India, July 1 -- Cricket and films are the greatest pastimes in India, with fandoms bordering on obsession. So, it's only natural that once in a while, a cricket player will toe the line with acting (Sourav Ganguly, Sreesanth) either out of passion or need. There's one such star spin bowler from Shah Rukh Khan's IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders, who once worked as a junior artist for a Tamil film for Rs.600.

Varun Chakravarthy, aka CV Varun, discussed the various roles he dabbled in during a chat with the retired Test player R Ashwin on his YouTube channel. Now 33, Varun said he found his true calling for cricket at 26. He dabbled being a guitarist, architect, filmmaker and even an actor before that.

While in college, Varun worked at an ...