Sania Mirza is the perfect blend of glamorous looks with a mean forehand on the tennis courts. And it’s no surprise that there has been reports of a Bollywood biopic based on her life, doing the rounds for quite sometime. From Sania herself going to act in it, to actress Parineeti Chopra essaying Sania on celluloid, there has been many rumours. But finally the tennis star puts all that to rest by confirming the biopic reports.
Speaking to Al Jazeera Sania admitted, “There are some talks going on, but there’s nothing concrete right now. I’m a private person, so it is a difficult ask of me to open up completely. There were some parts, even in the book, that were difficult for me to write about.”
She adds “I think we, people of the subcontinent, come from a very cricket-obsessed culture. We try to act like we are a sporting nation two months before the Olympics, Asian Games or Commonwealth Games. Until then, nobody really cares. We need to remember that we have champions outside of cricket, as well. Most sports don’t get the kind of support, help or viewership that is given to cricket. But because of movies like the ones you mentioned, the whole country realises who these people are. Bollywood is probably the biggest industry that we have. It’s one way to reach out to the masses and, actually, celebrate.”
Bollywood recently has seen a spurt of biopics based on sports stars; Mary Kom, Mohammad Azharuddin and M.S Dhoni. And it seems like Sania is next in queue for the big screen. Work for this biopic on the player has started.
It has been reported earlier that this movie will be directed by Farah khan, and Bollywood star Parineeti Chopra will play the lead. In an interview Sania Mirza had given Parineeti Chopra as her choice to play Sania Mirza in the biopic.
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