Sachin: A Billion Dreams

Sachin: A Billion Dreams

2017 · 139 min · ★ 7.4 · Documentary, Drama

Sachin Tendulkar plays himself in this sports-docudrama that traces the life and times of one of the world’s biggest cricket phenomenas.​

Directed by James Erskine · Written by Sivakumar Ananth

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