'Virat Kohli has been very helpful, he helped us get coaches’ - Chakda Xpress producer Karnesh Ssharma

Karnesh also said that Anushka was the obvious choice to play Jhulan Goswami's role.

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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Film producer Karnesh Ssharma has expressed that his sister Anushka Sharma was the first choice for their upcoming movie Chakda Xpress, which is inspired by the life of veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami. Both Karnesh and Anushka co-founded Clean Slate Filmz back in 2013 and have worked together in several movies including NH10, Pari, Phillauri, Bulbbul, and the web series Pataal Lok.

Few of their upcoming projects include a web series named ‘Mai’, featuring seasoned actor Sakshi Tanwar, ‘Qala’, which is the first movie of late actor Irrfan Khan’s son Babil, and Anushka’s Chakda Xpress as well.

“Anushka is the obvious choice purely because the story spans across 12 years, so it needs somebody (bigger). It is a big-budget film and you need a bigger actor to mount it and put it out there to justify the budget. From acting to star value, (to) reach, there is no doubt about Anushka,” Karnesh Ssharma was quoted as saying by Indian Express.

We welcome all kinds of reactions both good and bad: Karnesh

It is to be noted that actress Anushka faced a lot of criticism when the first look of Chakda Xpress was released. While some micro-blogging users praised the actor’s look, others emphasized the fact that she did not look like the pacer Jhulan Goswami and her Bengali accent was not up to the mark. On that, Karnesh said that he welcomes all the reactions both good and bad.

“You accept that because we also felt good about the good reactions that came. It is an art and it is open to debate and discussion. As long as it doesn’t get violent and belittle (people), we accept it. And because of that, we work harder on things, which you will see in the film. It is all positive. It is how you look at it,” the producer added.

When asked about whether Anushka’s husband and former Indian skipper Virat Kohli was involved in any way. The producer said, “He has been very helpful. He has helped us get coaches.”

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