Shining on silver screen

SUNIL GAVASKAR

Not all cricketers had Bollywood connections for love affairs. There are living legends like Gavaskar who was not just a star on the pitch but he proved he is also a star when it comes to acting on silver screen. He has appeared in a Marathi movie Savli Premachi. In 1988, Gavaskar did a cameo in Naseeruddin Shah’s hit movie Maalamaal.

AJAY JADEJA

One of the prominent players of ‘90s Ajay Jadeja is another star-studded cricketer who made his appearance on 70mm screen. Known as the quick finisher of Indian team Ajay’s career ended tragically when he was allegedly involved in match-fixing scandal. His cricket career came to a standstill when he was banned for 5-years. Jadeja tried his hands on acting and was seen in the movie Khel (2003). However, the movie was a big flop and Jadeja made a comeback through Cricket commentary.

NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU

A former Cricketer, a witty politician, a quirky shayar and a commentator. Sidhu is a man with different personalities. He was seen in Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra starrer Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. Along with this he featured in Punjabi movie called Mera Pind where he played a role of an NRI. Sidhu has made a cameo in Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor starrer ABCD 2.

MS DHONI

The most successful skipper in the history of Indian cricket, our very own Captain cool weaved his life’s journey on silver screen through his biopic MS Dhoni: The Untold Story starring Sushant Singh Rajput. The movie was a big hit and Dhoni’s true fans loved the story as they got a chance to take a sneakpeak into life of living legend.