The Zoya Factor: Dulquer Salmaan as Indian cricket captain in his next Hindi movie!

Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan is establishing himself as a pan-Indian actor with a handful of films in various languages. His debut Hindi film ‘Karwaan’ is due for release in June. If reports are to be believed, the actor has signed for another film in Bollywood. He will be playing the lead along with Sonam Kapoor in the big screen adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s 2008 novel The Zoya Factor.

The novel revolves around a PR executive Zoya Singh Solanki, who was born on the exact moment when Indian had lifted the 1983 World Cup. Zoya is considered as a lucky charm by the Indian team as well as the media. But, the team’s captain, Nikhil Khoda doesn’t believe in luck and relies on performance. Zoya keeps clashing with the Indian skipper, and what follows is a love-hate relationship.

Abhishek Sharma will be directing the movie. The rights to adapt the novel have been bagged by Aarti and Pooja Shetty. Reportedly, Dulquer is playing Nikhil Zoya’s role in the movie adaptation. He is planning to take a month long training for playing the cricketer’s role. He is currently shooting in Chennai for his Tamil movie Kannum Kannum Kollai Adithaal, which is nearing completion.

The official announcement of Zoya Factor with more details regarding its cast and crew is expected to be made very soon.