Meet the makers of a new film about a forgotten cricket icon

Co-produced by Tigmanshu Dhulia, it picks up where a book left off, to tell the story of an early hero: the sidelined Dalit bowling whiz Palwankar Baloo.

Who was India’s first great cricketer?

In the popular discourse, two names tussle for that title. There was Colonel Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II (1872-1933), Maharaja of Nawanagar, better known as Ranji; a batsman of great repute. And Colonel Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (1895-1967), independent India’s first cricket captain; a dashing, 6’ 2” tall batsman who could hit sixes at will.

Many argue that Ranji should not be considered at all. He played almost exclusively in England, and almost always refused