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| Directed by | Mitali Ghoshal
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| Produced by | Mitali Ghoshal, Surya Sinha |
| Starring | Barun Sobti Rajit Kapur Panchi Bora Rajesh Sharma |
| Cinematography | Ranjan Palit & Amit Singh |
| Edited by | Ajay Sharma |
| Music by | Amartya Ray and Amartya Bobo Rahut
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi
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22 Yards is a 2018 Indian sports drama film starring Barun Sobti, Rajit Kapur, Panchi Bora and Rajesh Sharma.[1][2] The film has been directed by sports journalist turned filmmaker Mitali Ghoshal.[3] The film premiered at the 2018 Bay Area South Asian Film Festival and was released theatrically on 15 March 2019.[4]Template:Dead link The trailer of the film was launched by Sourav Ganguly.[5]
Plot
22 Yards is about a successful sports agent and his fall from grace. The film delves into the commercial aspects of sports. Barun Sobti plays the lead, a cricket enthusiast and a talent manager.[6]
Cast
- Barun Sobti as Ron Sen
- Amartya Ray as Shome Ray
- Panchi Bora as Shonali
- Rajit Kapur as Dr. Zahid Khan
- Rajesh Sharma as Ravi Khanna
- Chaiti Ghoshal as Trishna Ray
- Geetika Tyagi as Rica Sahay
Release and reception
22 Yards had its world premiere at the inaugural Bay Area South Asian Film Festival (BASAFF 2018) where Barun Sobti bagged the Best Actor (Feature) award.[7] The film was slated to release on 22 February 2019, but was then pushed back to 15 March 2019.[8]
The official trailer of the film was released on 18 January 2019.[9]
Critical response
Nandini Ramnath in Scroll.in writes, "Barun Sobti scores in a familiar cricketing tale of failure and redemption."[10]
News 18 gave the movie two stars out of five and wrote 'an average film that gives a simplistic insight in to the crafty world of Cricket'.[11]
Soundtrack
Template:Infobox album The music of the film has been composed by Amartya Ray and Amartya Bobo Rahut while the lyrics have been written by Amartya Ray and Siddhant Kaushal. Template:Tracklist
References
- ↑ Barun Sobti in 22 Yards(18 January 2019).
- ↑ Barun Sobti in 22 Yards(16 January 2019).
- ↑ Mitali Ghosla directs 22 Yards(17 January 2019). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Barun Sobti plays a sports manager in 22 Yards trailer(17 January 2019).
- ↑ Barun Sobti wins at BASAFF(22 September 2018).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtoi - ↑ 22 Yards - Official Trailer|Barun Sobti Amartya Ray & Panchi Bora|Mitali Ghosal. Zee Music Company on YouTube(17 January 2019). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ '22 Yards' movie review: Barun Sobti scores in a familiar cricketing tale of failure and redemption, Ramnath, Nandini. Scroll.in(15 March 2019). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ 22 Yards Movie Review: This Barun Sobti Film is Skilfully Mounted Except for the Initial Stage. News18(2019-03-15). Retrieved 2020-07-07.