New Delhi: Is baseball similar to cricket? Director Craig Gillespie tries to draw the comparison between the two popular games in his new film 'Million Dollar Arm'. Featuring 'Mad Men' actor Jon Hamm in the lead role, the film is a biographical story of sports agent J.B. Bernstein who discovers two baseball pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel through a reality show competition in India.
The film also features 'Life Of Pi' star Suraj Sharma and 'Slumdog Millionaire' actror Mayur Mittal as the two Indians who are selected by Haam to play baseball in America. The film has been shot in India and America and also features actor Pitobash Tripathy in a pivotal role.
By the looks of the trailer, it looks strikingly similar to 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Will it be able to create the same magic? Shomini Sen of IBNLive.com is inside the theater to live tweet the sports drama.3:09 PM #MillionDollarArm tweet review in a bit. Stay tuned.
3:18 PM Life of Pi star Suraj Sharma is back on the silver screen in #MillionDollarArm. The film also stars Mad Men actor Jon Hamm.
3:23 PM A sports agent's desperation leads him to India to observe and learn more about a game that he hates. #MillionDollarArm
3:31 PM Indians love honking. I don't know why, it never helps. #TrueStory #MillionDollarArm
3:49 PM The film smartly makes fun of India's obsession for America and the west's obsession for Taj Mahal. #MillionDollarArm
4:01 PM Its interesting that how we Indians find the smallest of the reasons to sing, dance and celebrate. Unique to our culture. #MillionDollarArm
4:12 PM @pitobash as the Indian baseball coach is quite endearing. #MillionDollarArm
4:14 PM First half of #MillionDollarArm is breezy and nice.
4:41 PM Mayur Mittal and Suraj Sharma are talented actors. Wonder why they aren't doing any Bollywood films. #MillionDollarArm
4:58 PM Some scenes are quite similar to Slumdog Millionaire. Guess it serves as a template for such Indo-American films. #MillionDollarArm
5:14 PM Veteran actor Alen Arkin makes a charming cameo in the film. #MillionDollarArm
5:22 PM #MillionDollarArm is full of hope and positivity.
5:25 PM #MillionDollarArm is a story about dreams coming true and hard work.
5:25 PM Based on a true incident which changed the fate of two Indian athletes, #MillionDollarArm is a story about dreams coming true and hard work.
5:25 PM The film may not leave a lump in your throat but manages to put a smile on your face. #MillionDollarArm
5:26 PM Thanks for being with us throughout the tweet review of #MillionDollarArm. More movie news coming up.
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