Laxmi Raai's lover's role in Julie 2 modeled on MS Dhoni?

The actress' name has been linked to Dhoni for years now. Is this coincidence or publicity?

In Julie 2, cricketer MS Dhoni's former girlfriend Laxmi Raai will be seen romancing Sahil Salathia. Says a source, “Sahil plays a cricketer whose jersey number is 7 -- same as Dhoni. Buzz is that Sahil is portraying Dhoni on screen.

Nothing much can be revealed about Laxmi and Sahil's equation in the film but they filmed their portions in Hyderabad and Dubai.”