Varun Chakravarthy is a familiar name to anyone who follows Indian cricket and the IPL. The spinner has emerged as one of India’s notable finds in recent years. However, his career path was far from straightforward; in his 20s, he moved between architecture, music, films and cricket before finding his footing in the sport. In a conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin on the podcast Kutti Stories with Ash, Varun spoke about his life before cricket and his brief stint in the film industry.

Talking about the time he tried his hand in the film industry at the age of 25, Varun said, Varun said, “I started hanging out with the movie guys in my group. We used to watch the shooting of films. One day, I got to know that this cricket movie Jeeva was being shot in many cricket stadiums. So I went to t

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