‘Jersey’ actress Mrunal Thakur was once ‘madly in love with’ this cricketer

Actor Mrunal Thakur, who was last seen in ‘Toofaan’, which had Farhan Akhtar playing a boxer, will ne next seen in ‘Jersey’. The film featuring  Shahid Kapoor in the lead role, too, has sports — cricket — as its backdrop.

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Talking about her love for the game, the actress said, “There was a time when I was madly in love with Virat Kohli. I started liking cricket because of my brother who’s a big fan. I have fond memories of watching a match live at a stadium with him around five years ago. I remember I was wearing a blue jersey and cheering for team India. Cut to today, I am part of a cricket-based film like Jersey. It is such a happy coincidence.”

Mrunal also says that she is a sports enthusiast. 

“I was good at sports when I was in school. I used to play basketball and was part of a few zonal matches, too. Later, I started playing football as well. I was very active when it came to sports,” she told Times of India in an interview.

Mrunal’s early screen appearances were starring roles in the television soap opera as Bulbul Arora in ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ (2014–2016) and Sonia in the drama film ‘Love Sonia’ (2018). In 2019, she featured in the biographical drama ‘Super 30’ and the action thriller ‘Batla House’.

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She will soon begin shooting with Abhimanyu Dassani and Paresh Rawal for the multi-starrer comedy ‘Aankh Micholi’, post which she will portray the female lead opposite Ishaan Khatter in the war action film ‘Pippa’.

Jersey, also featuring Pankaj Kapur alongside Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur, is all set to release on November 5, 2021.