emraan hashmi as azharuddin first look pictures

The first look of Emraan Hashmi's Azhar has been revealed, and has managed to generate much buzz on the internet. The film is based on the life of former Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin and is being helmed by director Anthony D'Souza, whose last film was the Akshay Kumar-starrer Boss.

The film, which is currently in production, deals with the career of cricketer Azharuddin, whose eventful life was behind D'Souza's decision to make a film on him. In an earlier interview, the director had said that his story 'would make for a gripping film as Azhar has had many ups and downs in his life'. Titled just Azhar, the story will supposedly deal with the cricketer's entire life.

While Emraan Hashmi will be seen equipped with the cricket paraphernalia, the jersey-bat-helmet et al, the actor who'd play Sangeeta Bijlani in the film has still not been finalised. Rumours are rife that Nargis Fakhri would be essaying Bijlani, Azhar's second wife, on film. In the past, the name of Kareena Kapoor Khan for Sangeeta had also been mentioned in reports about the film.