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Shraddha Kapoor to play Saina Nehwal role in biopic

Actress Shraddha Kapoor has confirmed that she will play the role of the ace badminton player Saina Nehwal in her biopic, titled Saina.

Shraddha took to Twitter to share the news and said she is honoured to be given the opportunity to essay the star shuttler on the big screen.


“SAINA NEHWAL — The former World no 1 badminton player.

"An Indian girl. An inspiration to millions. A youth icon in the truest sense. @NSaina,” Shraddha posted.

The 30-year-old actress, who is also part of another biopic Haseena based on Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar, said Saina is going to be her most difficult film till date.

“The preparation for this film is going to be very, very challenging. It’s probably going to be my most difficult film till date... Wish me luck everyone.”

Saina will be directed by Amol Gupte, who has helmed Stanley Ka Dabba and Hawa Hawaai.

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  • Reveals he was told to change his name early in his career.
  • The actor refused, choosing to keep his Tamil-Sindhi identity.
  • Opens up about struggling with Tamil and working hard to fix his accent.
  • Says discipline, not luck, drives both his acting and racing careers.
  • Focuses now on racing and helping the sport grow in India.

Ajith Kumar was asked early in his career to change his name, but he refused, keeping his Tamil-Sindhi identity and the accent, he worked on intact.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the 53-year-old actor looked back on his three-decade journey with calm gratitude. “I put my heart and soul into everything. I couldn’t speak the language properly; I had an accent in Tamil. But I worked on it,” he said.

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