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Article: Richard Burton to play Bob Woolmer in 'Jannat'

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March 27, 2008
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Mumbai, March 27 -- A British actor called Richard Burton is playing murdered cricket coach Bob Woolmer in Mahesh Bhatt's movie on cricket and match-fixing called "Jannat".

Burton, a cricket coach-cum-actor, was also a friend of Woolmer's in real life.

Burton is not related to the legendary Richard Burton, says Mahesh Bhatt. "An actor named Richard Burton is playing Woolmer's character. He was a friend of Bob's and coaches cricket at Essex."

Having an actor who knew Woolmer play his character could be a masterstroke of realism.

But Bhatt, who has borrowed liberally from real life in all ...

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