W83 is an upcoming Indian sports drama film directed by Kabir Khan and jointly produced by Khan, Vishnuvardhan Induri, Deepika Padukone and Sajid Nadiadwala. Co-distributed by Reliance Entertainment, the film stars Ranveer Singh as cricketer Kapil Dev, along with Deepika Padukone, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Pankaj Tripathi, Boman Irani, Nishant Dahiya, Sahil Khattar and Amrita Puri.
WAadukalam is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Vetrimaran. The film stars Dhanush and Taapsee Pannu in the lead roles with Kishore, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Naren, and Murugadoss play supporting roles. The film was released on 14 January 2011 to positive critical feedback. The film won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards, including Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor. The film was also felicitated with five awards in 59th Filmfare Awards South – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Music Director and Best Cinematography. Based on an online poll by The Times of India, Vetrimaran was chosen as the best director for Aadukalam. The Telugu dubbed version Pandem Kollu was released on 30 January 2015. Vetrimaran once said in an interview that the idea of story was inspired from several movies i.e, Caché (film), Amores perros, Babel (film), The Hire#Powder Keg, Thevar Magan, Virumaandi, Paruthiveeran and books i.e, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, Shantaram (novel). Even these movies and books are mentioned at the end card of the film.
WAjay is a 2006 Kannada language action film starring Puneeth Rajkumar, Anuradha Mehta and Prakash Raj It was Anuradha's debut Kannada film. The film is remake of Telugu movie Okkadu.
WAnnmariya Kalippilannu is a 2016 Indian Malayalam language children's film directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas, and written by Thomas and John Manthrichal. The film stars Sara Arjun, Sunny Wayne, and Aju Varghese. along with a cameo appearance by Dulquer Salmaan. It was later dubbed into Telugu as Pilla Rakshasi.The film was box office success.
WAwwal Number is a 1990 Indian sports action film directed by Dev Anand. The film features the then 67-year-old Dev Anand with Aditya Pancholi and Aamir Khan. Dev Anand first offered the role of Ranvir Singh to cricketer Imran Khan.
WBigil is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in dual lead roles as Michael, a mobster and former footballer and Rayappan, a gangster and Michael's father, alongside Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Vivek and Kathir in other prominent roles. The film follows Michael, a mobster and a former footballer who decides to coach a women's football team when their coach gets attacked. Michael faces challenges when his team does not cooperate with him due to his violent background and also finds himself hunted by some rivals who want revenge.
WBudhia Singh – Born to Run is a 2016 Indian biographical sports film directed by Soumendra Padhi. It is based on the life of Budhia Singh, world's youngest marathon runner, who ran 48 marathons, when he was only five years old. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee as a coach and Mayur Patole as the title character.
WChak De! India is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra, with a screenplay written by Jaideep Sahni, with sports scenes choreographed by Rob Miller and music by Salim–Sulaiman. It tells a fictional story about the Indian women's national field hockey team, which was inspired by the team's win at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and explores themes such as feminism and sexism, the legacy of the partition of India, racial and religious bigotry, and ethnic and regional prejudice. The film stars Shahrukh Khan as Kabir Khan, former captain of the Indian men's national field-hockey team. After a disastrous loss to Pakistan, Khan is ostracized from the sport and he and his mother are driven from the family home by angry neighbors. Seven years later, to redeem himself, Khan becomes the coach of the Indian national women's hockey team and aims to turn its sixteen contentious players into a championship unit. The film was released worldwide on 10 August 2007, coinciding with India's 60th Independence Day, and opened high critical acclaim and since then it's hailed as a cult classic.
WDangal is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan, under his studio Aamir Khan Productions with UTV Motion Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures India. Loosely based on the Phogat family, Aamir Khan stars as Mahavir Singh Phogat, a pehlwani amateur wrestler who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become India's first world-class female wrestlers. Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra portray the adult versions of the two Phogat sisters, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar their younger versions, Sakshi Tanwar their mother, and Aparshakti Khurana their cousin.
