Gautam Gulati to play cricketer-turned-commentator in Azhar
The winner of Bigg Boss 8, who is already a known face on the small screen, Gautam Gulati was offered the role of a cricketer-turned-commentator, Ravish, in Tony D'Souza's Emraan Hashmi-starrer Azhar.
An article in Mumbai Mirror reported that Ravish is apparently inspired by former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri. "I met Tony sir for a look test after coming out of the Bigg Boss house. When I read the script I instantly fell in love with the character," says Gulati. "He's a flamboyant, sophisticated cricketer who'd played an important role in Mohammad Azharuddin's life when he was just starting out," added the 28-year-old actor, who did a two-month long workshop with the Azhar director before shooting started.
"You'll see me doing a lot of commentary, so besides the reading sessions I watched a lot of commentating videos as part of the prep. Cricket commentary is not an easy job, it requires presence of mind and impromptu lines. It was great fun."