Kiran Mohanty, 21.
National javelin champion.
St. Joseph's, Bhuvaneshwar.
Asmita Dhavre, 16.
State champion, long jump.
Bombay Scottish High School.
Rachit Verma, 100 metres.
200 metres, butterfly stroke.
National champion.
Chandigardh, D.A.V. School.
Shilpa Rao, 14.
National tennis champion.
Delhi Public School.
Atul Jhabua, 21.
National champion.
110 meters hurdle, Raipur college.
In the last 10 years we've provided, sports consultancy to more than 400 schools.
Our mission is to find and nurture the next sports champion, be it Sachin, Sania or Milkha.
40 state level players...
8 national level players...
And very soon our first protege to represent India in international cricket.
Ali Hashmi.
Ramakant Shirke
Jiten Barodia
Omkar Shastri
Ishaan didn't come?
He will meet us at the statium directly.
Try it... you might like it.
Don't move, fucker!
Everytime you move, somebody gets out.
Oh no... no! Not Joshi.
No Captain... don't send the tailenders up.
He's just bad luck.
42,500 rupees, that covers the deposit amount for 6 months.
The cheque needs to be in the name of Someshwar Charitable Trust.
Are you kidding? A sports shop in a temple complex?
Why not?
Families of all kind throng the temple...
but the children tend to get bored.
Once this store opens...
trust me, the business will zoom off!
Ishaan has played at the district level...
the children here look up to him
He is quite excited about this business.
Excitement alone doesn't help.
You need to slog your ass off...
which 'His Highness' has never done.
He will, uncle.
No way! She went on a date?
Who told you?
What are you saying? Is it true?
I don't want to hear you, go outside and babble.
Didn't you hear me?
What are you staring at?
Scram!
So what were you saying?
Thank you!
Pen...
Dude, the headlight is broken...
Bloody hell...
Sonuvabitch! Showing off in your Lancer.
How does your horn go?
Listen...
If I ever see you again in this block...
you'll hear the sound coming out of your ass!
Ish... let him go!
Ishaan... what's got into you?
He's been troubling Vidya for weeks.
Now he's come to say sorry.
This is dad...
- Say sorry to him. - Sorry...
When will you say sorry?
When will you say sorry to your own dad?
You've been sitting idle for two years...
and you want to teach the world what's right and what's not?
What are you looking at?
Ishaan!
Now just scram!
Forget it.
Come on, Omi!
Wait!
Keep watching cricket with your good-for-nothing friends.
And then come running to me for your cable tv bills.
This is how you will run your business?
Uncle, it's that guy's fault...
Shut up!
You all keep covering up for each other.
You boys are good for nothing!
Where's my cheque?
No, uncle! Don't.
It is our future!
Please!
Ishaan, come off it, man.
We won't get the shop.
He'll apologise, uncle.
Apologise!
I don't want his money!
Uncle...
No, uncle, please!
Ishaan, where are you going?
Go home, it's time for your prayer.
Ish... watch out!
Ball please!
Who hit that?
Some new kid...
not from our block.
Your dad's going a little cuckoo...
don't take it to your heart!
I've had enough.
I feel like running away from it all.
We can keep running all our life...
Right?
At least today you should've kept your cool.
It wasn't easy convincing your dad...
I had a signed cheque in my pocket.
What about all the stuff he said? That's nothing?
We deserve some respect.
Get serious, guys!
We can't hang around this block forever!
I can't give private tuitions until 2015!
I don't want to earn a living selling chips and crackers.
Ish, you'd have enjoyed it.
Omi and I would run the store... while you could coach the kids.
I had worked out every detail!
You're right...
We have to do something...
If we don't move now, we'll be stuck here forever.
You're right.
How do we raise the lease deposit?
You have to steal the temple donation box.
He is kidding.
Omi, talk to your dad...
Just make sure we don't lose the shop.
What do you know about stock and trade?
Business is not child's play.
What if you suffer a loss?
Father, Govind has planned everything.
The day we decide on the shop, our partnership begins.
Bittoo looks after the Trust's workings.
I don't think it is right for me to put in a word for you.
Don't listen to your father.
Bittoo is your own uncle, go and talk to him.
Cricket training-cum-sports shop?
Good!
Many people have been queueing up for that shop.
I have blocked it for you...
but that's no big deal.
Sports is an important discipline.
It keeps the youth motivated. That's good.
Sit...
So...
when do you want the keys?
