After
Milkha Singh and Mary Kom, badminton champion Saina Nehwal will have a biopic
on her. It is reported that Deepika Padukone will step into the shoes of Saina.
Alia Bhatt’s name is also being considered but nothing has been finalized at
the moment. Possibility to cast Deepika Padukone is high on looking at her
inclination towards sports. She played tennis at the state level.
World No. 2 badminton star Saina Nehwal’s biopic will be made by ‘Taare
Zameen Par’ director Amole Gupte. Gupte said the Saina-biopic will be different
as it is the story of a "tigress beti".
Tweeting a photo with Amole Gupte, Saina wrote#"Looking
forward to the making of the biopic on my life" - with Amole Gupte &
Sujay Jairaj.
The biopic will focus on Saina’s journey to reach to the top. Gupte said:
"This film is going to trace Saina's pulsating journey on her way to the
top of the sports pyramid."
"How many times have we encountered either a male or a female Indian
get No. 1 ranking in a world sport? None - except Saina Nehwal. That makes it
different, doesn't it? It's a story of a 'tigress beti', 'princess beti'
who has set fire to the badminton court with her prowess like no one else
before," added Gupte, after meeting Saina in Hyderabad.
"The nation needs to know the story of the 'World number 1 beti'
- an icon for the young and the old, for a long time to come."
Farhan
Akhtar portrayed the character of Milkha Singh in ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ while
Priyanka Chopra stepped into ‘Mary Kom’ shoes. Films on Mahendra Singh
Dhoni and Mohammad Azharuddin are underway.
Well, it would be really interesting to see who
will have the racket and the shuttle in hand? Alia or Deepika.
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