Real Kashmir Football Club earns International Emmy nomination

Real Kashmir Football Club has been nominated in the Drama Series category at the 2026 International Emmy Awards, placing the SonyLIV series among four titles competing in the category. The nomination recognizes a drama inspired by the story of the football club in Jammu and Kashmir, and does not establish whether the series will win the award. The nominees named alongside Real Kashmir Football Club are A Thousand Blows, Carême and Menem. The International Emmy nomination announcement identified the series in the Drama Series category. The sources do not report an award result. The show stars Manav Kaul and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. It follows two men who join forces to build a professional football team in Kashmir, with the story extending beyond sport to include the people and challenges of the Valley. The series was released on SonyLIV in December 2025. Kaul said he was at a Paris airport when he received a congratulatory message and initially did not understand what it referred to. He said he then contacted the makers. According to his account, the director, Mahesh Mathai, wondered whether the message was a scam; Kaul said he confirmed the nomination on the official Emmy page.