Uncle, actually we haven't arranged the lease deposit yet.
So, if you want to give it to someone else...
Vishwas...
Tell me, when are you joining the party?
What? Party?
Why not?
What's wrong with politics?
You are the son of a priest...
Once you set your mind on something, you will succeed.
What?!
Don't worry about the lease deposit.
I am your uncle.
Congratulations!
It's important to set the bat before you start to play.
This process is called 'knocking in'.
Get to know your bat well...
and watch the fours and sixes follow.
Got it?
Govind bhai, we want two cricket bats and a knocking hammer.
No matter how fast I bowl, he slams it for a six.
Here...
This is how you grip the ball.
Why don't you mix it up.. bowl a slower one...
Drain the ball of its speed...
If the ball doesn't reach the bat, there's no way he can hit it for a six.
I tried everything but...
he still hits every ball for a six!
Ali?
Come on Ali...
Ishaan is here to watch you play.
Champ...
These marbles won't live to see another day!
Hey... give me those marbles.
Listen...
I'll play one over, that's it.
If I hit sixes, those marbles are mine.
Yeah... and how many sixes will you hit?
Six.
What a shot!
Sometimes weakness can lead to headaches...
might be a simple case of low blood pressure.
Lack of hydration and poor diet can also act as a trigger.
We will do a couple of scans.
He should be fine, don't worry.
But doctor, he hit ME for three sixes one after another.
Some people are naturally gifted...
a speeding ball appears as big as a football to them.
You can call it hyper-reflex...
hand-eye coordination...
or God's gift.
Three sixes in a row!
It's not a mean feat...
there's something about him.
Look at this...
Have you even heard a word of what I've said?
Take a look...
read it...
An airconditioned mall...
buyers get possession next January.
There's an early bird discount too.
Another shop?
Why go for another one?
What's wrong with this?
There's nothing wrong.
Did I say anything?
Ish, listen to me...
Malls are the future.
Mark my words, in a few years every thing will be sold in malls.
Malls are the game changer.
Ish, there's a 20% discount...
Oh really? But they're not free, are they?
Govi...
We've barely begun this business, why take unnecessary risks?
You are so negative!
Rot here all your life.
Give it back!
Hey!
Omi...
Wow...
Hello, uncle...
sit...
Wow!
Not bad!
I like what you've done to this place.
Uncle, haven't seen you in a while.
We were campaigning all over Gujarat.
I got some Lord's blessings... for everyone.
Sir...
mind if I...
Careful, it's loaded.
Parekhji gave it... for protection.
Politics is a tricky game...
The more you help people, the more enemies you make.
Omi, what have you been up to?
Come over to the party office...
Sorry, uncle, haven't had time to breathe.
You know... setting up a new business...
Next week the senior party members are coming to town.
You must come...
in fact, all of you should.
Enroll yourselves at the party office.
Of course, we will.
You guys need to be more pro-active now...
the youth is the future of this country.
What the--
You take care...
See you.
Have you lost it?
I don't have time for this stupid politics.
Stupid politics?
You think we'd get this shop if it weren't for uncle?
And what's he asking for?
Just to attend the function.
That's why I said we should buy the shop at the mall.
At least we won't owe anyone anything!
Do this, do that...
Objection!
My dear friend... even if we buy a new shop...
we'll still need a training ground?
Exactly!
I think we should just go along with uncle.
I have a better idea!
At least listen to me...
hear me out.
Why don't we...
give him a tambourine, wear a skirt and dance to his tunes!
What do you have against my uncle?
We're paying him rent, aren't we!
My uncle has really helped us.
So have we.
Chill, you guys!
Why do you always talk about your uncle?
Enough!
The mall will work out and so will Parekhji...
Tomorrow is Sunday.
So?
'Tomorrow is Sunday, a day to drink away!'
Why? What's the big occasion?
You won the lottery?
You bloody Miser!
Don't stop us!
I will pay from my share...
That's for the shop.
Sit down!
Back off!
Ishaan...
take my share too.
Well, the Sabarmati Sports Club has enough in its coffers...
to sponsor your cheap beers.
Here's a grand!
The miser is on board! Yay!!
But we can't do this every month.
Absolutely!
Let me take care of this.
Give it back.
There, he's back to his calculations.
Smell this my friend...
much better than your wads of cash.
Even to get here, you need a piece of that wad.
Shhh...
no more talk of cash.
Let me enjoy the breeze.
