The Zoya Factor: Dulquer Salmaan’s Character Has A Mix Of Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni
Dulquer Salmaan is all geared up for the release of The Zoya Factor, in which he will be playing the role of a cricket team captain. He said that his character has a mix of Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni.
Malayalam
actor
Dulquer
Salmaan
is
all
geared
up
for
his
second
Bollywood
movie,
The
Zoya
Factor.
The
film
is
based
on
a
novel
of
the
same
name,
which
revolves
around
a
character
named
Zoya,
who
is
a
lucky
charm
for
the
Indian
cricket
team.
Dulquer
will
star
alongside
Sonam
Kapoor,
who
will
be
playing
the
role
of
Zoya
in
the
film.
Dulquer
recently
spoke
about
his
character,
a
captain
of
Indian
cricket
team,
and
said
that
the
book's
author
has
made
his
character
out
of
a
mix
of
Virat
Kohli,
MS
Dhoni
and
others.
According
to
Pinkvilla,
Dulquer
was
quoted
saying,
"Anuja
[Chauhan]
has
put
a
bit
of
all
captains
in
him
from
Virat
Kohli
to
MS
Dhoni.
I
think
we
have
captured
the
essence
of
the
book.
It's
a
nice
adaptation
and
smartly
made
into
a
film
and
Anuja
[Chauhan]
was
a
part
of
it
too.
Zoya
and
Nikhil
keep
locking
horns.
He's
stubborn
about
his
beliefs
and
principles
which
I
get
because
when
people
tell
me
why
don't
you
do
a
remake
of
your
dad's
films
or
sequels
or
major
hardcore
commercial
cinema
I
find
myself
having
to
explain
that
that's
not
what
I
want
to
do.
I
really
got
where
Nikhil
is
coming
from.
But
he's
portrayed
as
very
cool,
brash
and
suave
which
is
not
me
at
all."
Dulquer
made
his
Bollywood
debut
last
year
with
Karwaan,
starring
alongside
Irrfan
Khan
and
Mithila
Palkar.
He
is
happy
with
the
way
he
has
been
received
by
the
Hindi
film
audiences,
and
hopes
they
see
that
he
has
a
lot
to
offer.
He
said,
"The
biggest
takeaway
for
many
was
my
Hindi
language
skills.
It
was
very
important
for
me
that
they
didn't
hear
my
accent.
It's
reassuring
because
I
guess
I
have
the
potential
to
work
in
all
languages.
Many
were
like
Why
didn't
you
do
something
commercial?
More
of
an
entertainer?'
But
Karwaan
had
so
much
heart
when
I
first
heard
it.
I
don't
think
I
am
entitled
to
any
kind
of
debut
launch
in
any
industry.
I
didn't
do
that
in
Malayalam.
Why
should
I
change
that
trend
for
Hindi?
With
The
Zoya
Factor
I
am
hoping
people
can
see
that
this
guy
who
played
Avinash
can
be
Nikhil
too."
The
Zoya
Factor
is
directed
by
Abhishek
Sharma,
and
is
going
to
release
on
September
20.