Engineer is the last male member of the Parsi community to have played for India,[1] although Arzan Nagwaswalla was selected for the international squad in 2021.

Farokh called to Compton who gave him a piece of chewing gum which he saved as his prized possession for many years.

[7] His father enrolled him in Dadar Parsi Colony Sporting Club where he learned the nuances of the game from the seniors and later became a regular member of the team.

[8] Engineer made his Test debut on 1 December 1961 when India played England at the Modi Stadium in Kanpur.

Engineer's first dismissal as a Test wicket-keeper was England opener Peter Richardson, whom he caught off Subhash Gupte for 22.

[9] "He finds both cricket and life fun; he laughs easily and his jokes are often very funny but he can be grave.

In 1968, when English cricket allowed its county clubs to sign overseas players, Engineer joined Lancashire alongside West Indies batsman Clive Lloyd.

[12] Lancashire had not won a major honour since 1950 but, while Engineer and Lloyd played for them, they became a highly successful limited overs team, winning the Gillette Cup four times and the John Player League twice.

[3] He enjoyed life in Manchester and, having married a local lady, decided to settle there after his retirement from playing.

The film features Boman Irani as Engineer and is directed and produced by Kabir Khan and Anurag Kashyap respectively.