New Delhi:Â Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has shared how Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) has helped the actors discover alternatives in regional cinema and opened new avenues for them.
He stated: “Actors, no matter which industry they belong to, have one thing in common – the opportunities that came their way after participating in the Celebrity Cricket League.”
The 49-year-old actor and philanthropist has labored in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada movies and has given a number of hits like ‘Yuva’, ‘Athadu’, ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’, ‘Ashok’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Kandireega’, ‘Shootout at Wadala’, ‘R… Rajkumar’, ‘Happy New Year’, ‘Simmba’ and ‘Kurukshetra’.
He added: “When actors from different industries started playing together, they not only bonded together but the tournament also opened doors for them to newer opportunities, as some of them started receiving offers from other film industries across India.”
“That’s the beauty of CCL, it creates an environment where actors can come together and not only showcase their cricketing skills but also explore new avenues in their careers,” he concluded.
The sportainment occasion may have eight groups and can be held in completely different cities.
Sonu can be seen on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ together with Sohail Khan, Manoj Tiwari, Dinesh Lal Yadav, Jishu Sengupta, Binoo Dhillon, Ninja, Rajeev Pillai, Sudheer Babu, and Jiiva to advertise the CCL which is able to start from February 18.
‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ airs on Sony Entertainment Television.