Rajkummar Rao has formally confirmed he’ll painting cricketing icon Sourav Ganguly in an upcoming biopic of the previous India captain
Rajkummar Rao confirms function as cricketer Sourav Ganguly
“Now that Dada has already said it, let me also make it official – yes, I am playing him in his biopic,” Rajkummar Rao said in an interview with NDTV.
The Stree actor admitted to feeling “extremely nervous” about taking up such a big function, but expressed equal pleasure for the problem forward. “I am nervous… It’s a huge responsibility, but it’s going to be a lot of fun,” he shared. Much to the delight of his followers, Rao even demonstrated his Bengali talking abilities in the course of the interview, a language he has realized through the years due to his spouse, Bengali actor Patralekhaa. He additionally expressed confidence in mastering the Bengali accent for the display screen.
Earlier this 12 months, Sourav Ganguly had already indicated Rajkummar Rao’s casting, stating, “Rajkummar Rao will play the [lead] function.” Dismissing any notion of main the venture himself, Sourav added, “I believe the appropriate individual is doing it. I’ll assist him with the whole lot.”
Sourav, who was part of the Indian cricket staff from 1992 to 2008 and is recognised as one among India’s most profitable captains, confirmed that filming is about to start in January subsequent 12 months. “It’s going effectively. It will likely be launched subsequent December. Shooting begins in January,” he informed PTI.
The 52-year-old cricketing legend, who boasts a powerful file of 18,575 runs throughout Tests and ODIs with 38 centuries, defined the in depth pre-production course of. “The pre-production, story writing and scripting takes numerous time. Shooting doesn’t take that a lot time. It’s about three months after which the post-production takes time,” he elaborated.
The official title and the director of the movie are but to be introduced by the makers.
