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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, May 10 (Cricketnmore): <\/strong>Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin, whose life&#39;s lows and highs will be depicted with added drama in forthcoming film &quot;Azhar&quot;, says that he took a lot of convincing before the film went on floors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I took a lot of convincing. When I read the script, I had to change a lot and the makers also agreed to the changes,&quot; Azharuddin told reporters here at a press conference Tuesday for the film&#39;s promotion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He denied reports which suggest that actress Sangeeta Bijlani who was also the cricketer&#39;s former wife was apprehensive of her depiction in the film.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I don&#39;t think so. Even I have read the reports but I don&#39;t know how true are they,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Azhar&quot; will narrate the highs and lows of Azharuddin&#39;s life as the captain of the Indian cricket team for most of the 1990s, being tainted by a match-fixing scandal in 2000, and getting banned for life.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&Agrave;ctor Emraan Hashmi will be seen playing the titular role in the film, which also stars Prachi Desai, Nargis Fakhri, Lara Dutta among others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Directed by Tony D&#39;Souza, &quot;Azhar&quot;, which is jointly produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and MSM Motion Pictures, is set to release on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Agency<\/p>\r\n",
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