Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Subhash Ghai Revisits Iqbal With Pride After Two Decades
Iqbal is a movie about a hearing-impaired boy who wants to play cricket.
He comes from a small village and faces many difficulties.
The movie was produced by Subhash Ghai and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.
Shreyas Talpade played the main character, Iqbal.
Naseeruddin Shah also acted in the film.
The movie became successful and won a National Film Award in 2005.
Ghai recently shared that he is still proud of the film.
He also said his company is making another film called Manyaa.
Subhash Ghai called his 2005 production Iqbal a film he will always be proud of.
The Nagesh Kukunoor-directed sports drama starred Shreyas Talpade, Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad and Shweta Basu Prasad.
Iqbal follows a hearing-impaired village youngster who dreams of becoming a cricketer.
The film won the 2005 National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.
Ghai said Mukta Arts is continuing its passion for content-driven cinema with the upcoming film Manyaa.
- Who
- Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, along with the cast and team of Iqbal, including Shreyas Talpade, Nagesh Kukunoor and Rahul Puri.
- What
- Ghai reflected proudly on producing Iqbal and highlighted its success, awards and continuing importance to his cinematic journey.
- When
- Ghai shared his comments on Wednesday; Iqbal was released in 2005 and received its National Film Award for that year.
- Where
- The report is datelined Mumbai; Ghai shared the reflection on social media.
- Why
- Ghai said Iqbal represented the content-driven cinema he values and connected it to Mukta Arts’ upcoming film Manyaa.
- Film
- Iqbal
- Release year
- 2005
- Producer
- Subhash Ghai, under Mukta Arts
- Director
- Nagesh Kukunoor
- Lead actor
- Shreyas Talpade
- National Film Award
- Best Film on Other Social Issues for 2005
- Upcoming project
- Manyaa