Cricket and cinema maintain a particular place within the hearts of Indians, and when the 2 worlds collide, the thrill amongst followers is palpable. After profitable biopics on Indian cricketers like MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev, audiences have been eagerly awaiting the Sourav Ganguly biopic. Now, it seems the wait is lastly over.
CONFIRMED! Rajkummar Rao formally publicizes he’ll play Sourav Ganguly in upcoming biopic: “I’m nervous… It’s an enormous duty”
In a current dialog with NDTV, Rajkummar Rao formally confirmed that he might be taking part in the position of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly within the much-anticipated biopic. “Now that Dada has already mentioned it, let me additionally make it official — sure, I’m taking part in him in his biopic,” Rao mentioned. “I’m nervous… It is an enormous duty, however it is going to be a number of enjoyable,” he added.
Speculations across the casting had been circulating for some time, with names like Ranbir Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana additionally being thought of. Nonetheless, Ganguly himself appeared to have endorsed Rao just lately, giving a powerful indication of the actor’s choice.
Only a few days in the past, in an interplay with PTI, Ganguly had spoken concerning the movie’s progress. “It is going effectively. Will probably be launched subsequent December. Capturing begins in January. The pre-production, story writing, and scripting take a number of time. Capturing does not take that a lot time — it is about three months — after which the post-production takes time,” the previous cricketer mentioned.
Rajkummar Rao’s casting comes contemporary off the heels of his current look in Mr. & Mrs. Mahi, a fictional sports activities drama centred round cricket. At present, he’s busy selling his upcoming movie Maalik, which is slated for theatrical launch on July 11.
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