Udaybir Sandu, a national level hockey player, says his love for sports helped him get a role in Akshay Kumar-starrer "Gold".
Born in Tarn Taran, a small district in Amritsar, Udaybir was always into sports while growing up. He used to play football before he switched to hockey.
"I was in Cape Town for a modeling assignment for three months when I got a call to audition for an important part in the film as the casting team knew I was a hockey player," Udaybir said in a statement to IANS.
"I went for the audition and after a few days they gave me the part mostly because I didn't have to learn hockey like most of the other actors as I was naturally good at it," he added.
Udaybir has been a fan of Akshay and is glad that he got an opportunity to work with the actor in his first film.
"Akshay Kumar is a superstar not only on the screen but also off-screen. I have been following Akshay since my childhood. I made sure I didn't make any mistakes while acting along with him during the scenes."
A historical sports drama inspired by India's first Olympic gold medal, "Gold" traces the "golden era" of Indian hockey through the journey of Tapan Das, a young assistant manager in 1936, who dreams of playing for an independent nation.
The film also features Amit Sadh, Kunal Kapoor, Sunny Kaushal, Vineet Kumar">Vineet Kumar Singh and Mouni Roy. Directed by Reema Kagti, it releases on August 15.
Copyright IANS
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