{"id":560231,"date":"2026-03-24T02:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/560231\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T02:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:47:16","slug":"sunil-gavaskar-not-able-to-get-dhurandhar-2-tickets-turns-to-actor-for-help-off-the-field-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/560231\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunil Gavaskar \u2018not able to get Dhurandhar 2 tickets\u2019, turns to actor for help | Off the field News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunil-gavaskar-and-dhurandhar-poster.jpg\" alt=\"Sunil Gavaskar \u2018not able to get Dhurandhar 2 tickets\u2019, turns to actor for help\" title=\"Sunil Gavaskar and Ranveer Singh (Agency Image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Sunil Gavaskar and Ranveer Singh (Agency Image) With the Indian Premier League 2026 season just days away, an unexpected topic has captured the nation\u2019s attention \u2014 Dhurandhar: The Revenge. Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aditya-dhar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aditya Dhar<\/a> and starring <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ranveer-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranveer Singh<\/a>, the film has triggered a frenzy across the country, cutting through even the IPL buzz.The spy-action sequel, released last week, is enjoying a sensational run at the box office, raking in massive collections and shattering records. With demand for tickets skyrocketing, even one of India\u2019s greatest cricketers, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-gavaskar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunil Gavaskar<\/a>, has found it difficult to secure a seat in theatres.Veteran actor Rakesh Bedi, who plays a key role in the two-part film, revealed the amusing episode through a video on Instagram. While requesting fans to avoid sharing spoilers, Bedi recounted his recent meeting with Gavaskar and the unusual request that followed.\u201cTalking about sports, yesterday I met one of the great sportspersons of India, the great Sunil Gavaskar ji. He said, \u2018Rakesh ji, I am not able to get the tickets. So please arrange it for me,\u201d said Bedi in the video.\u201cSo I am trying to arrange some tickets for him. I hope I am able to,\u201d he added.The film is now on track to become the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time, a record currently held by its predecessor, Dhurandhar.The craze has extended into the cricketing world as well. Players from Gujarat Titans were recently seen visiting a theatre in Ahmedabad to watch the sequel, while Hardik Pandya, captain of Mumbai Indians, was also spotted at a multiplex enjoying the film.<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/microsite_v2\/website-toisa,path-book_pass_2026.cms?utm_source=TOI&amp;utm_medium=Masthead_sports\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner Insert\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" title=\"\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/129493222.cms.jpeg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunil Gavaskar and Ranveer Singh (Agency Image) With the Indian Premier League 2026 season just days away, an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[121759,64,63,276418,261230,134,165536,42163,164948,344,142376,14112,39418],"class_list":["post-560231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-aditya-dhar","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-box-office-records","tag-dhurandhar-the-revenge","tag-entertainment","tag-gujarat-titans","tag-hardik-pandya","tag-indian-premier-league-2026","tag-movies","tag-rakesh-bedi","tag-ranveer-singh","tag-sunil-gavaskar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}