Tamil star Silambarasan TR, whereas selling his upcoming movie, Thug Life, starring Kamal Haasan, opened up to the concept of taking part in Indian cricketing legend Virat Kohli in a potential biopic. This comes weeks after Virat’s tweet on the star’s ‘Nee Singam Dhan’ track triggered posts calling Simbu the appropriate match to play the cricketer.
In an interview with The Hindu, Simbu mentioned, “People are saying this because we have similarities in our looks, but a film needs a climax, and so his story needs a befitting conclusion. Hopefully, for all that he has gone through and achieved, a biopic will happen, and hopefully, if that happens, I would love to do it. Let’s see.”
Meanwhile, in a latest interview with Star Sports Tamil, Simbu mentioned that he knew Virat had the potential to grow to be the subsequent Sachin way back, a assertion his pals disagreed with then. “We then know what happened.” The star additionally jovially recounted an incident when he met and greeted Virat, solely to realise that the latter couldn’t recognise him.
“I walked up to him and said ‘Hello,’ and he asked me who I was. I said, ‘I am Simbu,’ he replied, ‘I don’t know you,’ before walking away. I wondered why I put myself through that (laughs).” The star added that he vowed to grow to be so profitable that Virat would come to know of him. “And recently, I came across RCB’s reel, and I was happy. Even now, I am not sure if he knows who I am because he had mentioned only the song. But that incident is still unforgettable.” added the Thug Life star.
For the unversed, the Royal Challengers Bangalore just lately reshared a enjoyable promotional exercise in which Kohli was a part of. He was requested about his present favorite track, to which the cricketer mentioned, “You will be shocked,” earlier than taking part in ‘Nee Singam Dhan’ from Silambarasan’s Pathu Thala, composed by Rahman.
The video took the web by storm because the track, ever since its launch in 2023, has been used repeatedly by cricketing followers to reward the lengthy legacies of their cricketing idols like MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli.
Simbu too took notice of RCB’s video and reshared it on his social media pages, writing ‘nee singam dhaan @imVkohli’, which interprets to ‘You are indeed a lion.’
Meanwhile, Simbu, who will probably be seen quickly in Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life, has STR 49, directed by Ramkumar Balakrishnan, STR 50, directed by Desingh Periyasamy and STR 51, with Dragon-maker Ashwath Marimuthu in the line-up.
Published – May 25, 2025 06:11 pm IST