IPL 2022: Ex-KKR star Shoaib Akhtar received offer from Bollywood: Pace spearhead Shoaib Akhtar has made a big revelation that he was offered a role in Emraan Hashmi’s superhit film in the Bollywood industry. He also regretted not playing the role of the protagonist in the film. He claimed that Gangster makers had contacted him before opting for superstar Emraan Hashmi. Follow all the IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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“I had an offer to play the role of Imran Hashmi in Gangster. I think I should have done the film,” Shoaib Akhtar said as quoted by Geo TV.
Gangster: A love story was directed by Anurag Basu and produced by the Bhatt family. Besides Emraan Hashmi, the film had featured Shiney Ahuja, Kangana Ranaut and Gulshan Grover among big roles. The film was a commercial success.
Interestingly, Shoaib Akhtar had last played for Pakistan in 2011 but the movie hit the theatres in 2006.
Dubbed Rawalpindi Express, Akhtar holds the record of the fastest ever bowled in international cricket.
“I have bowled faster than 161.3 km per hour, and I have bowled faster than 163 km per hour in my career,” he said.
He ended up with 400+ wickets in his international career for Pakistan. The stalwart had also played in the inaugural edition of IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Unfortunately, both Pakistan players and actors are currently banned in IPL & Bollywood (after Pulwama Attack 2019).
IPL 2022: Ex-KKR star Shoaib Akhtar’s big revelation, ‘received offer from Bollywood for Emraan Hashmi’s superhit film’
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