“In the air, Sreesanth takes it, India wins,” remember the iconic voice of Ravi Shastri after Indian registered a famous win over Pakistan to win the inaugural T20 world cup in South Africa. India was coming after a disastrous 50 over world cup where they faced group stage exit to the hands of Bangladesh. The selectors further rested the big boys and named MS Dhoni to lead a young Indian side into the T20 world cup in the rainbow country.
The boys in blue pulled up their socks and thrashed Pakistan and Scotland in their group stage encounter before going onto play the semi finals after defeating England and South Africa in the super 8. India faced an uphill task in the semi finals where they were up against the mighty Aussies but the 50 over world cup champion fell short to an in experienced Indian side in the last 4 encounter.
Pakistan thumped New Zealand in the other semi final to ensure another India-Pakistan clash in the finals. In the ultimate showdown, India were in a dominant position before an inspired “Misbah-ul-Haq” counter attacked the Indian bowling alongside the lower order batters. Lesser known Joginder Sharma bowled the last over and ensured an emphatic win for India by 5 runs to seal the deal.
India’s journey was just inspirational for any Indian cricket fan but the story will become more interesting if a movie could be made on it which will now become a reality.
Biopic on India’s 2007 T20 world cup triumph soon
London-based One One Six Networks have announced their maiden project titled “Haq se India” which will showcase the story of India’s triumph in the 2007 T20 world cup. CEO of One One Six Network Gaurav Bahirwani along with London-based stock specialist Jaideep Pandya have partnered with filmmaker Saugat Bhattacharya to produce the movie.
The movie is set to be launched in 2023, according to reports and it will be released on OTT platform. The music of the movie will be produced by the duo of Salim-Salaiman.
“If 1983 made us the world champions for the first time, then 2007 marked the beginning of our dominance in world cricket, and it continues. Haq Se India is the celebration of our heroes from the 2007 T20 world cup squad. I am very excited to start our celluloid journey with this special project and I sincerely hope that this film and our title track will win the hearts of the audience,” said Bahirwani
Sports biopic have been a blockbuster hit on the silver screen and only time will tell if “Haq se India” can rule the heart of this cricket crazy nation or not.
