Hoop Like This

Hoop Like This opens in theaters on May 9, 2026. The film documents the world's first professional Indian basketball team and the particular pressures — emotional and physical — that accompany their pursuit of a historic achievement. Central to the story is a structural tension within Indian sports: because India does not permit dual citizenship, generations of elite athletes of Indian heritage born or naturalized elsewhere have been ineligible to represent the national team across any sport. The film examines how that policy shapes the players, the team, and what it means to compete under an Indian banner.