India Synopsis
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.
The 2009–2011 India Window
192 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. I Am Kalam sits at position #12.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Am Kalam premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #311 of 1,983 India films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #79 of 648 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, English |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | October 15, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1805263 |