Mrunal
Thakur
become
a
household
name
with
Ekta
Kapoor's
popular
TV
soap
Kumkum
Bhagya.
She
soon
made
her
transition
into
films
with
Tabrez
Noorani's
Love
Sonia
and
went
on
to
star
in
films
like
Super
30,
Batla
House
and
Toofaan.
Now
the
actress
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
Shahid
Kapoor's
sports
drama
Jersey
which
is
a
remake
of
Nani's
2019
Telugu
film
of
the
same
name.
Recently
in
a
chat
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Mrunal
talked
about
being
a
sports
enthusiast
and
how
she
was
once
madly
in
love
with
Indian
star
cricketer
Virat
Kohli.
Etimes
quoted
the
actress
as
saying,
"I
was
good
at
sports
when
I
was
in
school.
I
used
to
play
basketball
and
was
part
of
a
few
zonal
matches,
too.
Later,
I
started
playing
football
as
well.
I
was
very
active
when
it
came
to
sports."
Mrunal's
upcoming
film
Jersey
has
cricket
as
its
backdrop.
Speaking
about
her
love
for
the
game,
the
actress
shared,
"There
was
a
time
when
I
was
madly
in
love
with
Virat
Kohli.
I
started
liking
cricket
because
of
my
brother
who's
a
big
fan.
I
have
fond
memories
of
watching
a
match
live
at
a
stadium
with
him
around
five
years
ago.
I
remember
I
was
wearing
a
blue
jersey
and
cheering
for
team
India.
Cut
to
today,
I
am
part
of
a
cricket-based
film
like
Jersey.
It
is
such
a
happy
coincidence."
Jersey
revolves
around
a
failed
cricketer
who
decides
to
revive
his
cricketing
career
in
his
late
30's
despite
everyone
being
skeptical
of
his
ability
to
do
so.
The
film
bagged
two
National
Awards.
Coming
back
to
Mrunal,
the
actress
has
some
interesting
projects
in
the
pipeline
which
includes
Shahid
Kapoor-starrer
Jersey,
Ishaan
Khatter's
Pippa,
an
untitled
flick
with
Dulquer
Salmaan
and
Aditya
Roy
Kapur's
Thadam
remake.