Shikhar Dhawan goes Bollywood, shares popular dialogue from 'Sholay' on Instagram

Shikhar Dhawan uploaded a photo of himself on Instagram on Wednesday and captioned it with a famous dialogue from the classic film Sholay. The southpaw wrote, 'Gabbar khush hua' as he posted the picture. It is no secret that Dhawan's nickname is 'Gabbar' and his teammates call him with that name. 

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Here is a look at the Instagram post

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There is a story behind Dhawan getting that nickname which he had once narrated.

This happened due to one of the incidents during the Ranji Trophy. The opposition team was batting and the batsmen in the middle had formed a long and solid partnership. Naturally, Dhawan and his team got bored with the long partnership and his teammates needed some cheering up

The Delhi lad reportedly wanted to get back the energy on the field and make it lively. So, he said a few dialogues to the batsmen from the slip cordon "Bohot yaarana lagta hain dono ka (referring to their strong partnership), Suvar ke Baccho!!" which left the whole team in splits. This is one of the famous dialogues from the film Sholay, one of India's most adored films. The dialogue was said by one of the most iconic villains 'Gabbar'. Since then, Dhawan has been lovingly referred to by that name.

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Dhawan keeps on entertaining his followers on Instagram with funny posts. After putting up a dominant display against Bangladesh in the second T20 at Rajkot, members of Team India were seen having some fun off the field. India's explosive opener Shikhar Dhawan along with his teammates Khaleel Ahmed and Yuzvendra Chahal was seen having a good laugh after mimicking Akshay Kumar's character from the movie Houseful 4.

The opener took to his social media handle to post a video of him mimicking Akshay Kumar's character Bala from the movie and is seen acting out Akshay Kumar's part where he forgets what he was saying on hearing a ringing sound. 

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