I'm with you, bro!
I should make a note of it.
You guys are so goddamn drunk!
Who is drunk?
Look...
See I can walk in a straight line.
Walking is fine...
but can you run in a straight line?
Yes, sir!
Go for it!
This is the good life.
Tell me...
Omi...
When you become a hotshot politician...
what's the first thing that you'll do?
I'll open a sports academy for you.
'Ishaan Bhatt Sports Academy'
Only for those who can't make it beyond the local league.
What do you mean?
Did you hear that?
Cut it out, man!
Everyone knows how biased the selection process is.
Exactly!
He is still the best player in our district.
That's like saying Vidya is the 'Julia Roberts' of our district.
World famous in our neighbourhood.
Listen, Govi...
her exams are coming up...
you need to help her out with her math.
But I teach kids.
You scored a century in your board exams...
Cent percent.
You'll dojust fine.
Now friends, let's step on the gas...
Let's hit it!
I hate Math.
Huh?
Huh, that's all?
If I had my way, I'd drop Math from the syllabus. Just like that.
The world of numbers is magical.
You can fit the entire universe in the digits from 0 to 9.
Huh?
Once you get a hang of them, you'll start to enjoy.
Yuck! Enjoy?
Everytime I hear the word 'Math', I feel like throwing up.
Just say the word and...
see what I mean?
Preeti! My best friend.
Switch it off. No mobile phones when I'm teaching.
Just a minute!
Switch it off.
Naseer Hashmi? He is a member of uncle's rival political party.
Relax! You're not here to ask for his vote.
Sir...
Ali has been blessed by God.
We don't know the extent of his talent yet.
Let's begin with his fitness and training and...
in a few years, he will be playing for the state, I assure you.
But, son...
cricket coaching is meant for the rich.
No one will even acknowledge him...
Oh come on!
Rich or poor, makes no difference to talent.
Trust us, we'll take care of everything.
What's going on?
Dad, Ali stole my marbles.
Now he's had it!
Who knows what else he has stolen!
Ali...
I won those marbles from him.
I don't want to hear a thing.
Get out right now!
Where are the marbles?
I don't have them.
He's lying!
Sir...
Are you talking about these marbles?
I found them in this corner.
I have given up...
I can't take it anymore.
Don't worry, sir. He is just a kid.
Look at Omi...
He was a terror round the block!
Panditji didn't know what to do with him...
Look at him now!! Managing his own shop.
Panditji?
Pandit Shastri, the head priest of Someshwar Temple, is Omi's father.
Hmm... I know him.
Bittoo Joshi...
isn't he the trustee of the temple?
He is my uncle.
He helped us with the training centre.
Interesting!
So my son will...
learn from Bittoo's cronies?
We are nobody's cronies, sir.
Children from all over town come to us for training.
We treat everyone the same.
It's alright...
Our political party doesn't believe in divide and rule.
But...
I suggest you ask him yourself.
Ali...
You still owe me 3 sixes.
See you at the nets tomorrow?.
7 o'clock sharp!
He's shy.
Pull it...
Tighter!
Reverse.
Do the same there.
So, Ali...
how's it going?
Look what I got for you.
Here... this will protect you.
And...
keep this too.
This will...
this will ensure your family tree continues.
Listen...
He just hits on the leg-side.
Seam pointing left, shiny side right.
Try bowling an out-swinger.
Go on.
Start.
Well bowled...
Nice ball.
60 degree...
angle A, B and...
May I come in, sir?
What?
Thank you.
Ali...
What are the two sides of the pitch called?
Give me a few minutes, this is very important.
What are the two sides of the pitch called?
Come on, Ali. It's simple.
For a right-handed batsman, his right side is called 'off'...
and his left side is called 'on'.
Just a minute.
It's very important...
Ali, look here.
You always play in one corner of the ground.
The right side is blocked...
with apartments and...
That's why you always hit the ball on the 'on' side.
Your 'off' side game is weak.
What if the off-side is opened?
Mid-off...
Cover...
Point...
Gully...
How will you play?
It's simple. If the ball is on the off-side...
Off drive...
If the ball is away from the cover...
Cover drive...
If the ball is pitched short...
Back-foot drive...
If the ball is outside the off-stump...
use your wrist to hit a square cut through the gully.
And if a similar ball is pitched a little full...
Square drive.
Govi, understood?
We need to crack his offside!
Are you done?
Yeah.
Good.
Take a break, guys!
