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Shekhar Kapur on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is not only an emerging cricketer of IPL in today’s time but is also considered a future player of the Indian cricket team. The way he played the IPL match this time, he became famous not only in the country but all over the world. Apart from the cricket world, his game was praised by people from every field. After watching Vaibhav’s last IPL match, even Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur could not stop himself from sharing his feelings. He made a tweet about Vaibhav on X (formerly Twitter) which went viral on social media. Let us know what he said about Vaibhav.

What did Shekhar Kapur say about Vaibhav?

Shekhar Kapur praised Vaibhav Suryavanshi on social media and wrote, ‘If Suryavanshi was not such a sensational cricketer, I could have cast him in my film Masoom.’ This statement of Kapoor is becoming increasingly viral. This statement of the filmmaker not only indicates Vaibhav’s popularity but also his passion. The recognition and confidence he got at the age of just 15 has made him a superstar among millions of people.

There was a stir in IPL 2026

Actually, Vaibhav Suryavanshi surprised everyone with his performance in IPL 2026. He made himself one of the most famous players of the tournament by scoring 776 runs in 16 matches. Not only this, he also played a historic inning of 97 runs in 29 balls. He was just one shot short of scoring the fastest century in IPL history. His popularity increased with every match and everyone from cricket experts to the audience started talking about his future. Let us tell you that Vaibhav made his IPL debut last year at the age of just 14 years and 23 days and with this he became the youngest debutant in the history of the league.

Masoom film was Shekhar Kapur’s first movie

Along with this, let us tell you that Shekhar Kapur has mentioned the film ‘Masoom’ in his tweet. It is counted among the great films of Hindi cinema. This movie was released in the year 1983 and was his first movie as a director which was based on Erich Segal’s novel ‘Man, Woman and Child’. Talking about its cast, actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Saeed Jaffrey, Tanuja and Supriya Pathak were seen in it. Apart from these, many important characters were seen in this film. Interestingly, some time ago, Shekhar Kapur has also announced about ‘Masoom 2’, in which the themes of modern era family, identity and love will be shown from a new perspective.

Regarding the second part of ‘Masoom’, Shekhar Kapur has already said that while maintaining the emotional soul of the film, it will be made according to today’s times. It includes musician A.R. Rahman will be seen adding charm to the film with his art. According to Kapoor, the definition of family, relationships and identity has changed with time and cinema should also develop in the same direction. In such a situation, his interesting comment about Vaibhav Suryavanshi is gaining a lot of discussion on social media.

What did Sachin Tendulkar say about Vaibhav?

On one hand, Vaibhav’s stature is continuously increasing in the world of cricket. He has been included in the list of probable players for the upcoming Asian Games. Not only this, great batsman Sachin Tendulkar also seemed impressed by his game. Sachin recently said that Vaibhav should be given the freedom to continue his natural batting and excessive pressure should not be put on him. Along with cricket, the appreciation he is getting from the entertainment world has made it clear that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is not just a player but has become one of the most popular young faces of the new generation.