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The big fight!

Nuzhat Aziz

Sunday, May 07, 2006 15:50 IST

It's Bollywood vs TV actors for a charity cricket match

It's going to be a clash of the titans. The TV industry and Bollywood will come together on May 28, at the Wankhade stadium for a charity cricket match. The game which was supposed to be held earlier this month at Abu Dhabi had to be called off due to issues relating to the ground.

Actor Rohit Roy who will captain the TV team says, "It all happened when I started crusading for Sourav Ganguly. That's when Percept's Shailendra Singh approached me and we thought of organising a cricket match to help people from our industry."

The funds collected from the match will be given to families of technicians who lost their lives due to accidents on the sets. "The trophy will be called -'Salute your heroes'. We will be zeroing in on two such affected families - one from TV and the other from Bollywood," Rohit adds. He continues, "The film industry has always come forward for charitable causes. It's our turn now. The television industry has come of age in India and now it's our responsibility to do our bit for the industry brethrens."

The organisers say that the formalities and the schedules are being worked out and within a week they would be able to confirm the details.

TV stars including Ronit Roy, Varun Badola, Apoorva Agnihotri, Shabbir Ahluwalia have assured their support to the cause. Apparently, Suniel Shetty will lead the Bollywood team which will include actors Dino Morea, Sohail Khan, Aftab Shivdasani and Yash Tonk.

nuzhat@dnaindia.net

Bollywood skipper: Suniel Shetty
TV skipper: Rohit Roy
Overs: 25
Match: day and night
Venue: Wankhade Stadium