Love play: Actresses and Cricketers… a heady combination?
For decades, ‘Crickwood’ has been the soul of a nation as diverse as us. The delightful combination of Cricket and Bollywood has given us our moments of celebration, despair, anxiety and an obvious sense of pride. With the number of winners equaling the number of failures, the combination is still the most cherished and embraced one. But one thing that it has been churning out and at a consistent rate is: Celebrated couples from the wonder world and the sports arena.
The Bollywood of India and the Indian cricket have been hailed as the most vital part of an Indian life. But, what brings them together is their undying love for one another. From subjects based on cricket to cheering for the Indian team, Bollywood has kept a close relation with the most popular sport of the nation. And the Bollywood damsels are no exception. They have been frequently linked up with many of the pin-up boys of the game. So, what really attracts a Bollywood beauty towards a Cricket hunk? Hmmm… let’s find out!
Among the numerous liaisons which made headlines, there have been a few who actually saw the light of the day. Among the most successful ‘Crickwood’ couples is the classy pair of yester years’ Bollywood beauty Sharmila Tagore and India’s former successful Cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi. But at the same time, most of the other flings involving many cricketing giants and the Bollywood actresses have failed miserably.