The kid's got no stamina at all.
And both Coach and Prof are breathing down on him!
Come on Romeo!
I'll tell you when you really need stamina...
once you get married...
Where's the blackboard duster?
I'm tired! Let's take a break.
Let's solve this last one... 10 minutes more...
Please! My brain is jammed.
Fine.
So...
So... nothing.
Tell me about your other subjects?
You hate all of them? Or is Math your special enemy?
I think I have a soft corner for Biology.
At least, it's about living things. Things you can see... feel...
This is your skin... the epidermis...
did you feel that?
I can touch it, stroke it!
When I draw a diagram, I know it exists in real life.
Math is like an imaginary goblin...
For example...
can you ever touch a bell curve?
How's it going, professor?
You look harrowed.
No...
Don't give up. You'll get there... Eventually!
Okay, listen...
I'm very excited about Ali's breakthrough.
Once we fix his 'offside' problem, think about it...
he can then play both sides of the crease.
And he won't need to hit every ball out of the stadium.
Excuse me...
You are disturbing my class, please take your commentary outside!
What's got into her?
Unbelievable, Vidya!
If you study with this devotion, you will win the Nobel prize!
And I'll have to wait in queue to get your book signed!
Never seen such devotion to the books..
Carry on, I'll see you guys.
What are you doing next Thursday?
Let's go somewhere.
I'm free between 2 and 4 pm.
I'll tell my folks that I need to go to town to buy books.
Nothing to worry about.
Please think up an alibi and don't be late.
I don't want any excuses, please!
Here comes the marble champ!
You are late!
Kit up.
Hey... pyjama boy!
And the balls are out of the stadium... it's a sixer!
Break it up!
First you come late for practice and then get into a scrap.
Come on, get ready, quickly!
Ali, listen, no shots on the leg-side today.
Otherwise 5 laps of the ground.
Pintoo, come here...
bowl an out-swinger.
Only concentrate on your off.
Don't take your eyes off the ball... focus!
Didn't you hear what I've been telling you?
Are you deaf? Or are you an ass?
Duffer!
I need to leave early today.
Why?
There's a marble tournament in my block today.
Why are you following me around?
Go, take guard at the crease.
You can't hit a single ball on the off...
but its important to go to that damn marble tournament.
It's the final today.
I don't believe this,
To hell with your final!
We're working day and night to get you trained...
what are you going to achieve by playing marbles?
And what have you achieved?
What did you say?
What?
What have you achieved?
Did you see his attitude?
How does one teach them discipline?
It has to be give and take...
I can't do everything on my own.
Just because you are working with kids, you can't behave like one.
Get a handle on things..
But you know...
he shouldn't have said that to Ishaan.
I have nothing personal against him.
All I want is for him to become a great cricketer...
while all he wants to do is play marbles.
Ish...
You have to see this through, at least for yourself!
Get it?
Don't quit again.
I want a shuttlecock.
Come here.
Don't worry!
15 rupees.
Have you noticed that the other boys bully him?
He probably gets frustrated. Give him some time.
What's this?
7 rupees?
Go get the rest.
I shouldn't have hit him.
It's ok!
Go on!
Here. Take this.
Here, go play.
What the hell...
Deduct it from my share.
Ish, you're an idiot!
Ali will come back... no?
Give me 8 rupees.
I want 8 rupees.
Hassan bhai?
Yes.
Hassan bhai, this is Govind...
Yes...
4 o'clock is fine.
Okay.
A sports shop here?
In this cowshed?
This place stinks of poop!
Can it get any worse?!
It's right next to the toilet!
This is the only site that suits your budget.
Loosen your purse a bit...
I'll show you a better site.
You don't need to pay to look, you can decide later.
There is no problem in checking it out, right?
This is perfect!
Now we're talking.. This is amazing!
Imagine...
Here, we'll have the reception...
bay windows on both sides...
the rest we'll leave open... sparse furniture...
we'll use artificial grass for the flooring...
and on that wall a mounted TV.
There we'll plonk our couch...
Three seater... For the important matches... finals.
As if it were a stadium.
A new millennium sophisticated shop.
Somebody speak to this Scrooge!
We aren't opening a vegetable mart.
Location is everything!
We can't do one of those, 'buy one, get one cowshed free' deals.
What are you doing?
We don't have an option.
We can't afford the mortgage.
We don't even have enough to apply for a bank loan.
Nobody's going to trust us with such a big loan.
