Team India watching Dhurandhar in Lucknow before the T20 match with South Africa.
Ahead of their high-stakes match against South Africa, the Indian T20 team spent Monday evening watching Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ at the Phoenix Palacio Mall in Lucknow.
The Indian cricket team, which is currently in Lucknow for the series against South Africa, spent Monday evening watching a movie. After reaching the city, the players watched Aditya Dhar’s film, stalwartat a local multiplex ahead of the fourth T20 match, which will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium on December 17.
After establishing a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, the players opted to relax by watching the blockbuster stalwartAccording to the report, it stars Ranveer Singh, Akshay Khanna, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal and Sara Arjun. HT CityFor the 8:10 pm screening at the Phoenix Palacio multiplex, the entire auditorium was reserved exclusively for the team,
Many prominent celebrities were present at the movie outing, all dressed in comfortable, casual clothes. The group included coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Suryakumar Yadav, vice-captain Shubman Gill and players like Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Verma. Even South Africa’s Morne Morkel, India’s bowling coach, joined the cricketers in the film.
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The company’s regional director Sajeev Sarin said, “We had booked the entire Audi No. 10 for them because it is about our star players, and we had to follow several protocols for their safety and comfort. So, it was just the players and support staff who witnessed this special show. It was a pleasure to host the champion team in Lucknow. The total strength of the contingent was 40 members.” The players came out at 12.10.
The Indian team checked into the Hyatt Regency Hotel soon after arriving at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, separating them from the South African side, who are staying at the Hotel Renaissance. On Tuesday, both the teams will hold a practice session at the Ekana Stadium.
Preparations have been completed at the venue for the international match to be held on Wednesday. The atmosphere is building outside the stadium, with temporary T-shirt vendors’ stalls already set up on the perimeter. To manage the large expected crowd, special traffic plans are now active, designed to ensure safe and smooth entry and exit for everyone, including both teams.
India won the first match and South Africa bounced back by winning the second match, leaving the series balanced. Now, the hosts, after registering an impressive seven-wicket win in the third T20I, will be looking for another win to successfully clinch the series.
In stalwartRanveer Singh plays the role of undercover agent Hamza Ali Mazari. The film also brings together a formidable cast: R Madhavan as Indian spy master Ajay Sanyal, Sanjay Dutt as SP Chaudhary Aslam, Akshaye Khanna as real-life gangster Rehman Dacoit, and Arjun Rampal as ISI Major Iqbal, who is inspired by terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri.
India Today, in its review of the film, wrote, “stalwart is a sprawling, powerful, politically incisive thriller that bites a lot, and thanks to Khanna’s explosive talent, successfully chews most of it.
The espionage thriller was released on December 5, 2025.
