Shahid
Kapoor
and
Mrunal
Thakur-starrer
Jersey
is
receiving
a
positive
response
from
critics
as
well
as
the
masses.
The
remake
of
the
Telugu
film
Jersey
is
directed
by
Gowtam
Tinnanuri,
who
also
directed
the
original
film.
The
film
also
stars
several
newcomers
such
as
Geetika
Mehandru,
Abhishek
Madrecha,
Saurabh
V
Pandey
and
many
others
in
pivotal
roles.
Talking
about
actor
Saurabh
V
Pandey,
he
played
the
role
of
Punjab
cricket
team
captain
Ravindra,
in
the
film.
Recently,
he
had
a
candid
conversation
with
Filmibeat,
in
which
Saurabh
opened
up
about
his
work
experience
with
Shahid
Kapoor,
character
and
much
more.
Elaborating
about
his
role
in
the
film
Jersey,
Saurabh
V
Pandey
said,
"I
am
essaying
the
role
of
the
captain
of
Punjab
cricket
team
where
Shahid
Kapoor
re-starts
his
cricket
journey.
The
name
of
my
character
is
Ravindra.
Ravindra
plays
an
important
role
in
Arjun's
(Shahid
Kapoor)
cricket
career
as
they
play
together.
I
hope
the
audience
likes
my
part."
He
further
revealed
how
he
bagged
the
role.
The
actor
said,
"I
have
played
the
role
of
a
sportsman
so
I
had
to
be
physically
fit.
I
worked
hard
on
my
physical
fitness.
And
I
am
also
a
cricket
enthusiast
so
my
cricket
skills
helped
me
bag
this
role." Saurabh
V
Pandey
worked
very
hard
to
get
into
the
skin
of
his
character.
While
talking
about
the
preparations,
he
said,
"I
had
undergone
a
month-long
cricket
training
to
perform
the
scenes
in
the
film.
I
also
learnt
specialized
skills
and
techniques
of
cricket
from
the
professionals.
I
always
wanted
to
get
into
the
skin
of
my
character,
so
I
worked
hard.
I
have
been
fortunate
to
have
done
my
role
successfully."
Talking
about
the
experience
of
shooting
with
Shahid
Kapoor,
the
Jersey
star
said,
"Shahid
is
a
calm
and
down-to-earth
person.
His
humble
and
humorous
behaviour
made
it
very
easy
for
me
to
act
scenes
with
him.
It
was
a
learning
experience
as
well
as
he
is
an
actor
with
a
vast
amount
of
experience."