MUMBAI: Harbhajan Singh has always been known to be entertaining on and off-field. This persona of his also carried to the entertainment industry, as the Turbanator has featured in reality shows, music videos, and even cameos over the years.

However, the legend is now set to take his biggest step in the world of showbiz with his debut film Friendship.

The interesting bit is that the movie is neither in Hindi nor Punjabi, but it will be in Tamil. The first poster of the film was shared on Sunday. 

The poster features two hands held by a handcuff and in the background, an explosion on the ground in front of a building stands out.

The announcement read, 'First time in cinema a cricket legend plays the main lead’. The movie will hit the theatres in summer 2020.

The movie is being helmed by Paul Raj and Sham Surya. Earlier, he had also announced that he would be starring in a Tamil film titled Dikkiloona to be alongside Santhanam. However, it seems Friendship is set to feature him in a more prominent role.

Harbhajan Singh is one of the highest wicket-takers for India in history, bagging over 700 wickets across formats. He has also come handy with the bat with crucial knocks, having scored over 3000 runs.

Though he has been out of Team India side for some time now, there are no ‘retirement’ questions looming over him yet.