Bollywood calling for Men in White
Posted on Dec 28, 2007 at 11:51 | Updated Dec 28, 2007 at 12:40
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Mumbai: In India nothing sells better than the men in white flannels. So who is surprised that the Hindi film industry has been dangling mouth-watering offers to cricket’s speed jets, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar?
Even the taciturn Gautam Gambhir has been cooed over by the showbiz industry for an astronomical amount. Some time last year it was reported that Anil Kumble was keen to associate himself with a Raj Kaushal banner that had cricket as its backdrop.
Several Indian cricketers in the past flirted briefly with filmdom. After all Indians do not cease to make style icons and sex symbols of their visored heroes. Have a splendid first season and you are fast-tracked to the ad world. Come to think of it, cinema is a natural progression.
It is not known to many that the charismatic Salim Durrani, who starred with Parveen Babi in B R Ishaara’s Charitra, was the first choice to play the lead role in Sharmilee and Pakeezah.
Sunil Gavaskar made a special appearance in a Marathi film Svali Premachi, although it was clear that he wouldn’t take to the big screen as his second vocation. The Little Master also made guest appearances in the Naseeruddin Shah starrer Malamaal, and another Marathi film Zakol.
Much was expected of Sandeep Patil who was paired opposite Poonam Dhilon in Kabhi Ajnabi The. However it was the film’s villain Syed Kirmani who stole the thunder with his bald pate and wicked glint.
Likewise Ajay Jadeja’s debut film Khel and Vinod Kambli’s B-grade flick Annarth sank without a trace.
Kapil Dev made a fleeting appearance in Nagesh Kukunoor’s Iqbal, adding to the elite list of Indian cricketers who have appeared in a Hindi film.
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