I Am Kalam is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film produced by Smile Foundation and directed by Nila Madhab Panda, cinematography by Mohana Krishna. The character of Chhotu has been performed by Harsh Mayar. The film was screened in the market section at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2010. It has been showcased in various film festivals and has received many awards and honours. The film was screened retrospective on 17 August 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.
Plot
A poor boy (Harsh Mayar) derives inspiration from the former President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. He then decides to change his name to Kalam and harbours a dream of meeting the visionary.
Cast
Harsh Mayar as Chhotu/Kalam
Hussan Saad as Prince Ranvijay
Gulshan Grover as Bhati, Dhaba owner
Beatrice Ordeix (French actress) as Lucy
Pitobash Tripathy as Laptan
Meena Mir as Chhotu’s mother
Suresh Acharya as Lakha’s assistant
Biswajeet Bal as Sukha Singh
Rajat Bhalla as Police Havaldar
Garima Bharadwaj as Rani Sa
Sanjay Chauhan as Raja Rudra Pratap Singh
S.D. Chouhan as Ranvijay’s worker
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.