'Iqbal' the film, is a passionate journey that follows a deaf and mute village boy's dream to enter the prestigious Indian Cricket Team. Iqbal (Shreyas Talpade) has a natural gift, a talent for bowling in great speed, which he hones in his father's farmland by practicing voraciously. In his craving for learning the art of bowling, he is helped initially by the local team's coach (Girish Karnad). Later he gradually discovers and revels in the magic of training by a drunkard in the village (Naseeruddin Shah) who actually is a veteran cricketer.