Sreesanth dons a new hat; starts shooting for Aksar 2

Cricketers enjoy massive fan following and in the past it has been observed they flirt with activities other than cricket. Sandeep Patil, Kapil Dev, Vinod Kambli, Ajay Jadeja and many other Indian cricketers have acted in different language cinema.  READ MORE: After defeat in polls, Sreesanth eyes international comeback

Sreesanth’s love for acting and dancing is well-known, and while it may come as a surprise to many, he is a superb dancer too. The cricketer who was named in the spot-fixing scandal has been given a clean chit by the Delhi High Court but BCCI is yet to lift the life ban imposed on him. READ MORE: Finally, Harbhajan Singh opens up on why he slapped ‘nautanki’ Sreesanth

Sreesanth on this occasion was seen shooting for Aksar 2, which is a sequel of 2006 Bollywood blockbuster Aksar. It is being directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan for Siddhi Vinayak creations. Sreesanth took to his Twitter handle where he expressed his glee by posting few pictures and wrote, “Great to start my new movie ..amazing unit..#aksar2”    READ MORE: Team India coach: Sreesanth throws towel into the ring

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Great to start my new movie ..amazing unit..#aksar2 pic.twitter.com/NPe7XPhqCX

— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) July 7, 2016

The film is expected to be released in June 2017 as the shooting for the same has started. Recently, Sreesanth also opened up on his intentions to play for India again and make a comeback through a series of tweets. He lost his maiden poll in politics for BJP to Congress opponent VS Sivakumar. Hopefully, things turn out in his favour and his fans can once again see him in Indian outfits. As of now, Sreesanth is busy with his shooting schedules and it will be interesting to see how he plays the new role.