Having created quite a rage on the Internet ever since he featured opposite Parineeti Chopra in ‘Main Hoon Na Tere Saath‘ song from upcoming sports flick, Saina, debut actor Eshan Naqvi has taken social media by storm with netizens inquiring about this newbie. The 29-year-old essays the role of ace Indian shuttler and Saina Nehwal’s husband, Parupalli Kashyap in the biopic while Parineeti plays the titular role.
Eshan is a Lucknow lad who comes from a family of sportspersons with his father serving as district sports officer (DSO) in Pilibhit and Lucknow and retiring as regional sports officer in Gorakhpur to his elder sister, Parssa Naqvi, being Saina’s batchmate and also an international badminton player. Inspired by her, Eshan started training for the game and continued to play and win singles as well as doubles even after he shifted to Maharashtra at the age of 13.