The time has come to add another film to the long list of sports Biopic movies. Bollywood has been experimenting with various genres throughout time and biopics have proved to be the new trend in the industry in the past few years. The audience, especially film lovers are attracting towards biopics and the filmmakers have been taking inspiration from various events and incidents of some real-life heroes and making movies.
Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor earlier did a biopic based on the life story of a lady gangster ‘Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai’ which is based on Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar is all set to essay the role of India’s foremost badminton player, Saina Nehwal. The film is said to be produced by T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar.
Saina Nehwal’s biopic is directed by Amol Gupte, a critically acclaimed filmmaker known for his movies like ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’ and ‘Hawa Hawaai’. Shraddha back before the release of her earlier movie ‘Half Girlfriend’ took to her Twitter handle to confirm the news.
SAINA NEHWAL – The former World no 1 badminton player. An Indian girl. An inspiration to millions. A youth icon in the truest sense. @NSaina pic.twitter.com/ZvXfAp7X7J
— Shraddha (@ShraddhaKapoor) April 26, 2017
Earlier, confirming the news, Shraddha said,
“Most girls have played badminton at some point in their lives in school. I feel so lucky to be playing Saina, who’s not just been the world’s No. 1 badminton player, but is also a youth icon. I can’t wait to start prepping for my role.”
And, while to a leading national daily, Saina Nehwal was quoted saying,
“I was aware of the film, yes, but I didn’t know about the casting. It’s great if Shraddha plays me because she is a very talented actress and very hardworking. I am sure she will do justice to the role. The best part is, she is a good friend as well. So it will be easier to teach her some badminton skills. A lot of people did tell me that we do look similar and I think that’s a huge compliment because Shraddha is very good looking.”
But, a shocking U-turn was taken and Shraddha somehow walked out of the movie. This film is actually slated for a 2018 release. But, with the ongoing drama, it sounds that the movie might not come anytime soon. A source close to the actress said, “Shraddha and Saina had met on a few occasions. Preparations were on in full swing. However, the movie may not happen because of some other glitches.” Another source added, “The project has been pushed. One doesn’t know if it is indefinitely postponed or whether it has been deferred for a bit.”
While this rift is going on, there’s this surprising update in the news, Bollywood’s dearly queen Deepika Padukone is assumed to replace Shraddha.
Revealing the further details about the movie, a source close to this said, “It needs a heftier star-power. The producers are apparently trying to re-cast the project with Deepika Padukone in the lead. Her father was a badminton champ and she plays the game pretty well herself.”
Well, all we need is a candid movie from Shraddha and we hope that a biopic is the best thing we can expect from her.
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