Mahendra Singh Dhoni and John Abraham in the film ‘Hook Ya Crook’

The news is that John Abraham and Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are going to act in a film titled ‘Hook Ya Crook’. The film is inspired from the 1981 Hollywood film, ‘Escape to Victory’, which featured football star Pele.
Writer Rensil D’Silva has adapted the film for an Indian audience. The prison set is currently being built by art director Samir Chanda in Hyderabad. ‘Hook Ya Crook’ is supposed to be an authentic cricket film with a big cricket match as the climax. Dhoni is playing a leading role in the film.
A source reveals, “UTV, who had earlier made Goal, a football-based film, want Hook Ya Crook to be an authentic cricket film. The climax will be a huge cricket match like Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan. Indian cricket captain Dhoni is being brought on board to share the field and cinema space with the rest of the cast and also to help his teammates give a believable spin to the game.”
David Dhawan, the director of the film stated, “Cricket does play a very important part in my film. This would be my most uncharacteristic film, very different from the comedies I am associated with. John Abraham and Uday Chopra will come together again after Dhoom. Aditya Pancholi has an amazing role. The audience will love him.