Arjun Talwar, a cricketer role was played by Shahid Kapoor in a Netflix movie called Jersey.
News Nine interviewed Indian actor Shahid Kapoor about what it was like to play cricketer Arjun Talwar in Hindi-language romantic drama film Jersey.
He said that, despite the “challenges of essaying the part” – on which more below – he is convinced that “we all have an Arjun Talwar within us”.
The outlet adds that his performance “provides a worthy fulcrum” for the narrative
Jersey, starring Shahid Kapoor as cricketer Arjun Talwar and featuring music by Indian composer and lyricist combo Sachet Tandon and Parampara Thakur, debuted on Netflix today, 20 May 2022.
Arjun Talwar is a writer, director and cinematographer, born in Bombay. He studied at the Polish National Film School, which he graduated in 2015. His short and feature-length films have found international acclaim.
Was Arjun Talwar A Real Cricketer? Wikipedia
No. Jersey (2022) may be realistic, but it is not based on a true story – Arjun Talwar is a fictional cricketer.
The film is a remake, by the same director (Gowtam Tinnanuri), of a 2019 film, also called Jersey.
The earlier, Telugu version received an “overwhelming response” from audiences and critics alike, the New Indian Express wrote in October 2019.
Arjun’s story inspires a book and a celebration that reveal Arjun’s real secret behind his decision to quit cricket at the pinnacle of his sporting prowess.
The writers—director Tinnanuri, Sidharth Singh and Garima Wahal—go for broad strokes and tear-jerker scenarios to build momentum. Every emotion has the pitch and language of a massy sports film. Every exaggerated hero moment gets stretched beyond belief, extending the film’s running time to a tedious length, way beyond two hours.
In Jersey, Shahid plays Arjun Talwar, a former cricket prodigy, believed by his coach to be possibly the best batsman India has produced, whose potential remains unrealised. Never selected to the national squad, Arjun quits the game by the age of 26.
He stays at home and accomplishes nothing after being suspended from his government position on corruption charges. For his birthday, his son Kittu (Ronit Karma) wishes for an Indian team shirt.
Arjun does not have the necessary funds. Vidhya played by Mrunal Thakur helps support the family by working as a receptionist. They fight a lot because she is responsible and Arjun is sloppy.
Arjun will have to pay Rs. 50000 to clear his name in the corruption controversy – a sum so large that it’s pointless to consider. There is no Wikipedia page for Arjun Talwar.
One Month to Arjun Talwar
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1 MONTH TO JERSEY pic.twitter.com/44DZC5r24f— __shahidkapoor.empire__ (@_shahidkapoor__) March 14, 2022
‘Jersey’ Plot Summary: What Is The Film About?
Arjun was a devoted father; every morning, he took Ketan to the cricket academy. On the way to the academy, Ketan discusses how his teammate has the original Team India jersey, and that was perhaps the reason why he was chosen to be the captain of their team.
Arjun did not pay much heed to his son’s argument, but after reaching the academy, he reminded his son that a jersey could not make a difference. Nonetheless, knowing how desperately his son wanted the jersey, he agreed to gift it to him on his birthday.
On their way back home, Arjun took his son to the shop to buy the jersey. He learned that the original Team India jersey was priced at 500, an amount that he could not afford to spend. He left the store with Ketan, hoping to find some solution before his son’s birthday.
He asked his wife, Vidya, for money, but she too rejected his demand. Vidya worked in hospitality and had to support her entire household financially. She wanted him to pay the electricity bill, fix the water leakage, and talk to a lawyer to get his job back.
Arjun was a Grade III officer; he was suspended from his job after an allegation of a food scam. He had been unemployed for two years now. Arjun was depressed with the way his life turned out. The fact that he could not even buy his son a jersey for his birthday made him hate his situation.
A few of his friends joined him at his house the next morning. Arjun agreed to play a round of cards with the 100 rupees his wife had left to pay for electricity. But luck was not on his side, and he lost that as well. Vidya was starting to lose hope in Arjun. She felt overwhelmed with all the responsibility she had, and her husband did very little to make it better.
Photos – Arjun Talwar, Jersey Story On Raman Lamba Death
The poster depicted Arjun, a struggling 36-year-old cricketer played by Nani in the major role. The film was produced between 1986 and 1996.
Like history, it’s the victorious who define and shape the narrative of a sports film. Bollywood, like Hollywood, makes sports films about winning—against all odds, with tears and roaring climactic cheers.
When everything is on the line for a team or an athlete, they win, usually in as noble and resolutely masculine a way as possible. The sports film also plays out with one underlining utopian view of the world that assumes that anyone who works hard and is determined to win and who plays by the rules, eventually wins. The genre’s safest fuel is the underdog, and a filtered, simplistic version of underdog psychology.
The film is not based on the life of late cricketer Raman Lamba, according to director Gowtam Tinnanuri. Though the film’s main plot is imaginary and does not portray anyone, filmmaker Gowtam Tinnanuri revisits several real-world events in the film and wonderfully relates them to the character Arjun’s life.
The death of Raman Lamba was on February 23, 1998, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Meet Arjun Talwar Wife And Family
Arjun Talwar’s wife’s role was played by Mrunal Thakur. Talwar is a 36-year-old suspended FCI employee who refuses to bribe his way out of a fake corruption investigation.
In the movie, his wife’s name is Vidya. It is a story about a family of nomads living on the fringes of the Sahara. Arjun is such a superman that I was obligated to remark, “If he is so talented, why couldn’t he make it to the Indian team?’ That question is answered with a climactic twist.
watched #Jersey on netflix and I’m gobsmacked, WHAT A MOVIE!! @shahidkapoor you’ve won my heart all over again. your performance was impeccable! every word you said touched my heart and the way you poured life into Arjun Talwar cements your position as an extraordinary actor! WOW pic.twitter.com/pWS2eOFgbr
— 𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐧 ♛ (@PerfectlyAdnan) May 20, 2022