The season of sports biopics on India's stars is in full swing and one of the most-awaited ones is on ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. Portraying the former World No.1's role on the big screen will be actress Shraddha Kapoor and in the last month or so, both Nehwal and Kapoor have been posting images and videos on social media of them training together and even the actress visiting the shuttler at her home.
The movie, which will be directed by Amol Gupte and produced by Bhushan Kumar, will cover the badminton star's epic journey, starting from her humble beginnings to her incredible highs and her devasting setbacks, from which she came back with aplomb. It will also feature some incidents that never reached the public eye and a source involved in the making of this film dropped a major hint about one particular scene.
The source told Sportskeeda on the condition of anonymity, "The movie will feature a scene that will see a clash between Nehwal and a huge rival of hers which will see them enter into a heated argument."
However, when asked who the second player will be, he only stated that she would be Indian and refused to reveal her name. Also, he said no to going into further details regarding the shooting date or expected release date for the film.
Earlier, the actress had also spoken about the prospect of playing the role of one of India's biggest sporting heroes. She stated that her career is 'tremendous; and 'inspiring'. She also added that everyone involved with the biopic has a massive responsibility of doing a good job and said that the project is 'daunting' and 'challenging'.
On September 10, the shuttler had posted a video of her training Kapoor, which went viral on social media. She had also shared some images of her with Pullela Gopichand as well, which sent fans into a complete frenzy.
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