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Ajay Devgn Joins Hands With Tigmanshu Dhulia For A Movie On India's First Dalit Cricketer

Ajay Devgn is set to join hands with Tigmanshu Dhulia to work on a film that will be based on India's first Dalit cricketer - Palwankar Baloo. The news was shared by producer Priti Sinha on X.

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Ajay Devgn is reeling under the success of 바카라Maidaan.바카라 In this Boney Kapoor production, he played the role of coach Syed Abdul Rahim who took the Indian football team to the international level in the 1950s. After the success of this sports flick, the actor is set to play a sportsperson on screen once again. A recent development has revealed that the actor will be joining hands with director Tigmanshu Dhulia for a film on India바카라s first Dalit cricketer 바카라 Palwankar Baloo.

Taking to her X (formerly known as Twitter) producer Priti Sinha shared this announcement with the fans. She mentioned that the film will be based on historian Ramchandra Guha바카라s book 바카라 바카라A Corner Of A Foreign Field.바카라 She wrote, 바카라We, @ajaydevgn @dirtigmanshu @pritisinha333 are producing Baloo Palwankar바카라s story based on @Ram_Guha sir바카라s book 바카라A Corner Of A Foreign Field바카라. We will bring the story of this great cricketer on film soon @ABsay_ek.바카라 Ajay Devgn is expected to play the lead role in this flick.

Take a look at the tweet here.

The tweet has fetched hundreds of likes. Netizens are hailing the makers for choosing to make a film on Baloo. While some fans are excited to see Devgn getting into the shoes of a cricketer for the role. Reacting to the announcement, one user said, 바카라Congrats Priti, noble effort, and more power to you and Ram.바카라 A second user wrote, 바카라This would be an epic movie.바카라 A third user commented, 바카라It's a great story and a gem of a book like all work of Mr Guha.바카라

Baloo was a member of the Dalit community and started his career as a groundsman at a cricket club in Pune. In 1896, he was chosen to play for the Hindu Gymkhana. Guha's book details the events of Baloo's life, highlighting the discrimination he faced throughout his cricket career.

Apart from 바카라Maidaan바카라, Ajay Devgn was also seen in 바카라Shaitaan바카라. He shared the screen with R Madhavan and Jyothika in this horror flick. On the work front, the actor has 바카라Singham Again바카라 next in line. He will be seen with Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, and Tiger Shroff in this Rohit Shetty directorial. The film is set to release on August 15.  

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