OMGSACHIN: I am a Worshipper of Sachin Tendulkar

There are very few people who look the same on screen and off it. Dhanush is certainly one. Now making a mark with his singing Dhanush has come a long way since his foray into films a decade ago and has managed to keep his boy-next-door image intact. NXg caught up with him just as he finished shooting a song for his idol Sachin Tendulkar to celebrate Sachin's 25 years of association with Boost. Excerpts from a free wheeling chat:

Do you idolise Sachin?

Of course! Who does not? I have never met him but I know I will. What Rajnikant is to films, Sachin is to cricket. I am a big fan so when Boost chose me to do this, I accepted.

What made you sing for Sachin?

It was my chance to salute the maestro. The song is a peppy music video in which a band waiting for their train decides to jam to kill time. Seeing a poster of Sachin they decide to salute him for his stamina and his achievements. A feel-good song, it was shot on a single day. It's a song close to my heart. There can never be another Sachin. Despite Kolaveri Di and knowing that I should not take chances with its growing popularity, I agreed to do this only because it was SACHIN.

Any memorable experience of Sachin that inspired you?

I can't really pin it down to any one act. I know there are many other cricketers and all of them have given their best to the sport but, let me be honest, I would have never done it for anyone else. I have grown up worshipping Sachin, reading about his performance every day in the papers. He's my favourite; in fact he's the poster boy in almost every household.