Kundali Bhagya: Dheeraj Dhoopar following Virat Kohli for his role in 'Kumkum Bhagya' spin-off!

Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ is one of the top-rated shows on Indian Television and now its spin-off titled ‘Kundali Bhagya’ will go on-air soon. As reported earlier, 'Sasural Simar Ka' fame actor Dheeraj Dhoopar will be playing the lead role and his character will be of a 'star cricketer' in the show. The actor has been prepping for his role and has revealed that he is following popular Indian cricketer Virat Kohli for his role. Dheeraj Dhoopar (Photo: Instagram) Speaking about the same, Dheeraj told a leading tabloid that, "The character that I play is flamboyant, stylish and has a huge fan following. He knows he is successful and has a distinct attitude (not necessarily negative). Now when you hear that, only Virat Kohli comes to your mind. It is rare to get a chance to play a character like that on TV. I had gone to Maldives for my honeymoon and one of my fans came to me at the airport and told me that I resembled Virat. I think he said that because of my beard, and it is such a coincidence that I'm getting to play someone who is a lot like Virat." Virat Kohli Shabbir Ahluwalia to be a part of ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ spin-off 'Kundali Bhagya'! Dheeraj Dhooparwith Dipika Kakar in ‘Sasural Simar Ka Speaking further about the star cricketer, Dheeraj revealed that he himself is a Virat Kohli fan and told TOI that, "I know that some people think he is too aggressive on field. But I think, some amount of aggression is required on field in a game like cricket. Virat knows his game and that's the only thing that matters," Dheeraj says. As a cricket fan, Dheeraj says, the only two things that are making him sad at present are India's defeat in the India-Pakistan match in the ICC Champions Trophy and Anil Kumble's exit as India's coach. "I don't know what has been the reason, but I think the combination of Kumble as the Indian team coach and Virat as the captain was great. Both are brilliant cricketers and I have been a huge fan of Anil Kumble since my school days." Shabbir Ahluwalia & Sriti Jha are the leads of 'Kumkum Bhagya' Apart from Dheeraj Dhoopar, Manit Joura will play the other male lead in the show. Whereas, Shraddha Arya & Anjum Fakim are the female leads in the 'Kumkum Bhagya' spin-off. These TV actresses as FEMALE LEADS in ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ spin-off 'Kundali Bhagya'! Check out the first promo of ‘Kundali Bhagya’ shared by lead actor Dheeraj Dhoopar on his Instagram account:

& here it is.. 😎 #firstlook #kundalibhagya

A post shared by DheerajDhoopar (@dheerajdhoopar) on Jun 22, 2017 at 5:09am PDT

Backed by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Productions, “Kundali Bhagyaa will be aired on Zee TV from July 12.