Cricket was the inspiration behind these Bollywood Movies

Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii

Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii is directed by Kittu Saluja. It stars Zain Khan and Rahul Bose as the lead. Zain Khan is a thirteen-year-old orphan boy who has two dreams one is to have parents and the other is to be a big cricketer. One day he finds the bat with which Kapil Dev had scored 175 not out in 1983 World Cup Match. The bat happens to be magical and Zain though gets into the Indian cricket team but loses his magic bat before the main match.

Dil Bole Hadippa

Dil Bole Hadippa is film directed by Anurag Singh. It stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukerji in pivotal roles. The story is about a young woman who lives in a small village but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. So she pretends to be a man to join an all-male cricket team.

Ferrari ki sawaari

Ferrari ki sawaari is sports comedy film directed by Rajesh Mapuskar. It starring Sharman Joshi in the lead. A little boy, Kayo thinks of nothing but playing cricket. To fulfill his son’s dream of playing at the Lord’s Cricket Ground, Rusy performs his first small act of dishonesty he borrows red Ferrari owned by Sachin Tendulkar, for one day.

Hattrick

Hattrick is directed by Milan Luthria. It starring Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, Kunal Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Danny Denzongpa. The 2007 Cricket World Cup serves as the backdrop for the story.

Iqbal

Iqbal is Bollywood sports drama movie directed by Nageah Kukunoor and was produced by Subhash Ghai, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Shreyas Talpade. Story follows a cricket-obsessed boy from a village area as he aims to become cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for Indian Cricket Team. The movie received the National Film Award for Best Film.

Jannat

Jannat is crime romance film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi opposite Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. The film is about match fixing and Emraan Hashmi steps into the world of Cricket match fixing.

Lagaan

Lagaan is epic sports-drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. It features Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh in the lead roles. The story was of a pre-independent India where a small village decided to play a game of Cricket against the extraordinary arrogant British officers. Lagaan received critical acclaim and awards at international film festivals.

Patiala House

Patiala House is sports drama film directed by Nikhil Advani and starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. It is a story of young British Indian of Sikh origin. Gattu had been good at cricket and wanted to play for England though his dad would never let him become a member of the England team.

Say Salaam India

Say Salaam India directed by Subhash Kapoor, and starring Sanjay Suri, Milind Soman and Sandhya Mridul . It revolves around a group of 4 boys and their passion for the game cricket.

Stumped

Stumped is sports drama film written and directed by Gaurav Pandey and produced by Raveena Tandon. The common interest shared by most of them is their love of playing and watching cricket.