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"When we watch a match, we are only aware of what is happening on the field. Nobody knows what happens in the locker rooms, hotels, corridors conversations of cricketers and their relationships? How they get into match-fixing scandals? He has given us a lot of stuff, which we did not
know earlier, for this film," Hashmi told PTI.
The actor said Azharuddin shared all the anecdotes related to his personal and professional life in "Azhar". "He was very frank with us. He is a real person. He has given us all the anecdotes about his life." The "Humari Adhuri Kahani" star, who had earlier played a bookie in "Jannat", said he had to go through a lot of training to play the cricketer.
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"Lot of research work went into it, right from meeting the man himself for weeks and months when he was in Mumbai. I have never done a film where I had to do this kind of research. "We, generally, don't do such films in Bollywood. In this film, we are narrating the story of a man, who is alive. He
will judge you harshly after seeing the end result."
Not a cricket enthusiast, Hashmi has now developed an interest in the game as he understands it technically. "I didn't have any technical skills. I got slightly better after this. I had to play like him, mimic him... So, there was a lot of practice." Directed by Tony D'Souza, "Azhar" is based on the well
known and highly talked about incidents and facts of the cricketer's life. The film is releasing on May 13.
PTI