On Friday, R Balki’s 2023 sports drama Ghoomer returned to the theatres to celebrate India’s historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup triumph. On November 2, Saiyami Kher, who plays a cricketer in the film, Anina Dixit aka Ani, was in Navi Mumbai when our women in blue beat South Africa.

“DY Patil Stadium feels like a home ground to me because Ghoomer was shot there thanks to which I know the owner, Vijay Patil. I was sitting with Harman (India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur) and Smriti’s (vice-captain Smriti Mandana) families, listening to Smriti’s dad knowledgeably discuss on-field tactics. Cricketing legends Sunil Gavaskar sir, VVS Laxman and Rohit Sharma were also there and as Harman took that last catch, the packed stadium erupted and I saw grown-up men in tears,” the actress remin

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