Suniel Shetty is still holding on to his vow of not watching Border 2 until it makes Rs 500 cr: ‘For a father’s love, god will ensure we reach there’

‘I don’t watch matches of KL Rahul’

In the same conversation, Suniel spoke about his son-in-law, popular cricketer KL Rahul, drawing a parallel with Border 2: just as he hasn’t watched the film, he also prefers not to watch Rahul play on the field. “I don’t watch matches at all. Even though I’m an avid cricket fan, I just don’t watch. I don’t even listen to commentary, but I understand what’s happening from my wife, who’s watching and reacting in the next room. I do watch highlights later, because by then everything has settled, otherwise, I get extremely anxious. He’s my child, and we just want him to do well,” he explained.

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He further elaborated: “It’s also because of the age of constant commentary. The comments made on you never affect you, but the ones made on our children have an impact. From that point of view, I don’t watch the game live.”

In an earlier chat with ANI, Suniel had said that he “manifested” a son-in-law like Rahul as too, wanted to be a cricketer in his life. Rahul also hails from Mangalore, much like Suniel, so for him, it was even more special when his daughter Athiya chose him as her partner.