I Am Kalam

I Am Kalam

88 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Oct. 15, 2010

The film celebrates the survival of the human spirit against overwhelming odds and highlights the need for underprivileged children's education. Its a film based on former indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and is aimed at inspiring the poor to educate their children. Written by DaGambit Chhotu's peasant village is ruined by drought, so his ma drops the boy with uncle Bhati, who runs a tea stand at the city outskirts. Clever Chottu, who calls himself Kalam after the self-made Indian president, soon outsmarts uncle's adult assistant and makes friends with the loneliest boy in the palace, now a hotel, a prince his age.

I Am Kalam

88 mins | Drama, Comedy, Family | Oct. 15, 2010

I Am Kalam
The film celebrates the survival of the human spirit against overwhelming odds and highlights the need for underprivileged children's education. Its a film based on former indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and is aimed at inspiring the poor to educate their children. Written by DaGambit Chhotu's peasant village is ruined by drought, so his ma drops the boy with uncle Bhati, who runs a tea stand at the city outskirts. Clever Chottu, who calls himself Kalam after the self-made Indian president, soon outsmarts uncle's adult assistant and makes friends with the loneliest boy in the palace, now a hotel, a prince his age.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers
Original title I Am Kalam
Directors Nila Madhab Panda
Writers Deepak Venkateshan, Sanjay Chauhan, Nila Madhab Panda

Cast

Gulshan Grover

as Bhati

Harsh Mayar

as Chhotu/Kalam

Hussan Saad

as Kunver Ranvijay Singh

Pitobash

as Laptan

Beatrice Ordeix

as Lucy