Eleven) is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language period epic sports action film written and directed by Arun Roy in his directorial debut.
The film is based on the historical events leading to the football match between Mohun Bagan and East Yorkshire Regiment on 29 July 1911, a time when India was under the British rule.
The film explores a parallel theme of an underground revolution brimming underneath following the Partition of Bengal in 1905 and the hanging of Khudiram Bose for attempting to kill Kingsford in 1908.
Nagendra (Shankar Chakraborty) leads a group of young freedom fighters in a fight to eliminate high-ranking British officers with indigenous bombs and fire-arms without harming the old, the women and the children.
The preparation towards the final match spans a major slice of the film including family and personal hurdles the team members face.
He gives Abhilash a clean chit though the officers who visit him at the hospital urge him to pronounce the Indian team player's kick as intentional.
Her reactions on the field where she sits on the British side and when Mohun Bagan scores each goal, she begins to fan herself rapidly to express her joy.
Indraneel Ghosh's art direction reproduces the period with old mansions and homes with brick walls with the plaster peeling off, the roadside shop selling hot fritters, the college staff room, the prison cell with amazing accuracy.
Mayukh-Moinak's music is very good but the background score by Arijit Singh is a bit too loud drowning the ambient sounds and the dialogue at some places.