Shubhangi Shekhar To Direct Basketball Feature Doc ‘Hoop Like This’, Musician Nav To Exec Produce

NBA Champion Jeremy Lin, ESPN Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania and Ghosts star Utkarsh Ambudkar are all set to appear in a new basketball feature documentary. The trio are part of Hoop Like This, which tells the story of the world’s first professional Indian basketball team. The film explores the emotional and physical demands placed on these athletes as they pursue history. India does not allow dual citizenship, meaning generations of elite athletes of Indian heritage have been ineligible to represent the national team across all sports. The Brown Ballers are the first true Dream Team of Indian basketball – 12 players who risk their careers, reputations, and identities to rewrite the rules of who belongs in the game.

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