As FIFA World Cup fever has engulfed fans in India, here are some Indian films that captured the love for the sport 
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From Jhund to Sudani from Nigeria, here are 10 Indian football films

As FIFA World Cup fever has engulfed fans in India, here are some Indian films that captured the love for the sport

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Jhund: The Nagraj Manjule's directorial featuring Amitabh Bachchan is based on the life of Vijay Base, the founder of Slum Soccer NGO, who trains slum boys
Bigil: Directed by Atlee, the film stars Vijay as a footballer-cum-local don who ends up training the women's football team. And of course, Cup Mukkiyam Bigilu has now become a pop-culture reference
Sudani from Nigeria: The National Award-winning film tells a heart-warming story of the bonding between a Nigerian football player and Malappuram's local football club manager (Soubin Shahir)
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal: Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the sports drama starring John Abraham shows how the coach of Southhall United Football Club steers a disorganised team to success
Penalty: Directed by Shubham Singh, the film follows a footballer, hailing from Manipur, who desires to make his way into the national team
Jada: The sports horror film is about a promising footballer from North Chennai who is on a mission to avenge the death of his childhood sports hero and lead his team to play Sevens Football
Lee: Directed by Prabhu Solomon, the film revolves around Lee, played by Sibi, and his happy-go-lucky friends, aspiring football players in the college, coached by Butthiran (Prakash Raj)
Daas: The romantic action film features Jayam Ravi as a football player. It is directed by Babu Yogeswaran
Enakku 20 Unakku 18: The coming-of-age romantic comedy features Shriya Saran as student-cum- football coach, Reshma. She trains Shridar's (Tarun Kumar) football team for inter-college tournaments

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