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It’s official! A biopic on former Indian skipper and President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly is now in the generating. Back in July, Sourav had confirmed that a biopic will be made on him nevertheless, he did not divulge the name of the director or the production residence who will bring his life on celluloid. Now, substantially to everyone’s delight, this time, he took to his Twitter deal with and has place a stamp on his biopic which will be bankrolled by filmmaker Luv Ranjan’s production residence, Luv Films. That’s suitable!
“Cricket has been my life, it gave confidence and ability to walk forward with my head held high, a journey to be cherished. Thrilled that Luv Films will produce a biopic on my journey and bring it to life for the big screen,” shared Sourav Ganguly on Twitter. Responding to the exact same, Luv Ranjan tweeted, “It is more than an honor to have Dada in the Luv Films family! Thank You for generating us a portion of your life and letting us share it with the world.”
Now, speaking about who will play the titular function? Well, earlier, Sourav expressed that he thinks actor Ranbir Kapoor ought to play him on the huge screen. However, an official statement is awaited. Considering that Ranbir is one of the talented actors in Bollywood, he will do justice to the function. For now, it is to be seen who the makers have roped in for the portion.
Meanwhile, biopics on former Indian captain has been made in Bollywood ahead of which turned out to be thriving ventures. We have seen a biopic of MS Dhoni which was a super hit. The film was headlined by the late Sushant Singh Rajput. Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin as well had a biopic that starred Emraan Hashmi. There was also a documentary film on iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
Besides, a biopic on legendary cricketer Kapil Dev which is titled, ’83 is however to be released. The film stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone.
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