leads to tension between the coach and players, which leads to Hari Sadu being wrongfully accused and fired by the board of members, replaced by Harry Oberoi, a suave fixer from the cricket world who suits the image and profile of the school. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii
''Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii'' is a 2007 Hindi-language Indian fantasy sports comedy film directed by Karanjeet Saluja (also known as Kittu Saluja). It stars Zain Khan and Rahul Bose. The film features music by Salim–Sulaiman and lyrics by Irfan Siddiqui. Cricketer Kapil Dev also makes a cameo appearance in the film. Plot Karan is a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a dilapidated orphanage owned by a stern, uncouth warden, John "Hitler" Kakkad. Karan has two dreams: one is to have parents and the other is to be a big cricketer. His inspiration is Kapil Dev, since he has been brought up being motivated by his skills. His dreams take a turn when one day, he lays his hands on an old cricket bat which Karan is convinced is the bat that Kapil Dev used to win the 1983 World Cup; for him, the bat becomes a magic bat. One day by a stroke of luck, the coach of the Indian cricket team spots Karan playing cricket and is highly impressed by his batting skills. At that point in time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai 600028
''Chennai 600028'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu in his directorial debut. It stars Shiva, Jai, Premji, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Inigo Prabakaran, Karthik and Arun in the lead along with Vijayalakshmi Feroz and Kristine Zedek, making their acting debut as well. The film was produced by S. P. B. Charan along with J. K. Saravana, a Singapore-based award-winning producer. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Premji Amaran and Yuvan Shankar Raja and also Illayaraja respectively. The film is based on street cricket played in India, focusing on various themes as friendship, love and rivalry in a suburban area. Following its theatrical release on 27 April 2007, it received critical acclaim and emerged a surprise sleeper hit, running successfully for more than one year in theaters, whilst going on to achieve cult status in the subsequent years. The fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
