Search: The Web India Abroad Newsletters Sign up today! Mobile Downloads Article Tools > > Actual World Cup nahi toh Kya, Salaam India Cup toh Jeet gaye Patcy N March 30, 2007 17:50 IST Still from Say Salaam India Sometimes, it's best to walk into a movie hall with no expectations. And that is exactly what I recommend if the thought of watching Say Salaam India crosses your mind at some point soon. The film is about four boys from Tejpur Adarsh Vidyalaya who like most people in this country -- love cricket.

The school, however, insists on promoting wrestling under the able guidance of Surinder Huda (Manoj Pahwa). Our four heroes bunk school to tryout for an under-16 match, but are denied a place on the team thanks to a dishonest committee. The dejected lads are forced to turn back to wrestling. On the other hand is the well-to-do Royal Heritage School, where the coach is leaving for the UK. Principal Goswami (Sachin Khedekar) decides to take on Hari Sadu (Sanjay Suri) as a replacement. This turns out to be a bad idea, as the students actually assumed the post would go to Harry Oberoi (Milind Soman).

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Students and parents pressurise the principal, and staid Sadu is promptly replaced by the flashy Oberoi. Now, Sadu, predictably, wants to build a new team.

More predictably, he turns up at Tejpur Adarsh Vidyalaya where he obtains permission but no financial support. With just 15 days to go before an inter-school tournament, Sadu gets into rigorous training mode in stark contrast to the theoretical approach via laptops being used by Oberoi at Royal Heritage School. The latter also hires two boys from another school, and bribes the umpire for good measure. The match that follows is reminiscent of Lagaan, so expect some bodyline bowling. One player is injured, but returns when his team needs him. To be fair though, the movie is entertaining overall.

A good effort from debutant writer-director Subash Kapoor, it is gripping and manages to stay afloat simply because it is served without the usual hype. Sanjay Suri as a mad cricket lover and Milind Soman as a techno-savvy player are both commendable. Sandhya Mridul, playing Suri's wife, has a small but decent role. And yes, Manoj as the wrestling instructor will bring a few smiles to your face. As for the music, it is really, really bad. The timing of the film's release couldn't be worse either, considering India's disgraceful exit from the World Cup. Still, at least someone here wins a cup.

Rediff Rating.

Release date 3 March 2007 ( 2007-03-03) Country Language Say Salaam India is an movie, written and directed by, and starring,. Salaam India is the story of. It revolves around a group of 4 boys and their passion for the game. The boys come from humble backgrounds and limited resources but what they have is a zeal for the game of cricket and undeniable natural talent. They study in the local corporation school where the most important sport on agenda is wrestling. Taught by Wrestling Guru Surinder Huda- a man driven by hatred for cricket because in his eyes it is cricket that is responsible for destroying traditional sports like Kushti, Kabbadi, and Hockey etc.

Contents • • • • • Story [ ] The story begins with introducing the four boys Viru, Mahi, Shakeel and Guri and their milieu and how they fight their circumstances and lack of resources to pursue their fervor for Cricket. Condrosulf 800 mg sk. From here the story moves on to an elite school; 'Royal Heritage', in the state capital. It is here that we meet the protagonist of the film, Hari Sadu; a Cricket Fanatic who believes that gully Cricket is to be played with a similar commitment as any other level of Cricket. His new job is to coach the Royal Heritage team to win their sixth state championship, but he faces a stiff opposition to his coaching methods by the headstrong and arrogant members of the school team who are more impressed with Sachin’s Ferrari than his batting skills and hard work behind it.

The boys are talented but don’t have the passion and the discipline to match Hari’s ideas. This results in a lot of situations which add to the already simmering tension, leading to a final showdown where Hari Sadu is wrongly accused and is thrown out by the board of members. He’s replaced by Harry Oberoi, who is more of a suave fixer from the Cricket world than a coach, but suits the image and profile of the school. Hari Sadu gets home determined make a local team to take on the cudgel at the Inter-School Challenge. He’s helped in this pursuit by his wife Sonali and his cerebral palsy-suffering son Rustam. How he develops a Cricketing eleven from the wrestling team at the local corporation school, overcoming various hurdles to take on the Royal Heritage School at the Inter-School Challenge, is the rest of the story. Cast [ ] • - Viru • - Hari Sadu • - Harry Oberoi • - Sonali • Sachin Khedekar - Gossy • - Surinder Huda • • • as Siddharth Soundtrack [ ] • 'Chaal Murkhiyon Waali' • 'Chaal Murkhiyon Waali' (Remix)- • 'Haiya Haiya' • 'Kainthewala' • 'Kamli' • 'Tana Re Bana Re' (Female)- • 'Tana Re Bana Re' (Male)- • 'Tana Re Bana Re' (Male Remix)- References [ ].