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.
Comedy + Drama in India
292 India titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding I Am Kalam itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 69 other India films in 2010.
The 797th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 60% of India films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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 |