occupied with his Bollywood debut that he refused to participate in the West Indies tour in 1983. Though the cricketer later reasoned that he had opted out of that tour because he was nursing an injury at that time. The filming began in 1983 and the film was released in 1985. The film was highly publicised on the fighting sequence between Patil and Kirmani as well as his chemistry with Debashree Roy, especially in the song sequence Geet Mere Hothon Ko Dey Gaya Koi. It opened with 80% seat occupancy but ultimately became a major debacle at the box office. ESPN wrote on his performance, "he even aces the love-struck Hindi film hero's signature move of producing notes from a guitar without moving either hand". Sportstar commented on his performance that he acted "dashed awkward" in the film. The Tribune wrote, "In contrast to their heroics in the 1983 World Cup, Patil and Kirmani were clean bowled on the big screen". Editing career Patil edited Marathi sports magazine Ekach Shatkar which was, once a top selling sports magazine in Maharashtra. It outsold Sportstar and was often considered as the last nail in the coffin of Sportsweek. The largest selling newspaper Mahanagar was also started in his garage. Personal life In 1983, Patil was married when he met Debashree Roy on the set of Kabhie Ajnabi The (1985) and reportedly had an affair with her. Indian media interpreted their affair as the sole reason for the failure of his first marriage. Reportedly, soon after the release of the film they discontinued their relationship and never publicly discussed anything on their separation. He later married Deepa. He has two sons, Chirag Patil and Prateek Patil. He wrote his autobiography Sandy Storm in 1984. In popular culture Chirag Patil, Patil's elder son portrayed him in Kabir Khan's 83 (2021) which also stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev. References Sources Sujit Mukherjee, Matched winners, Orient Longman (1996) Sandeep Patil, Sandy Storm, Rupa & Co (1984) Benson & Hedges Cricket Year, 1981–82 External links 1956 births Living people Cricketers from Mumbai India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers Indian cricketers West Zone cricketers Madhya Pradesh cricketers Central Zone cricketers Mumbai cricketers Coaches of the Indian national cricket team Cricket managers Indian cricket administrators Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Indian Cricket League coaches Indian cricket coaches India national cricket team selectors Coaches of