I Am Kalam
2010 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 5,038 VOTES · DIR. Nila Madhab Panda
Overview
The film celebrates the survival of the human spirit against overwhelming odds and highlights the need for underprivileged children's education. Its a film based on former indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and is aimed at inspiring the poor to educate their children. Written by DaGambit Chhotu's peasant village is ruined by drought, so his ma drops the boy with uncle Bhati, who runs a tea stand at the city outskirts. Clever Chottu, who calls himself Kalam after the self-made Indian president, soon outsmarts uncle's adult assistant and makes friends with the loneliest boy in the palace, now a hotel, a prince his age.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,012 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:33 WiII you pIay it, Chhotu?
00:05:57 I'm gratefuI, Sardarji. - Come.
00:10:16 Your highness, there is a foreign guest. .
00:14:45 HeIIo. - HeIIo.
00:18:07 You made it?
00:21:27 Your tea. . your chips. - Gracias!
00:25:07 Second, good education.
00:32:01 Then, good promise.
00:35:28 Merci. HeIIo Laptan. .
00:38:50 Kareena, Bipasha or Aishwarya? Who wouId be the best for me?
00:41:14 Your Highness, the other heritage hoteIs have. .
00:43:28 Where do you keep disappearing? There's so much work here.
00:45:59 Don't worry.
00:51:14 No Karni Mata tempIe.
00:54:00 She's offering to take me to DeIhi and put me in a schooI there.
00:57:25 But you wiII be quite grown up by then !
01:00:22 Oh ! It's become a poem!
01:04:33 Just Iet me be in peace.
01:10:07 KaIam Says so.
01:12:57 It's decided then.
01:15:56 Chhotu wants a name of his own. .
01:20:02 KaIam is not a thief. I gave him those things.
01:22:37 Give it to me, I wiII deIiver it.
01:28:17 ''SmaII fists are hoIding happiness. ''
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,012
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:02:33
Final line01:28:17
Production Record
DirectorNila Madhab Panda
LanguageHindi
IMDb votes5,038