Coming year will see cricket and cricketers getting prominence in Bollywood.
Barring Lagaan, so far, the films about cricket and cricketers like All-Rounder, Awwal Number, Victory and Patiala House have not had much luck at the boxoffice. The John Abraham-David Dhawan's collaboration over cricket in Hook Ya Crook got shelved.
Now, in a bid to bring cricket seriously into cinema, two bio-pics on two legendary cricketers are being shot almost simultaneously by different producers.
While Ekta Kapoor's bio-pic on Mohammad Azhrauddin to be directed by Tony D'Souza, focuses extensively on the controversial chapters from the cricketer's life, including the death of his son and the separation from wife actress Sangeeta Bijalani, the Dhoni bio-pic directed by Neeraj Gupta more on the cricketer's rise from a player in Jharkhand to the captain of the Indian team.
Says a source close to the Dhoni bio-pic, "A lot of Dhoni's saga was written in the playing field. Sushant Singh Rajput has to practice hard to look convincing playing like Dhoni, whereas, Emraan didn't need to become an expert cricketer to play Azhar bhai, as the film will focus more on his life than game."
Says a source, "As far as knowing Dhoni and Azhar Bhai is concerned, Sushant has an advantage as he has met Dhoni a number of times."
Would the two cricket bio-pics break the jinx on films related to cricket and cricketers?end
Barring Lagaan, so far, the films about cricket and cricketers like All-Rounder, Awwal Number, Victory and Patiala House have not had much luck at the boxoffice. The John Abraham-David Dhawan's collaboration over cricket in Hook Ya Crook got shelved.
Now, in a bid to bring cricket seriously into cinema, two bio-pics on two legendary cricketers are being shot almost simultaneously by different producers.
While Ekta Kapoor's bio-pic on Mohammad Azhrauddin to be directed by Tony D'Souza, focuses extensively on the controversial chapters from the cricketer's life, including the death of his son and the separation from wife actress Sangeeta Bijalani, the Dhoni bio-pic directed by Neeraj Gupta more on the cricketer's rise from a player in Jharkhand to the captain of the Indian team.
Says a source close to the Dhoni bio-pic, "A lot of Dhoni's saga was written in the playing field. Sushant Singh Rajput has to practice hard to look convincing playing like Dhoni, whereas, Emraan didn't need to become an expert cricketer to play Azhar bhai, as the film will focus more on his life than game."
Says a source, "As far as knowing Dhoni and Azhar Bhai is concerned, Sushant has an advantage as he has met Dhoni a number of times."
Would the two cricket bio-pics break the jinx on films related to cricket and cricketers?end
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