Lara Dutta: Mohammad Azharuddin is a phenomenal, incredible person
Lara Dutta , who is the part of former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin biopic, said some good things about him during a Fair & Lovely Foundation programme in Mumbai
These days Azharuddin has tremendously lent his support to the film and has obviously remained very involved.
Lara, who acts as a lawyer in his biopic, stated He’s an incredible person. Having worked with him over this year, I got to know him. He’s quite a phenomenal person’.
Like the trailer suggests, Azharuddin was one of the most successful and most controversial cricket captains of the country because of his skills on the cricket field, match-fixing allegations and relationships.
Lara plays a lawyer in Azhar, who is hell bent on turning out the match-fixing allegations levelled against Azharuddin (played by Emraan Hashmi) in the film.
“The film is releasing and it feels right. People’s reactions to the trailer have been very good. I’m excited after having worked very hard in the film. It’s a slightly big responsibility as well because it is based on real-life incidences. Hope people go and watch it and like it,” she said.
Further, she added, in negative, saying ‘the filmmakers have done a good research on it’. They have made the film with a lot of care and thought. The film will have a destiny and we’ll see what the destiny is when the film releases.
Considering she wants Emraan behind bars in the film, will she also stop him from doing his trademark kissing scenes? “I haven’t stopped him. Like I said at the trailer launch, I was saved (from kisses),” Lara quipped. Azhar releases on May 13.
Actress Lara Dutta during a Fair & Lovely Foundation programme in Mumbai,
Actress Lara Dutta during a Fair & Lovely Foundation programme in Mumbai,