Akthar has approved the script for Main Aur Meri Himmat to be directed by Sanghamitra Chaudhary and produced by Nissha creations.
Is indiscipline growing, is it spreading from the field of play to outside the boundary ropes?
Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan, who owns the Kolkata franchise, emerged the smartest bidder at the end of three rounds in the Indian Premier League players' auction on Wednesday. Apart from iconic player and likely captain Sourav Ganguly, Kolkata now has Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akthar, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, arguably the best batsman in the world today, and Kiwi 'keeper Brendum McCullum, a buccaneering lower-order bat.
An Indo-Pak team could take on a Rest of the World team in four one-day matches this September or January 2005.
Pakistani bowler, Shoaib Akthar, has been offered the role of a gangster-on-the run in an Indian film 'Gangster' by filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
For sheer quirkiness, few sport events can beat the cricket festival on the frozen lake at the Swiss resort of St Moritz.
The 'Rawalpindi Express', considered the fastest bowler in history said he does not understand why the civilian sector cannot work in collaboration with the Armed forces.
A serious remark made by Shoaib Akthar questioning Jofra Archer's sportsmanship over the bouncer incident in the second Ashes Test was met with a hilarious tweet by former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Monday.