---
title: 'Iqbal (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nagesh Kukunoor'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/iqbal-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453729/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Iqbal (2005)

2005 · 132 min · Drama · India

Original title: इकबाल

## Synopsis

Iqbal is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports drama film directed and co-written by Nagesh Kukunoor. Produced by Subhash Ghai under Mukta Searchlight Films, the story follows a cricket-obsessed deaf and mute boy from a remote Indian village as he aims to overcome difficulties to become a cricketer and fulfill his dream of playing for the Indian national cricket team. The film received the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nagesh Kukunoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagesh-kukunoor)
- **Screenplay:** [Vipul K Rawal](https://cinepixo.com/people/vipul-k-rawal)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Himesh Reshammiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/himesh-reshammiya)
- **Producer:** [Subhash Ghai](https://cinepixo.com/people/subhash-ghai)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sudeep Chatterjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/sudeep-chatterjee)

## Cast

- [Girish Karnad](https://cinepixo.com/people/girish-karnad)
- [Shreyas Talpade](https://cinepixo.com/people/shreyas-talpade)
- [Prateeksha Lonkar](https://cinepixo.com/people/prateeksha-lonkar)
- [Naseeruddin Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseeruddin-shah)
- [Shweta Prasad](https://cinepixo.com/people/shweta-prasad)
- [Yatin Karyekar](https://cinepixo.com/people/yatin-karyekar)

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