Coming soon to a cinema near you in 2022/23, these new films inspired by Indian sports we are excited to see.

Some of the most anticipated new Indian sports films that we are excited to see arrive in the coming weeks and months are Shabash Mithu, Liger and Chakda’ Xpress. Three other honorable mentions that are also expected to arrive soon are Maidaan and Mr. and Mrs. Mahi.

Shabash Mithu

The new film Shabash Mithu (aka Zindabaad) is slated for release on Friday, July 15, 2022. Simply put, this is a biopic, and it’s based on India’s female cricket captain, Mithali Raj, who is currently 39 and one of the most recognized stars of women’s cricket. It stars Taapsee Pannu as Mithali Raj, and it’s an honest story of one woman’s courage and determination to succeed.

Throughout her long career, she racked up over 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals and broke a total of seven records in the process. While most people didn’t expect her to succeed, she managed to rise above ridicule and become one of the greatest players in the sport. Written by Priya Aven and Vijay Maurya (dialogue), the cast also includes Vijay Raaz, Richard Bharti Klein, Asad Al Palijo and Shilpa Marwaha.

Chakda’Xpress

New Chakda’Xpress The film is a Netflix Original set to arrive in early February 2023. Directed by Prosit Roy, who also directed Pair (2018), Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) and Bloody Mustache (2015), the film follows the inspirational journey of Former Indian cricket captain Jhulan Goswami as she climbs the pecking order to become one of India’s top moderately fast right-handed bowlers, despite the problems she has faced from her misogynistic colleagues.

In 2007, she won the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award and she remained captain of the Indian women’s cricket team from 2008 to 2011. She is one of the leading wicket takers international and won the Arjuna award in 2010 as well as the Padma Shri at the Padma awards in 2012. Except for Mithali Raj, she is the first Indian cricketer to have a biopic based on her life. Don’t forget that the new film Chakda’ Xpress will only be available exclusively on Netflix from February 2.

Netflix is ​​one of the most popular movie streaming sites in the world, where you can now watch a wide range of Indian sports movies, as well as an ever-growing catalog of Bollywood movies. There are currently somewhere in the region of four and a half million Netflix subscribers who pay around INR 200 to INR 500 per month. One of the other best movie streaming sites for people living in India is Amazon Prime, which is a bit cheaper, but if it’s sports betting sites you’re looking for, 10CRIC offers the best online sports betting in India with competitive odds for an eclectic mix of markets.

Maidaan

While the new Maidaan movie was officially scheduled to arrive on June 2, 2022, it was delayed due to post-production work and is expected to arrive soon. This new Indian football inspired film was directed by Amita Ravindernath Sharma, but it should not be confused with another film of the same name which failed to take off in 2005. It was written by Amita Sharma and Ritesh Shah (dialogue), and it stars Ajay Devgn (Vishal Veeru Devgan), Vishnu Panchal, Abhinay Raj Singh, Gajraj Rao, and Bhavesh Lohar, among others.

It also stars National Award winner Keerthy Suresh in her Hindi film debut. This new sports drama tells the story of Syed Abdul Rahim, considered by most to be the architect of modern Indian football, and the action takes place between 1952 and 1962 – a period recognized as the golden age of Indian football .

liger

New Liger Movie is a boxing-inspired movie that stars Vijay Deverakonda as Sashwath ‘Liger’ Agarwal and is set to release in India on Thursday, August 25. Most other countries will have access to the film in September. This new sports action film is written, directed and produced by Puri Jagannadh, who mainly works in the Telugu film industry. He wrote and/or directed several other well-known films, such as Romantic (2021), Super (2005), Pokiri (2006), Business Man (2012) and Temper (2015).

The title character is an MMA fighter who stars alongside Ananya Panday, Ramya Krishna and Ronit Roy, and there’s even a cameo appearance for world boxing legend Mike Tyson – his first ever role in an Indian film. The other upcoming Indian sports movie that we are also looking forward to is called Mr. & Mr. Mahi but not much information is known about this movie at the time of writing. It was written by Nikhil Mehrotra and Sharan Sharma, and directed by Sharon Sharma, and it stars Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, Kumud Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, and Zarian Wahab, to name a few of the best actors.

Popular Indian Sports Movies You Can’t Miss

While you wait for some of these new movies to arrive, you might want to check out some of these other iconic Indian sports movies in the meantime. One of the highest rated movies in this genre is a boxing-inspired movie called Arpatta Parambari, which was released in 2021. Right behind is a popular cricket movie called Jersey. Three other top rated Indian sports films today are Dangal (2016), Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). If that’s not enough for you, there’s also Chakde! India from 2007, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar from 1992 and Iqbal from 2005.

What can we expect from the upcoming new Indian sports movies?

We can expect to see a lot more women in lead roles this year. The film industry has shed light on women’s sports and the achievements of the brightest stars over the past two decades, which is why we’ve seen a recent increase in the number of films starring women. Women’s sports in India have become extremely popular, as have films based on real people or fictional characters from the world of sports.

We’re also likely to see a new generation of budding female sports stars take inspiration from these movies, and these new emerging stars could potentially go on to make movies about them one day. Examples of some of the leading female sports stars in India that producers could potentially make films about are Saina Nehwal (badminton), PV Sindhu (also badminton) Sania Mirza (tennis), Deepika Kumari (Olympic athlete), Phogat sisters (also Olympic athletes) . Some of the most famous Bollywood actresses and Indian actresses in Hollywood who could play these roles are Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Madhuri Dixit, Alia Bhatt, Kajol Devgan and Kareena Kapoor.