Selection Day (Netflix Fri 28 Dec 2018, Mohammad Samad, Yash Shashank Dholye)

Based on Aravind Adiga’s novel of the same name, Selection Day is a coming-of-age drama about two brothers who are raised by their strict, obsessive father to be star cricket players in India.

It’s a moving story about ambition, love, acceptance and finding your own path. The cast includes Mahesh Manjrekar (Slumdog Millionaire, Kaante), Ratna Pathak Shah (Love Per Square Foot, Lipstick Under My Burkha), Rajesh Tailang (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Mukkabaaz) and introduces newcomers Yash Dholye and Mohammad Samad as brothers Radha and Manju Kumar.

production details
India | Netflix – AKFC – Seven Stories | x50 minutes | Broadcast from Friday 28 December 2018

Producers: Anand Tucker, Anil Kapoor
Novel: Aravind Adiga

cast
Mahesh Manjrekar
Mohammad Samad as Manju Kumar
Rajesh Tailang
Ratna Pathak Shah
Yash Dholye as Radha Kumar

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