'Patiala House' to 'Dil Bole Hadippa', Hindi films based on cricket

Janhvi Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's Mr and Mrs Mahi which hits the screens today has cricket at its center. As the romantic sports drama releases today, we look back at some of the Hindi films that are centered around cricket

Updated On: 2024-05-31 03:30 PM IST

Compiled by : Athulya Nambiar

Films with cricket at the core

Mr and Mrs Mahi (2024): 

This Rajkummar Rao and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer is the latest to join the list of movies based on cricket. Rajkummar aides his wife played by Janhvi to fulfil her dream of becoming a cricketer

83 (2021): 

Starring Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, the film directed by Kabir Khan chronicles India's first win at the cricket world cup

Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012)

How the pursuit of an Indian cricket legend's Ferrari makes a young boy's dreams of playing cricket at Lords a reality

Iqbal (2005)

Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of a washed-up, alcoholic ex-player

Jersey (2022)

Starring Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur, the film narrates the story of a cricketer who quits cricket and decides to revive his career at the age of 36 for his sons dream and prove his ability. The film is the Hindi adaptation of the Telugu film with the same title

Kaun Pravin Tambe? (2022) 

An indian cricketer who shows persistence and hardwork to achieve his ultimate goal of playing a Ranji Trophy. At the penultimate stage of the career at a age when it is believed people's career ends, he starts a new chapter of his life

 

Dil Bole Hadippa (2009):

In a village where girls don't play cricket, Veera (Rani Mukerji) puts on a turban and beard and becomes Veer to fulfill her dreams and meets Rohan (Shahid Kapoor). However, her dreams and personal life clash when Rohan feels betrayed by Veer

 

Lagaan (2001)

Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and starring Aamir Khan, cricket is not just a game for the people of a quaint village in pre-independence India in this film. The villagers stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers

 

MS Dhoni (2016) 

Sushant Singh Rajput stars in this biographical drama that tells the tale of one of India's favourite cricketer- MS Dhoni. The film narrates his story from ticket collector to trophy collector as he captains India to their world cup win in 2011

Patiala House (2011)

Torn between his love for cricket and his father's wishes, a young Indian boy with British citizenship navigates through his personal life to become an international level cricketer

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