Sunil Gavaskar

Imagine this: You are made the captain a few months before travelling for the World Cup, your country has won just one match in the last two editions of the tournament combined, your teammates are so certain about crashing out early that they book tickets for vacations. And you are 24. #KapilDev #83Film #WhenHistoryWasMade

"He (Gavaskar) told the mob, whatever you are going to do to that family, you are going to do to me first. It takes a special kind of courage to put your life at risk and confront the hate mob."

When a sarkari babu (government officer) or baniya (Marwari businessman) stepped out of his home in a safari suit, the sheen of the outfit accorded him a sense of respectability and sincerity.

In 2012, for the very first time, a female character was introduced in their advertisements and not just as a mere bystander, but an active presence.