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When cricketers and Bollywood actresses hooked up

With the two big crazes in India being cricket and Bollywood, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t mix. Cricketers and Bollywood actresses have been hooking up since days of old and the trend still continues. Let us look at a few affairs between B-town dames and big money cricketers.

Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra

Off spinner Harbhajan Singh has long been known for his on-field and off-field antics. While he was familiar with tricks to bamboozle batsmen, he has done the same with a babe from B-town as well. Geeta Basra has reportedly been dating Harbhajan from quite a long time.

Mohammed Azharuddin and Sangeeta Bijlani

The former captain of the Indian cricket team Mohammad Azharuddin created a furore when he divorced his former wife of eight years, Naureen, and married actor Sangeeta Bijlani.

Tiger Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore

Another couple from the two biggies of Indian entertainment is Tiger Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore. Tiger, who was the former Indian captain dated and then married Bengali diva from Bollywood, Sharmila Tagore.

Virat Kohli and Sarah Jane Dias

The cricket world’s latest superstar with amazing looks was touted to be dating former Miss India World Sarah Jane Dias. Sarah Jane was known for her role in the movie ‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’ after making her debut with ‘Game’. Currently, there are strong rumours of Virat dating long legged lass Anushka Sharma though the two have been denying it.

Yuvraj Singh and Kim Sharma

The King of sixes Yuvraj has been known to be quite the playboy. He was dating actress and model Kim Sharma. News was that Yuvraj couldn’t handle the on and off relationship and finally called it quits.

Zaheer Khan and Isha Sharvani

Rumours floating around are that Zaheer Khan is expected to tie the knot with Bollywood dancer and actress Isha Sharvani. However, both of them have rubbished claims and have maintained that they are just friends. Hmm, well, let’s just wait and watch.

Undoubtedly, Bollywood and cricket masala make an interesting story!

Top 5 highest grossing Bollywood films

Since the days of ‘Raja Harishchandra’ produced by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913, Bollywood has come a long way. Bollywood is now the largest film production centre in the world. When it comes to Bollywood, it is big money. From budgets to revenue earned, the Indian Film industry is mega bucks. Let us have a look at the five highest grossing Bollywood films of all time.

‘Dhoom 3′

This Aamir Khan starrer broke records all over the world. With a budget of 1.5 billion INR, this mega movie recovered more than it could have asked for. It collected over 5.3 billion INR worldwide. This film beat the record set by ‘Chennai Express’.

‘Chennai Express’

This Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer is an action-comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner Red Chillies Entertainment. With a comparatively meagre budget of 250 million INR, this movie reached new heights by grossing at 3.2 billion INR. Quite a turnover!

‘Krrish 3′

A budget of only 150 million INR turned out to be quite a steal when the results of its grossing came out. ‘Krrish 3′ earned a whopping 3.1 billion INR. The film is produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan and it stars Hrithik Roshan, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Chopra, and Kangana Ranaut.

‘3 Idiots’

Until 2013, ‘3 Idiots’ was the largest grossing Bollywood film worldwide. A budget of only 35 crores, this movie arrived with a mega return on investment with an enormous 392 crores!

‘Ek Tha Tiger’

The budget of this film was 75 crores INR and it grossed around 310 crore INR worldwide. This Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer was directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra of Yash Raj Films.

Mega money is an understatement for these Bollywood blockbuster incomes. Were they worth it? You bet!