WDhoni is a 2012 Indian drama film co-written, acted, produced and directed by Prakash Raj. Simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, it features Prakash Raj in the lead role, along with Aakash and Radhika Apte. The plot illustrates the conflicting interests of a father and his son; the father wants his son to study MBA, but his son is more interested in sports and wants to become a famous cricketer like Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Based on the Marathi film Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho by Mahesh Manjrekar, Dhoni released on 10 February 2012 to positive reviews.
WDoosra is an upcoming Indian feature film directed by Abhinay Deo. The original idea behind the film came from Chicago-based Executive Producers Masha Sajdeh and Rohan Sajdeh, which was then developed into a story and screenplay by Agnello Dias. Two Hollywood writers, Matt Graham and Zak Shaikh were also brought in during development to work on the screenplay. The film is produced by Masha Sajdeh, Steven Cantor and Jamie Schutz. Doosra is the story of how cricket changed India, seen through the eyes of a young girl. The film is a groundbreaking feature format a fictional narrative weaving with archival footage well-documented incidents from India's political, economic and sporting history at the turn of the millennium.
WEetti is a 2015 Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Ravi Arasu and produced by S. Michael Rayappan. The film features Atharvaa and Sri Divya in the lead roles, while G. V. Prakash Kumar composed the film's music. The film was released on 11 December 2015. The film received highly positive reviews upon its release and was a hit at box office.
WGhilli is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam under the production company Sri Surya Movies. A remake of the Telugu-language film Okkadu (2003), Ghilli stars Vijay, Trisha and Prakash Raj with Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy and Janaki Sabesh playing supporting roles.
WJada is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports horror film. The film stars Kathir and Roshini Prakash in the lead roles, while Kishore and Yogi Babu play supporting roles.
WJannat is a 2008 Indian crime romance film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi opposite Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. It released on 16 May 2008 and was a huge success worldwide, receiving positive response from critics and managing to do well at the box office.
WJhund is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language sports film based on the life of Vijay Barse, the founder of NGO Slum Soccer. The film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akash Thosar and Rinku Rajguru is directed by Nagraj Manjule. The biographical sports-drama is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Raaj Hiremath, Savita Hiremath, Nagraj Manjule, Gargee Kulkarni, Sandip Ssingh and Meenu Arora under the banner of T-Series, Tandav Films Entertainment Pvt.Ltd and Aatpat Films. In the film Bachchan plays a professor who motivates the street children to form a football team. The filming began in December 2018 at Nagpur. The film is scheduled for release on 18 June 2021.
WJo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, whilst Aamir's brother Faisal Khan makes a special appearance. The music was by Jatin Lalit. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar won two Filmfare Awards, including Best Film. The movie was shot at Kodaikanal. It is based on the 1979 American movie Breaking Away.
WJor is a 2008 Bengali action film directed by Swapan Saha. The movie features Jeet and Barsa Priyadarshini. It was the first Bengali film of Oriya film actress Barsa Priyadarshini. It was dubbed into odia Juge Juge Mun Tumara. The movie was a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Okkadu.The film was hit at box office
WKabaddi Once Again (2012) is a Punjabi film starring Varinder Singh Ghuman, Sudeepa Singh, Jaswinder Bhalla, Binnu Dhillon and Nachhatar Gill.
WKoni is a national award-winning Bengali movie released in 1984 directed by Saroj Dey, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sriparna Banerjee. This film is an adaptation of a Bengali novel by the same name written by Moti Nandi. The film is about a girl living in Calcutta slums, who with the help of her coach triumphs over poverty and hardships. The film's lead Sriparna Banerjee was also a professional swimmer herself in the 1970s and at the time of casting a student of Jadavpur University.
WMaidaan is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film based on the golden era of Indian football (1952–62) and starring Ajay Devgn as football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. Maidaan is directed by Amit Sharma and produced by Zee Studios in collaboration with Bayview Projects LLP. Shooting commenced on 19 August 2019, and the film is scheduled for worldwide release in theatres on 15 October 2021, coinciding with Dussehra weekend.
