I Am Kalam

Chhotu is an uneducated but bright young village kid whose mother drops him off to work at a dhaba owned by an old acquaintance on the outskirts of a small town in Rajasthan. With his toothy smile and his affable manners, Chhotu quickly wins the affection of his boss Bhati and the foreign tourists who visit the dhaba. In between his daily responsibilities of washing the dishes and serving the patrons, Chhotu pores over his books, nursing the seemingly impossible dream of getting an education. On learning through a television news broadcast that the country's then-President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam funded his own schooling by selling newspapers, Chhotu rechristens himself Kalam and discovers a role model to look up to.

Cast:
Gulshan Grover (Bhati)
Harsh Mayar (Chhotu / Kalam)
Hussan Saad (Kunver Ranvijay Singh)
Beatrice Ordeix (Lucy)

Director: Nila Madhab Panda
Writer: Sanjay Chauhan, Deepak Venkateshan
Runtime: 88 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: Hindi
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2010