Suresh Raina turns singer for Bollywood movie
Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has sung for a Bollywood movie titled ‘Meeruthiya Gangsters', NDTV Sports reports. The 28-year-old last played for India more than two months ago and he has put the time to good use by converting his passion for singing into a professional one with inspiration from his wife.
The movie is based on extortion cases in the Indian city of Meerut, from where Raina’s wife Priyanka Chaudhary hails and the cricketer, the only Indian to score centuries in all three formats of the game at the international level, revealed that his wife had a big influence on the decision.
"Cricket will always remain my passion and while playing, music has always given me company in between. While listening to music, singing became a hobby and I have been interested in doing something in singing when I am free," Raina said. "My wife Priyanka is from Meerut and the producer of this movie Shoeb Ahmed is a family friend of mine, a few days back he discussed his upcoming movie Meeruthiya Gangsters and insisted that I sing a song for it.”
"Priyanka further convinced me to utilize this opportunity for trying my hand in singing. On Sunday, we recorded this melodious track and I really enjoyed it. I hope listeners and fans will appreciate my effort as they have all this while supported me whenever I am playing the game for my country," he added.
The song titled ‘Tum Mile Sab Mila’ was released on Monday and the cricketer was also present at the music launch of the movie on Tuesday.
The fans seem to have taken a liking to the song if social media trends are to be believed. Recently Virat Kohli became the first Indian sportsperson to reach 8 million Twitter followers and Raina has now become the 3rd most followed cricketer on Twitter, overtaking ODI & T20 skipper MS Dhoni.