Shikhar Dhawan reveals who can play his character in his biopic

Cricket and Bollywood are two of the main source of entertainment in India. Both of these go hand in hand. Over the years many movies have been made based on the lives of famous cricketers. In his recent live interaction on the Delhi capitals Instagram page Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan revealed the Bollywood actor that he would like to play his role in his biopic.

Dilliwaala Shikhar Dhawan

Delhi based IPL team Delhi capitals have been doing regular live Instagram sessions with their players and support staff. Their latest live session featured Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan. He was traded in from SunRisers Hyderabad for a huge amount before the start of the last season of the IPL. In the live session, the capitals gave their fans an opportunity to ask their questions to the Delhi born southpaw. One such interesting question was- “who will Dhawan choose to play his character in his biopic and what will he name it?”

Dhawan found the question tricky and wasn’t sure of his answer. So he asked his fans who were watching the live session to come up with suggestions.

Shikhar Dhawan’s Biopic would be called?

Most of the fans suggested the movie title to be related to the name ‘Gabbar’. He too found it interesting and suggested that his biopic will have the name ‘Gabbar’ in one form or the other. He is fondly called by this nickname in the Indian cricket team. He got this nickname after a photograph of him twirling his mustache became viral. He did it on his way back to the pavilion after scoring the fastest ever century by a debutant in a test match.

Dhawan chooses the actor to play his role

Dhawan who has many friends in Bollywood found it difficult to name an actor that would play his character. It was then, a fan suggested to him the name of popular Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh. Both of them are great friends and Dhawan too found the choice to be fitting. He added that he is eagerly waiting to see Ranveer donning the avatar of Kapil Dev in his biopic. He later went onto praise the work ethic and dedication of the actor.

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