Top 5 Bollywood movies on Cricket
By Kukil Bora, SiliconIndia   |   Saturday, 26 February 2011, 12:59 IST
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Bangalore: Cricket, "Naam hi kafi hai". For the film producers and the movie goers in India, the subject of Cricket is one of the major sources of fascination. The craze for the game and for Bollywood has always been a prized obsession for the Indians. Blending these two popular aspects of entertainment, a good number of Bollywood movies have been made. Most of the films have become great success and some of them have proved to be chart busters. Among all the Bollywood movies based on Cricket, we have picked up five that provided the Cricket loving audience of India a nice mixture of both the game and the Bollywood "masala". Lagaan
Cricket plays a central role in the inspiring story of the film Lagaan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film, starred by Aamir Khan, was also nominated for the prestigious Oscar Awards. Lagaan was set in the Victorian period of the British Raj, and it tells about the resilience, spirit, inspiration and team work of the rustic villagers. With almost one hour of cricket match between Britishers and the villagers, the film was a big hit as it was able to strike the cord in people's mind.

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