Internet Desk : India’s hero in clinching the T20 World Cup in 2007 & ICC World Cup 2011. the KKR captain Gautam Gambhir on sparked a fresh controversy by saying that biopics shouldn’t be made on cricketers but on those people who have contributed for the sake of the country.
Gambhir’s tweets were seen as controversial considering they have been made barely days before the release of an much awaited biopic on the life of India’s most successful skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
In the movie, “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story”, MS Dhoni’s life is being depicted in the movie by Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput. The film, releasing on September 30, is believed to unfold the rags to riches story of Dhoni and has been shot extensively in Dhoni’s hometown of Ranchi.
“I don’t believe in biopics on cricketers. I think those people who have contributed more to the country than the cricketers deserve a biopic,” Gambhir wrote on Twitter.
“There are lots of people in the country who have done so many noble deeds for the nation. Therefore, biopics should be made on their lives,” the Delhi batsman added.
Gambhir clarified against the practice of making films on cricketers as many other deserving people as there in different spheres of life on whom movies should be made to highlight their achievements.
But the comment could also be viewed as an indirect attack at his former team-mate Dhoni, with whom he is known to have a “bitter sweet” relationship in the past.
Gambhir was recently ignored from the forthcoming Test series against New Zealand despite a flow of runs in the Duleep Trophy.
Biopics on cricketers have earlier been made on Mohd. Azharuddin, named “Azhar” that was released early this year and former South African skipper the late Hansie Cronje, titled “Hansie: A True Story” released in 2008.
A biographical film on Sachin Tendulkar, “Sachin: A Billion Dreams” is also presently under production.
Guessing the sparked controversy, Gambhir has tried his bit to clarify his intention by tweeting,”My detractors got it wrong. Am not against ANY ONE cricketer’s biopic, am against d very concept which includes a biopic on my life.”