England fast bowling duo Sajid Mahmood and Simon Jones are among several Test cricketers set for on-screen roles in a new Bollywood movie about cricket.
'Victory' is a film which charts the story of a boy fulfiling his dream of playing for India.
Shooting will start this month in Australia, during the ongoing Australia-India series and will feature several current and retired international cricketers from around the world.
"I was quite surprised when approached to be involved, but it's a great opportunity to do something very different," said Lancashire quickee Mahmood.
Mahmood will fly to Sydney on January 9 to film his scenes before returning on January 15. He will then continue to train with Lancashire before flying to India in February to take part in a specialist bowling camp run by England fast bowling coach Kevin Shine.
"I don't have a big role in the movie: I just play myself and bowl - that can't be too difficult."
Australians Brett Lee, Allan Border, Mike Hussey and Jason Gillespie as well as New Zealanders Craig McMillan, Daryl Tuffey, Nathan Astle and Martin Crowe, plus members of the current India team are also set to feature in 'Victory'.
Several top Indian players, including Harbhajan Singh, who was suspended for three matches after allegedly calling Andrew Symonds a monkey, would be filmed, either in Australia or India.
'Victory' is a film which charts the story of a boy fulfiling his dream of playing for India.
Shooting will start this month in Australia, during the ongoing Australia-India series and will feature several current and retired international cricketers from around the world.
"I was quite surprised when approached to be involved, but it's a great opportunity to do something very different," said Lancashire quickee Mahmood.
Mahmood will fly to Sydney on January 9 to film his scenes before returning on January 15. He will then continue to train with Lancashire before flying to India in February to take part in a specialist bowling camp run by England fast bowling coach Kevin Shine.
"I don't have a big role in the movie: I just play myself and bowl - that can't be too difficult."
Australians Brett Lee, Allan Border, Mike Hussey and Jason Gillespie as well as New Zealanders Craig McMillan, Daryl Tuffey, Nathan Astle and Martin Crowe, plus members of the current India team are also set to feature in 'Victory'.
Several top Indian players, including Harbhajan Singh, who was suspended for three matches after allegedly calling Andrew Symonds a monkey, would be filmed, either in Australia or India.
And the controversy would do no harm to the box-office success of the movie, which will arrive in Sydney with sub-titles later this year and is expected to generate worldwide receipts many times its budget of between $7 million and $8 million.
No release date has yet been announced for 'Victory'. This will not be the first time a Bollywood film has had a cricket theme. In 2001 the climax of 'Lagaan', set in the late 19th century, featured a cricket match between Indian villagers and British Army officers. It received an Oscar nomination for best foreign language film.
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