Ramakanth Achrekar gets all emotional during Sachin: A Billion Dreams Premiere

It was an emotional night for everyone at the premier of the movie- Sachin: A Billion Dreams and more so for the Master Blaster’s first coach. Ramakant Achrekar, Sachin’s childhood coach, watched the special screening of his ward’s biopic on Wednesday walloping him in emotions.

The 85-year-old coach watched with movie alongside his daughter Vishaka Dalvi and grandson Vaidik Murkar, which saw most of the Bollywood and Cricketing stars in attendance. Achrekar’s daughter Vishaka recollects the proud moment for her father which made him drop a few tears. Asked about any moment in the film that made Achrekar emotional, Dalvi revealed that he got touchy during the ‘Endulkar’ scene.

Post World Cup scene:

The particular movie shot post-India’s doomed 2007 World Cup campaign when the statements from Ian Chappell made Tendulkar outraged. Chappell had said after the World Cup that Tendulkar should take a ‘good long look in the mirror’ and think about retiring.

“My dad can’t speak, but his expression said it all. He loved the film and is proud of him as always. He has seen the rise right from the time he was a child. But when the portion of ‘Endulkar’ was shown, he got too emotional,” Dalvi told mid-day yesterday.

She added how the Master Blaster gave importance to his coach despite attending to guests. “Sachin came and touched his feet before posing for photographs. It was his big day, but he ensured that my dad was well taken care of. Both Sachin and my father were very happy to watch the film together. Sachin even came to drop my dad to the car after the movie got over,” she added.

Vaidik added that when he saw himself on screen, he couldn’t control his emotions. “Seeing himself (Achrekar sir) on screen, tears of happiness welled up in his eyes,” he said.

The movie hits the theaters today for the normal audience. It is expected to get a massive response, after getting a good response from the celebrities and the invitees to the special show.