I Am Kalam 13 years old

I Am Kalam

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.

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I Am Kalam Cast

Name Character
Gulshan Grover He was 55, now 68 years old as Bhati
Harsh Mayar He was 12, now 26 years old as Chhotu/Kalam
Beatrice Ordeix as Lucy
Pitobash Tripathy as Laptan
Hussan Saad as Kunver Ranvijay Singh

I Am Kalam Crew

Name Department
Nila Madhab Panda as Director. He was 36 (now 50) years old Directing
Nila Madhab Panda as Writer. He was 36 (now 50) years old Writing
Sanjay Chauhan as Writer. He was 48 (now 62) years old Writing
Deepak Venkateshan as Writer. Writing
I Am Kalam poster
I Am Kalam (13 years)

  • Release day: Friday, October 15, 2010
  • Runtime: 88 minutes