Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik wants Farah Khan to be hero of his film

Shoaib Malik with Sania Mirza and Farah Khan

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza's close-knit friendship with Bollywood choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan is well known. Recently, Khan threw a huge bash for the women's doubles champ in Mumbai that saw the who's who from tinsel town in attendance.

It looks like the celebrity appeal and love for films has spilled on to Mirza's Pakistan cricketer husband Shoaib Malik also.

In a tweet late on Thursday night, Malik, who posted a picture of his wife and Khan, said: "If I make a movie @TheFarahKhan will be the hero."

Question now is whether the flick will be based on a cricketer. And if so, will Khan play that role?