It took six months of rigorous coaching for Parineeti Chopra to turn Saina Nehwal, the ace badminton player, onscreen. A week ahead of the release of Saina, as the sports fraternity celebrates the Olympic champion’s 31st birthday here’s searching at what went into producing the film whose trailer was released on March 8, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Saina who lauded Parineeti’s functionality in the film’s trailer mentioned in a statement that the ‘Ishqzaade’ the actress did a fabulous job in the biopic directed by Amol Gupte. Recalling her struggles and days fulfilling her dreams, Saina added that almost everything about her profession was “surreal”. “It has been my huge honour to play a sport I love and put my country on a pedestal while achieving my dream,” she mentioned.
Parineeti Chopra was not the initially selection for the film. To step into Shraddha Kapoor’s footwear and prepare for an out-and-out sports film, her initially step, she shared was to unlearn factors she believed she knew about the game and practice like a pro. Back-breaking coaching, rest, recovery, physiotherapy all took their course in her journey of becoming Saina. Parineeti has also devote days with the sports icon to live her life and consume her eating plan. Meanwhile, she would also maintain her Instagram fan base updated on her coaching and shoot regime.
How I became #SAINA ????•
Shot in London, Mumbai and Thane. Thank you Eshan, Vad sir and the whole badminton neighborhood for teaching me. I dedicate this film to you ????https://t.co/kGsPNXNHyB@NSaina #AmoleGupte #ManavKaul @eshannaqvi #BhushanKumar— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) March 16, 2021
Parineeti has earlier expressed her interest in becoming a aspect of a sport drams to discover a aspect of her character as an actor. Calling it an “immersive process”, she shared that it created her watch all matches and interviews of Nehwal she could locate to make her act as genuine as doable.
Saina has touched many milestones in her profession as an ace shuttler. She is the only Indian to have won at least one medal in just about every BWF significant person occasion i.e, BWF World Championships, Olympics and BWF World Junior Championship. One of the most profitable Indian sportspeople, Nehwal was conferred the Padma Bhushan-India’s third-highest Civilian award in 2016.
At the film’s trailer launch when Parineeti was quizzed about any added stress that she faced to choose up from exactly where Kapoor left, Chopra mentioned she focused only on playing her aspect to her ideal capability and the only the stress was from her director and herself to improved her functionality.
Let #Parinda ignite the fire of passion in you, with its upbeat and inspirational vibe! Releasing tomorrow. Stay tuned.@NSaina #AmoleGupte #ManavKaul @eshannaqvi #BhushanKumar @deepabhatia11 @Sujay_Jairaj @raseshtweets #KrishanKumar @AmaalMallik @manojmuntashir @kunaalvermaa77 pic.twitter.com/tu0Z6dhEc9
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) March 12, 2021
Talking to PTI, Chopra revealed that her journey with the film began two years ago when she heard the narration. Spilling beans about the plot, Parineeti shared that the film will be a revelation of Saina’s life and achievements from being the initially Indian to win two singles gold medal (2010 and 2018) in Commonwealth to winning Olympics bronze and becoming the poster girls for badminton in her nation. The biopics also explored all the behind the scenes of the globe-class player.
Saina backed by Bhushan Kumar’s T Series also stars Manav Kaul who portrays the part of Pullela Gopichand, Saina’s coach and former badminton player himself. After Covid connected delay, Saina will lastly see the light of the day at the theatres on March 26.