Finally, after the biopics of the legends like, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Mohammad Azharuddin, the life of former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly will also be portrayed on the silver screen. Ganguly, who is currently serving as the BCCI president has acquiesced to the rolling of the shots.
As per the reports in News18 Bangla, the biopic of Sourav Ganguly will be a big budget movie and the producers will be expected to spend somwhere around INR 250 crores. Ranbir Kapoor is the likeliest contender to portray the former Indian skipper after a successful biopic on Sanjay Dutt.
In an interview with News 18 Bangla, Sourav Ganguly was heard saying, “Yes, I have agreed to the biopic. It will be in Hindi but it is not possible to reveal the name of the director now. It will take some more time for everything to be finalized.”
Currently, the film is under scripting process and and it is said that the production house has already met Saurav Ganguly more than once while the talks of the movie rolling forward have already been initiated. Some of the sources of News18 also claimed that the actor to portray Sourav Ganguly has already by finalized and Ranbir Kapoor is the most likely contenders for the title role.
Earlier Neha Dhupia suggested that Hrithik Roshan can play the role of Sourav Ganguly that was comically snubbed by the former captain politely. Dada had said, “But he’s got to get a body like me, first. A lot of people would say the way Hrithik’s body is, how good-looking he is, and how muscular he is, people would say ‘Aree, you’ll have to get a body like Hrithik’. But, Hrithik will have to get a body like me before he starts.”
Reports claim that the entire life of Sourav Ganguly will be featuring in the movie. From his days being an aspiring cricketer to his historic World Cup final appearance and that emphatic showdown in Lords, the movie will also capture the establishment of Sourav as the board president of BCCI.
Sourav Ganguly has been approached by several production houses already for making his biopic. However, he was not interested. It’s the first time that Ganguly had admitted to saying yes to a biopic and this will be a big watch for the fans of the former Indian skipper and the rest of the world who were left in awe by the God of Offside.