You told me that we should think everything through.
That's what I'm doing.
It's not possible.
Damn!
How much do we need to show for the bank loan?
500,000.00
You want me to ask uncle?
Have you lost it?
A loan to get another loan?
Hello sir...
the window front shop?
Everybody wants a piece of that.
I'm with a client right now,
call me in half.
Tell him no, Hassan bhai.
Tell him it's gone.
Fantastic Govi!
That's my man!!
Wait a minute...
you have to convince your uncle.
He will.
Will your uncle agree?
Don't worry, I'll manage him.
Not those books again!
We'll go through them..in good time.
Not now please...
Finish your pizza, it's getting late.
What's wrong? Why are you in a hurry?
Why do you keep running from me? I don't bite...
Why can't we be friends?
The probability is minimum...
Why?
What do you mean 'minimum'
I want reasons.
I can give you four!
One, I'm your teacher.
Two, you are my best friend's sister.
Three, you are way younger than me.
Four, and most important of all...
you are a girl.
The magic of numbers!
It never ceases to amaze!
I suggest...
you should have a back-up friend...
just in case.
Back-up friend?
Of course!
I mean, Ish, Omi and you have been close friends...
like since you were sperm!
What if you have a fall-out with them? Then you might need a back-up friend.
To share your feelings...
Will you... share?
Vidya, I want to expand this business, no matter what it takes.
By next year, we have to buy a shop in the mall.
But the shop we liked is...
beyond our reach.
It's futile trying to explain it to Ish and Omi.
I don't know what's going to happen.
Something will work out.
Promise me the day you get the shop...
you'll show it to me first.
Would you like something sweet now?.
His Highness bunked school today!
With every passing day, he is becoming more and more stubborn.
You ran away from cricket practice?! Now you're going to get it!
He is just a kid, uncle.
Schools can be quite a bore at his age.
But he needs to focus on one thing at least.
What about cricket?
Is he working hard at the nets?
He doesn't need to...
he was born to play cricket.
He can slam sixes and fours with his eyes shut.
The bowlers are terrified of him.
On the on-side, he plays like a god!
His off-side is a little weak, but we are working on that.
You should come and see him at the nets one day.
Can I see him for a minute?
Thank you!
Ali?
You still angry with me, Marble Champ?
I'm sorry about that day.
Ali...
Hassan Sheikh?
Why go through him?
There's that Kantilal Shah on Satellite Road...
He'll be perfect.
But Omi... the location of our shop is amazing, isn't it?
The bank has also done due diligence. So why complicate matters...
But...
Convince your uncle.
How does it matter to him whether we go with Mr. Sheikh or booty-shake?
Okay.
Okay?
Uncle, the location is amazing...
and the bank has also done due diligence.
It's really good.
As you wish, son...
Vishwas!
500,000.00
Well done, my boy!
Go ahead... count it...
it is 500,000!
It's time to celebrate!
Here, we'll have the reception...
we'll use artificial grass for the flooring...
the rest we'll leave sparse...
and a wall mounted TV over there.
Here we'll have a three seater couch...
I'm thinking something like that...
What do you think?
Damn! The pages are stuck!
Go to the next one.
Govi...
take a look...
Come on!
What?
Sorry buddy, I'm getting late for practice.
You go ahead and watch it.
I have to go.
Don't wander too much, you might get lost.
First check the field setting thoroughly.
Vidya, I'm leaving for work.
It's all about timing.
Look for the gap...
and smash the ball right through it!
Wait here.
That's the way!
Now pull...
Come on, Omi... buck up!
And cut it!
Come on, Omi... you can do it!
He's cut it. That's how its done!
You lost to a 12 year old.
Shame on you, Omi Shastri!
Let's go for that one now.
Whose team are you on?
You can't handle the string or what?
Mom...
Let's get out.
- Where are you going? - Go out in the open.
I'll join you...
Our shop...
We've lost everything...
Get a grip, Govi.
Come on, Govi...
Brother...
When will Naseer uncle be back from Surat?
Can't get through to him, the phone lines are all down.
This place is not safe for the children.
How long can we go on like this?
Everything will be alright.
There's no need to worry, okay?
The senior leaders of the party are leaving for Bhuj...
and I have to join them.
- Vishwas... - Yes!
I want you to take charge here.
- Don't worry! - Omi!
Omi, lend Vishwas a hand.
- Okay? - Yes, uncle.
Let him be with you...