Bollywood Connections of Indian Cricketers: The average Indian is raised on cricket and Bollywood movies. Indians have been interested in cricket and movies for a long time. Even though some cricketers have tried movies and failed, like Salil Ankola, many cricketers have found their soulmates in the glamour world. We look at some of the most famous connections between cricket and Bollywood and try to figure out how some of our Indian cricketers are connected to Bollywood.
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Cricketers And Their Affairs With Film Stars
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore:
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bollywood star Sharmila Tagore met for the first time at a friend’s party in 1965. It was love at first sight. It was said that Tiger Pataudi gave the young Bengali beauty a refrigerator, but it was a rose that finally made her fall in love with him. Four years after that, cricket and Bollywood got married.
Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani:
Mohammed Azharuddin was so taken with 1980 Miss India winner Sangeeta Bijlani that he divorced his first wife Naureen and married the Bollywood starlet. When people in Azharuddin’s hometown of Hyderabad heard about their affair, it caused a big fuss.
Ravi Shastri and Amrita Singh:
Ravi Shastri was very popular with women. Before he married Ritu, the handsome blue-eyed boy of Indian cricket had a serious relationship with the up-and-coming actress Amrita Singh. Amrita also went on with her life and married actor Saif Ali Khan.
Sourav Ganguly and Nagma:
It was said that former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was in a relationship with South Indian Nagma. In 2001, the two were seen together in a temple in Andhra Pradesh, and the story went viral. In an interview with a magazine, Nagma talked about her relationship with Sourav and admitted: “A smaller interest had to be sacrificed for bigger interests… it’s best to move on.” She said she had to end the relationship for the good of the country.
Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra:
People thought that Harbhajan Singh and Bollywood actress Geeta Basra were seeing each other. In the Indian Premier League, Geeta was seen at many of Mumbai Indians’ home games, and the two were often seen retweeting each other’s posts on Twitter. They were seen together a lot in public, which made Shah Rukh Khan joke to Bhajji at an awards show, “Twadda ghar kab basra hai?” (When will your house be ready?).
Yuvraj Singh and Simi Garewal:
Yuvraj Singh dated Bollywood actress Kim Sharma for a long time, but they broke up in 2010 for reasons only they know. Yuvi talked about his breakup on Simi Garewal’s talk show later. He said, “At that time, I was at the top of my career. Yes, I was going to marry her because she has been my biggest love. She is now married. So talking about her isn’t a good idea”.
Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani:
People thought that Zaheer Khan’s relationship with Bollywood actress Isha Sharvani was so serious that they were getting married. Both of them denied the rumors over and over again, but Isha later admitted that she had broken up with India’s pace spearhead. Zak was later seen hanging out with model and cum VJ Ramona Arena. We say he’s quite the player!
Stuart Binny and Mayanti Langer:
Stuart Binny may have been a late bloomer in cricket. As he was only called up to the national team recently. However, the son of World Cup winner Roger Binny married VJ cum presenter Mayanti Langer after they met during the disgraced Indian Cricket League.
MS Dhoni and Deepika Padukone:
Everyone remembers MS Dhoni’s short-lived relationship with Deepika Padukone in 2007, when the actress was making her debut in the much-anticipated film “Om Shanti Om” by Shah Rukh Khan. Their relationship was all over the news, and Deepika was seen in Johannesburg cheering for Dhoni and Team India in the T20 WC final. Since then, both of them have moved on. Deepika is now dating actor Ranveer Singh, and Dhoni is married to the beautiful Sakshi.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma:
You’re right, you guessed it! Virat Kohli leading the Indian team at the Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Anushka Sharma is now the First Lady of India, at least in cricket. They met while making a commercial in December and haven’t been apart since. Virat rang in the New Year with the actress and her friends at a party.And the two are said to be living together. On Valentine’s Day, the two lovers were seen walking hand in hand through the streets of Auckland. Nice pair, right?
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