to Cricket especially after Reliance Cup was held in India in 1987, given that the program was available on the national channel Doordarshan thus taking cricket to the masses. The title song of this program 'Khel hi hain hamara jeevan...' was very catchy. Young Sachin Tendulkar, a 15 years old, was interviewed by Amarnath for the program. Sachin was playing wonderfully in the domestic leagues, and was showing enormous potential. After a year, he was inducted into the Indian team for the Pakistan tour. Personal life Mohinder Amarnath is married to Inderjit Amarnath, and they have one daughter. In popular culture The 2021 Hindi film 83, based on India's 1983 World Cup victory, features Saqib Saleem as Amarnath, and Amarnath himself as his father, Lala. Amarnath played the role of a cricket coach in the 2016 film Dishoom''. References External links India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers North Zone cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year 1950 births Living people Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricketers from Patiala Coaches of the Bangladesh national cricket team Recipients of the Arjuna Award Indian cricketers Durham cricketers Wiltshire cricketers Baroda cricketers Punjab, India cricketers Northern Punjab cricketers Indian Universities cricketers Vazir Sultan Tobacco cricketers Indian Starlets cricketers Delhi cricketers Indian cricket coaches Indian cricket commentators D. B. Close's XI cricketers Amarnath family