Top 10 Cricket movies in Bollywood

3. Jannat (2008)

This was a typical Mukesh Bhatt movie that attempts to reveal the dark secrets that haunted the game of cricket in the past couple of decades. Starring a flamboyant Emraan Hashmi, the movie focuses on the match-fixing saga that rattled the credibility of World cricket over the years.

2. Iqbal (2005)

Another Nagesh Kukunoor masterpiece, Iqbal was a story of a deaf and mute youngster and his obsession to play for the Indian Cricket team. The things in the favour of this Shreyas Talpade starrer flick was its innocent script, moving performances from the leads and a rather carefully woven soundtrack that ended up attaining achieve tremendous reception from the viewers.

1. Lagaan (2001)

A brain-child of two perfectionists – Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker – Lagaan is an epic sports drama setup in the pre-independent India. Its about how a game of cricket turns out to be a matter of life and death for the villagers who end up fighting for their rights against the British Raj.

The film resulted in a critical and box-office success. Moreover, it became only the third Indian film to have ever been nominated for an Academy Award.