Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Sachin A Billion Dreams
Sachin: A Billion Dreams
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Erskine
Written byJames Erskine
Sivakumar Ananth
Starring
CinematographySudeep Chatterjee
Edited byDeepa Bhatia
Music bySongs:
A. R. Rahman
Background Score:
A. R. Rahman
Qutub-E-Kripa
Production
companies
200 NotOut Productions and Carnival Motion Pictures
Distributed byAA Films
Cineestan AA Distributors
Release date
  • May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguagesMarathi
Hindi
English
Budget₹39 crore[1]
Box officeest.76.86 crore (US$9.2 million)[2]

Sachin: A Billion Dreams is a 2017 Indian trilingual documentary sports film directed by James Erskine and produced by Ravi Bhagchandka and Shrikant Bhasi under the banners 200 NotOut Productions and Carnival Motion Pictures. The film is a documentary on the life of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.[3][4][5][6][7] It captures Tendulkar's cricket and personal life in substantial detail, as well as reveals a few aspects of his life which have never been heard of or seen before.[8]

The film is simultaneously shot in Marathi, Hindi and English[9] and was released on 26 May 2017, along with the dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu.[10] This film was declared tax free in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Odisha.[11] The film was an average grosser at the box office.[1]

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  5. ^ "Sachin and Arjun, the father-son duo share silver screen in upcoming biopic of the 'God of Cricket'". jagran.com. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Sachin - A Billion Dreams - Latest News, Videos, Photos - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. ^ Aggarwal, Shreeda. "'Mark the Date!': Sachin Tendulkar Biopic to Release on 26 May". The Quint. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  8. ^ "About SACHIN - A Billion Dreams Film". sachinbilliondreams. com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  9. ^ Correspondent, Special (23 May 2017). "The film is about my real journey: Tendulkar". The Hindu. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' to release in five languages including Marathi and Tamil - The Economic Times". Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. ^ "'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' made tax-free in Odisha".