Sports biopics have always found audiences in India. Bollywood producer Ronnie Screwvala is all set to produce a biopic on ace tennis player, Sania Mirza.
From Chak De India (2007) to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Bollywood has made a number of such films in the last couple of years. The most recent sports biopic, which caught everyone’s attention, was Soorma (2018), starring Taapsee Pannu and Diljit Dosanjh. Based on the life of hockey player and ex-captain of the Indian national team, Sandeep Singh, the movie was loved by critics and did moderate business at the box-office.
Shraddha Kapoor and Harshvardhan Kapoor are also gearing themselves up to play badminton player Saina Nehwal and retired professional shooter Abhinav Bindra respectively in two upcoming biopics.
A former world No. 1 in doubles, Sania has won six Grand Slam titles in her sports career so far.
“Many have been wanting to make a film on Sania’s life for a while now and Ronnie has finally bagged the rights for it. The story will be a balance of her professional and personal life with the latter getting more prominence. The makers will zero down on a director soon, after which they will begin the casting process,” reveals a source.
An official announcement is awaited.
