Indian cricketers ate the humble pie in the first Test, losing by 337 runs on the fourth day, but it won't stop a multi-million dollar Bollywood movie from cashing in on the much-hyped tour Down Under.
The MCG and its crowd played their bit for parts of the film Victory, a touching story about a man from a small town in Rajasthan, who dreams his young son will one day play cricket for India.
The son goes on to become the greatest cricketer in the world, and the MCG footage will be used to convey part of that rags-to-riches odyssey.
Current Aussie stars Brett Lee, Mike Hussey, Stuart Clark and Shaun Tait will have cameos that are to be shot in Sydney after the second Test (January 2-6).
Producer Vivek Agrawal hopes the inclusion of professional cricketers will ensure India's cricket-mad public will find the match scenes authentic.
''In India, cricket is like a religion, everybody knows how the game is played, so if I have actors trying to play cricket, it will be fake,'' he said about the film he wants to release in August.
''If I can do it during a real match, it's going to be much more real."
Harman Baweja, a relative newcomer to Bollywood, will star as the cricketer and Amrita Rao will play the lead female actor's role.
Besides cricket scenes, there will be plenty of music, and, of course, a love interest -- a childhood friend in this case.
