Devgan gets dishy

MY SEAT'S BOOKED: Ajay Devgan

Ajay Devgan is a cricket buff and has booked his seat for the World Cup cricket series starting today — in his vanity van.

Shooting commitments have detered him from winging his way to West Indies, so the B-Town actor has fine-tuned his van to include a dish antenna and a Plasma TV to catch all the action.

Cricket-crazy

Even though the Plasma TV was installed to catch up on the latest flicks some time ago, the cricket bug recently made him install a dish antenna atop his van to tune in to all the matches wherever he is on a break between shots.

The actor is presently shooting for Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay and Rajkumar Santoshi's Halla Bol in Mumbai.

From March 20, he will be off for a month-long schedule in Delhi for Kumar Mangat's Sunday, directed by Rohit Shetty.

The van will now travel with him so that Devgan does not miss any of the matches.

Those in the know confirm that the actor is a true follower of the game — the sort who will stay awake throughout the night to catch a match, and can rattle off scores and run rates from memory.

Rooting for India

So which team is Devgan rooting for in the World Cup? "I really hope India wins the World Cup," says Devgan.

He prefers not to espouse about his favourite team or player though. "Ultimately, may the best team win," adds the reticient actor.

Incidentally, Devgan turns a year older on April 2. He will be in New Delhi shooting for Sunday, so there will lots to celebrate this time, along with all the cricketing action.