Ronaldo will not promote Goal

Bipasha Basu’s plan to get Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal to promote her football flick Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal has come to a halt over the clash of logos! “

There’s a huge problem. I was very keen and so was John (Abraham) and everyone else in the team. But then the sponsors got in the way. You see, Ronaldo is part of the Manchester United team, whose sponsors are a sportswear giant, while our film is sponsored by another major sportswear label. We had almost signed up with them. But now it seems impossible,” sighed Bips.

Apparently, Ronaldo is as disappointed as Bipasha. “You know they were thinking of getting another celebrity footballer to promote our film. I offered to get Ronaldo. I had personally spoken to him. And he seemed very pleased to help a film that was so close to his heart. But nowadays, nothing gets done without the sponsors’ consent,” she rued.

Bipasha is the only girl among all the boys playing football on the field in the film. “But, to be honest John, Arshad, Boman and the male actors had the fun. I did get to kick the ball off camera and off field,” she said.
Bipasha plays a Pakistani medico who rushes to the field every time a player gets injured.

I wore no make-up. It’s a very realistic film that focuses on the racial discrimination against Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in the UK. In one way or another, we all face discrimination. I’ve faced it too. How come I wasn’t signed to play one of the footballers?” she laughed.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com