WMr. Chandramouli is a 2018 Indian Tamil language sports comedy thriller film written and directed by Thiru and produced by G. Dhananjayan. It stars Karthik, Gautham Karthik, Regina Cassandra, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Santhosh Prathap. The film revolves around Raghav, a professional boxer, finds himself in a fix when an unexpected turn of events gets him tangled in a battle between his passion, family and the love of his life.
WM.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. It is based on the life of former Test, ODI and T20I captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni, along with Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, and Anupam Kher. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.
WNonsense is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language sports thriller film co-written and directed by M. C. Jithin and produced by Johny Sagariga. It features Rinosh George in the lead role, who also composed and sang the film's original songs. The movie has many bicycle stunt scenes. Nonsense is the first Indian film to feature BMX bicycle sport.
WOkkadu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Gunasekhar starring Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla and Prakash Raj. The film was produced by M.S. Raju while music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film follows journey of a Kabaddi player, Ajay who rescues Swapna from Obul Reddy, when the latter tries to forcefully marry her.
WPaan Singh Tomar is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime film about the eponymous athlete who was a soldier in the Indian Army and won a gold medal at the Indian National Games, but was forced to become a rebel against the system. The film is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Irrfan Khan plays the title role, with Mahie Gill, Vipin Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the supporting cast.
WPailwaan is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language sports-drama action film written and directed by S. Krishna. The film is produced by Swapna Krishna under the banner RRR Motion Pictures and bankrolled by Zee Studios. It stars Sudeep, Sunil Shetty and Aakanksha Singh in the lead roles, while Kabir Duhan Singh, Sushant Singh, Avinash, and Sharath Lohitashwa play supporting roles. Pailwan marks Sunil Shetty's debut in Kannada cinema. The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by Arjun Janya. The film follows the journey of an orphan who goes on to become a wrestler and a boxer while getting into brawls with those who disrupt his personal life.
WSachin: A Billion Dreams is a 2017 Indian documentary sports film directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Shrikant Bhasi under the banners 200 NotOut Productions and Carnival Motion Pictures. The film is a documentary on the life of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. It captures Tendulkar's cricket and personal life in substantial detail, as well as reveals a few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before.
WSeetimaarr is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language sports action film directed by Sampath Nandi which stars Gopichand, Tamannaah and Digangana Suryavanshi in lead roles. The filmmakers planned a release in mid 2020, but the production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is scheduled to release on 2 April 2021.
WSpeed Track is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language sports film directed by S. L. Puram Jayasurya, starring Dileep, Gajala, Riyaz Khan and Madhu Warrier in the lead roles.
WSye is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language sports action comedy-drama film, directed by S. S. Rajamouli from a story by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad with dialogues written by M. Ratnam. This is Rajamouli's third film after the successes of Student No.1 and Simhadri. The story has a rugby union backdrop. Nithiin and Genelia D'Souza star in the lead roles, while Shashank and Pradeep Rawat play other crucial roles. The film earned 13 crore against a production budget of 8 crore.
WThammudu is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language sports action film produced by Burugupalli Sivaramakrishna under the Sri Venkateswara Art Films banner, written and directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The movie was loosely based on the 1992 Hindi film Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar which itself was a remake of the 1979 movie Breaking Away.
WVictory is a 2009 Indian cricket-based sports film starring Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao and Anupam Kher. It is Harman Baweja's second release after his debut film Love Story 2050, which performed very badly at the box office. The movie was filmed in Australia and India. Victory tells the story of a struggling cricketer who defies all odds to realize an almost impossible dream.
WWorld Cupp 2011 is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language sports crime film directed by debutante Ravi Kapoor. Starring Ravi Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Manesha Chatarji in the lead roles, the film deals with match fixings and involvement of the Underworld. The film was released theatrically on 18 December 2009.
WYuvarathnaa is an upcoming Indian action drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram. Produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner Hombale Films, it stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayyeshaa, Sonu Gowda, Dhananjay, and Prakash Raj. The music for the film is composed by S. Thaman, whilst cinematography was handled by Venkatesh Anguraj and editing done by Jnaneesh B Matad respectively. The film which was shot simultaneously in Kannada and Telugu languages, is scheduled for a release on 1 April 2021.