Actress Aahana Kumra, who is quite active on social media, shared a few pictures on Instagram from her recent photoshoot. The actress was seen paying a tribute to Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami. She also wrote a heartfelt post and expressed her admiration for the cricketer.

In the pictures, Aahana can be seen dressed up like Jhulan. In the collages, she can be also seen striking similar poses like Jhulan. Her note read, “No I’m not promoting any film. This is purely a tribute to a woman I admire the most after spending time with her and learning her whole story about her journey, her hardships and her passion for the sport! @jhulangoswami fondly called jhulan di by all her team mates is loved and admired by all the members of the Indian women’s cricket team!”

She further added, “This photo series is my tribute to her and hopefully as actresses one day we can all break stereo types and be the best versions of ourselves by telling the greatest stories!! @jhulangoswami thank you for your story! And I wish and pray the best for you forever! Your fan! AK” Have a look:

Soon after she posted the pictures, the ace cricketer was quick to notice her post and drop a reply on it. She commented, “Great job 👍 keep it up!! 😊🏏”

But Aahana received backlash from the fans for her dark-face makeup. One of the fans wrote, “What’s with the darker tone make-up? Instead why don’t we hire actors with the similar color tone , it would have been so much better and looked far more natural.” While another user wrote, “makeup looks so unreal and weird, please tell your Director.” Another user wrote, “Why painted your face black? To shame her on fairness ground or sheer racism?”